This week I get to talk about one of my favorite families: SCHWARTZ. It’s one of my favorites because they came from Luxembourg, which is such a wonderful place to research. Despite the records being in German (old script at that) and/or French, neither of which I can actually read, records are abundant and readily available. And, the women are kind enough to keep their maiden name with them at all times! I’ve found a ton of information on this and my other Luxembourg families, in a very short period of time. There’s still a lot of work to do, but they’ve probably been one of the easier groups of people to research.
The earliest Schwartz I’ve reached is Laurentius (a.k.a. Lorentz) SCHWARTZ, who is my fifth great-grandfather. I don’t know much about him, his wife, or any other children, besides the child I descend from. My direct line ancestors are in blue.
Generation C
| 1. | LaurentiusC (a.k.a. Lorentz) SCHWARTZ was probably born between 1756 and 1776, likely in Luxembourg, and died on 8 April 1820 in Osweiler, Rosport, Echternach, Luxembourg. He married Magdelina HALLER. They had at least one son. Children from this marriage were: |
| + 2 | i. | HeinrichB SCHWARTZ was born circa 8 June 1796 in Osweiler, Rosport, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 13 November 1850 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
Generation B
| 2. | HeinrichB SCHWARTZ (LaurentiusC) was born circa 8 June 1796 in Osweiler, Rosport, Echternach, Luxembourg and died on 13 November 1850 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Heinrich married Eva RITSCHDORFF, daughter of Kristoffel (a.k.a. Christophe) RITSCHDORFF and Eva MÜLLER, on 4 September 1823 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Eva was born circa 19 November 1794 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 1 April 1853 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Children from this marriage were: |
| + 3 | i. | MagdalenaA SCHWARTZ was born on 6 August 1824 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 4 | ii. | Jeannette SCHWARTZ was born on 3 February 1826 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| + 5 | iii. | Ferdinand SCHWARTZ was born on 21 March 1829 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| + 6 | iv. | Heinrich SCHWARTZ was born on 20 December 1831 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| + 7 | v. | Jean (a.k.a. Johann) SCHWARTZ was born on 7 July 1834 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 8 | vi. | Marguerite SCHWARTZ was born on 18 March 1838 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
Generation A
| 3. | MagdalenaA SCHWARTZ (HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 6 August 1824 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Magdalena married Nicholas NEREHAUSEN, son of Wilhelm NEREHAUSEN and Catherine, on 22 July 1848 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Children from this marriage were: |
| 9 | i. | Johann1 NERENHAUSEN, who Susanna SCHWARTZ, daughter of Heinrich SCHWARTZ and Luzia HARTMAN, on 28 May 1885 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Susanna was born on 14 February 1864 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 5. | FerdinandA SCHWARTZ (HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 21 March 1829 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Ferdinand married Angela WAGENER, daughter of Pierre "Peter" WAGENER and Anna HEUREND, on 17 March 1852 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Angela was born circa 1821 in Luxembourg and died on 1 May 1866 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Children from this marriage were: |
| 10 | i. | Eva1 SCHWARTZ was born on 22 June 1852 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 22 May 1853 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| + 11 | ii. | Heinrich "Henry" SCHWARTZ was born on 18 March 1854 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 26 November 1917 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| + 12 | iii. | Johann "John" SCHWARTZ was born on 19 April 1856 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 20 January 1912 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| 13 | iv. | Louise SCHWARTZ was born on 26 May 1858 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 14 | v. | Peter SCHWARTZ was born on 3 November 1860 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 13 August 1862 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 15 | vi. | Maria SCHWARTZ was born on 4 July 1863 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 9 May 1866 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 16 | vii. | Peter SCHWARTZ was born on 15 September 1865 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| Ferdinand next married Anna Maria THIEL on 30 January 1867 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Children from this marriage were: |
| 17 | i. | Catharina1 SCHWARTZ was born on 20 March 1868 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 9 July 1869 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 18 | ii. | Johnann SCHWARTZ was born on or before 31 July 1869 and died on 31 July 1869 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 19 | iii. | Maria SCHWARTZ was born on 19 July 1870 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 20 | iv. | Anna Maria SCHWARTZ was born on 19 March 1872 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 19 April 1873 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 21 | v. | Maria Anna SCHWARTZ was born on 21 June 1873 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 1 October 1873 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 22 | vi. | Johann SCHWARTZ was born on 29 July 1874 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 23 | vii. | Catharina SCHWARTZ was born on 21 December 1875 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 24 | viii. | Johann Ferdinand SCHWARTZ was born on 7 September 1877 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 25 | ix. | Heinrich SCHWARTZ was born on 26 February 1879 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 29 April 1879 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 26 | x. | Maria SCHWARTZ was born on 6 June 1881 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 6. | HeinrichA SCHWARTZ (HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 20 December 1831 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Heinrich married Luzia HARTMAN on 22 July 1852 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Children from this marriage were: |
| 27 | i. | Maria1 SCHWARTZ was born on 4 April 1855 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 28 | ii. | Johann Joseph SCHWARTZ was born on 6 October 1852 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Johann married Catharina THIEL on 6 November 1884 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Johann and Catharina had at least five children: Nicholas (1885), Catharina Susanna (1886), Anna Barbara (1887), Angela (1889), and Angela (1893), all born in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 29 | iii. | Anton SCHWARTZ was born on 31 December 1857 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 30 | iv. | Barbara SCHWARTZ was born on 20 August 1860 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 31 | v. | Susanna SCHWARTZ was born on 14 February 1864 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Susanna married Johann NERENHAUSEN, son of Nicholas NEREHAUSEN and Magdalena SCHWARTZ, on 28 May 1885 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 32 | vi. | Maria Virginia SCHWARTZ was born on 2 September 1866 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 12 August 1882 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 7. | JeanA (a.k.a. Johann) SCHWARTZ (HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 7 July 1834 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Jean married Anna Maria ZIMMER on 16 March 1859 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. Children from this marriage were: |
| 33 | i. | Wilhelm1 SCHWARTZ was born on 16 November 1857 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 25 January 1858 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 34 | ii. | Ferdinand SCHWARTZ was born on 12 May 1859 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
| 35 | iii. | Peter Felix SCHWARTZ was born on 29 August 1863 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 1 December 1863 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg. |
Generation 1
| 11. | Heinrich1 "Henry" SCHWARTZ (FerdinandA, HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 18 March 1854 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 26 November 1917 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Henry married Maria Magdalena "Mary" LUDWIG, daughter of Michel "Michael" LUDWIG and Elisabetha MERSCH, on 14 February 1882 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Maria was born on 15 February 1861 in Consdorf, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 20 January 1938 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Children from this marriage were: |
| 36 | i. | Magdalena2 SCHWARTZ was born Cal 23 October 1882 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 13 November 1882 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| + 37 | ii. | John Steven SCHWARTZ was born on 12 December 1883 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 14 November 1939 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| + 38 | iii. | John Henry "Heinie" SCHWARTZ was born on 2 September 1885 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, died on 18 January 1977 in St. Charles, Illinois. |
| 39 | iv. | Lizzie SCHWARTZ was born circa 1887, and died on 23 August 1899 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| + 40 | v. | Mathias or Mathew "Matt" Ferdinand SCHWARTZ was born on 9 April 1889 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 21 May 1974 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| 41 | vi. | Maria Angela SCHWARTZ was born circa 1890 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 31 October 1892 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| 42 | vii. | Peter Michael SCHWARTZ was born on 20 January 1893 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 2 May 1977 in St. Charles, Illinois. Peter married Amanda "Lettie" between 1948 and 1952. Amanda died in 1959. |
| 43 | viii. | Nicholas David SCHWARTZ was born on 8 October 1894 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 16 May 1973 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| + 44 | ix. | Theodore Valentine SCHWARTZ was born on 11 February 1897 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 23 May 1997 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| + 45 | x. | Christine B SCHWARTZ was born on 3 April 1899 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 24 July 1982 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| 46 | xi. | Joseph N SCHWARTZ was born on 8 December 1901 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 10 February 1924 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| 12. | Johann1 "John" SCHWARTZ (FerdinandA, HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 19 April 1856 in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 20 January 1912 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. John married Margarethe "Margaret" KREMER, daughter of Johann KREMER and Catharina TERRES, on 6 September 1888 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Margarethe was born on 31 October 1866 in Consdorf, Echternach, Luxembourg, and died on 14 January 1945 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Children from this marriage were: |
| 47 | i. | Henry2 Ferdinand SCHWARTZ was born on 28 June 1889 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, died on 23 September 1945 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and was buried on 26 September 1945 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. He never married and had no children. |
| 48 | ii. | John J SCHWARTZ was born on 11 January 1892 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died after 1917. By 1946, it was reported in his mother’s probate, that he had not been heard from in 24 years. |
| 49 | iii. | Magdalena SCHWARTZ was born circa 1893 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 16 February 1895 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| + 50 | iv. | Catherine M SCHWARTZ was born on 16 April 1894 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 26 January 1925 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| 51 | v. | Mary J SCHWARTZ was born on 6 December 1896 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 31 October 1984 in Illinois. Mary married Michael John WATGEN about 1924. Michael was born on 18 December 1897 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died between 1948 and 1952. To my knowledge, they did not have any children. |
| 52 | vi. | Theresa K SCHWARTZ was born on 22 January 1899 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, died on 18 July 1942 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and was buried on 22 July 1942. She never married and had no children. |
| 53 | vii. | Margaret SCHWARTZ was born circa April 1901, and died on 22 April 1901 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| 54 | viii. | Herman J SCHWARTZ was born in 1904 in Illinois and died in 1960. I am not sure if he ever married or had any children. |
| 55 | ix. | Infant SCHWARTZ was born between 1900 and 1910 and died between 1900 and 1910. |
Generation 2
| 37. | John2 Steven SCHWARTZ (Heinrich1, FerdinandA, HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 12 December 1883 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 14 November 1939 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. John married Susan circa 1907. Susan was born on 2 August 1884 in Germany and died in March 1976 in Illinois. Children from this marriage were: |
| 61 | i. | Susan3 H SCHWARTZ was born circa 1908 in Illinois. Susan married Rudolph HEIMANN. |
| 62 | ii. | Mary or Marie M SCHWARTZ was born circa 1909 in Illinois. Mary married George BOHR between 1930 and 1940. George was born circa 1908 in Illinois. |
| 63 | iii. | Margaret B SCHWARTZ was born circa 1912 in Illinois. Margaret married Francis ADAMS. |
| 64 | iv. | Carl M SCHWARTZ was born circa 1913 in Illinois. Carl married Jane before 1952. |
| 65 | v. | Michael SCHWARTZ was born in 1915, and died in 1917. |
| 66 | vi. | Lucille M SCHWARTZ was born circa 1918 in Illinois. Lucille married Arthur HANKES. |
| 38. | John2 Henry “Heinie” SCHWARTZ (Heinrich1, FerdinandA, HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 2 September 1885 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 18 January 1977 in St. Charles, Illinois. John married Elizabeth SPANG circa 1909 in Illinois. Elizabeth was born on 6 November 1887 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 21 December 1915 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. John married second, Lillian, and third, Cora. Children from John and Elizabeth’s marriage were: |
| 67 | i. | Alfred3 J SCHWARTZ was born circa 1911 in Illinois and died before 1977. Alfred married Joan between April 1930 and January 1932. |
| 68 | ii. | Marcus H SCHWARTZ was born on 25 April 1911 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 28 November 2002 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Marcus married Eva FREEMAN between 1934 and 1936. Eva was born on 19 October 1913 and died in February 1979 in Illinois. They had several children. |
| 69 | iii. | Catherine SCHWARTZ was born circa 1913 in Illinois and died between 1977 and 2002. Catherine married Dwight COLE before 1940. Dwight was born circa 1911 in Illinois. |
| 70 | iv. | Gerard M SCHWARTZ was born on 14 March 1914 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 25 March 1914 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. |
| 71 | v. | Gerald or Gerard P SCHWARTZ was born circa 1916 in Illinois and died before 1977. Gerald married Frances S KRANTZ before 1943. Frances was born on 17 April 1916 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 7 May 2006 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. They had at least five children. |
| 40. | Mathias2 “Mathew” SCHWARTZ (Heinrich1, FerdinandA, HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 9 April 1889 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 21 May 1974 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Mathias married Mary Mayme RAAB, daughter of William J RAAB and Margaret MELCHERT(?), on 28 November 1912 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Mary was born on 12 February 1892 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 23 March 1963 in Saint Charles, Kane, Illinois. Children from this marriage were: |
| 72 | i. | Harry3 W SCHWARTZ was born on 5 June 1914 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 5 March 1988 in West Chicago, DuPage, Illinois. Harry married Lou or Eula about 1939. They had at least three children. |
| 73 | ii. | Raymond W SCHWARTZ was born on 29 September 1917 in Illinois, and died on 26 October 1969 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Raymond married Doris WALTERS about 1939. Doris was born on 15 October 1919 in Plano, Kendall, Illinois, and died on 20 August 2004. |
| 44. | Theodore2 Valentine SCHWARTZ (Heinrich1, FerdinandA, HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 11 February 1897 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 23 May 1997 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Theodore married Helen M REILAND on 19 November 1919 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Helen was born on 13 April 1900 in Illinois and died on 20 June 1996 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Children from this marriage were: |
| 74 | i. | Elvera3 or Alveria M SCHWARTZ was born circa 1922 in Illinois. Elvera married Howard J FELTES after 1940. Howard was born on 1 August 1921, and died on 9 July 2000 in Illinois. They had at least four children. |
| 75 | ii. | Nancy L SCHWARTZ. Nancy married Cyril SHERMAN. They had at least seven children. |
| 45. | Christine2 B SCHWARTZ (Heinrich1, FerdinandA, HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 3 April 1899 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 24 July 1982 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Christine married James L BUCKLEY circa 1924 in Illinois. James was born circa 1901 in Illinois and died in 1958. Children from this marriage were: |
| 76 | i. | Daniel3 J BUCKLEY was born on 6 February 1927 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 19 March 2008 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Daniel married Dorothy ECKLE before 1954. Dorothy died before 2008. They had at least four children. Daniel married second, Kathleen J RAGAN. |
| 77 | ii. | Marilyn BUCKLEY. Marilyn married Elwyn "John" JOHNSON. They had at least one child. |
| 50. | Catherine2 M SCHWARTZ (Johann1, FerdinandA, HeinrichB, LaurentiusC) was born on 16 April 1894 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, and died on 26 January 1925 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Catherine married John F CAHILL, son of Thomas Robert CAHILL and Margareth MILLETT, on 25 April 1916 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. John was born on 22 May 1895 in Illinois, and died on 16 January 1967 in Sturgis, Saint Joseph, Michigan. Children from this marriage were: |
| 78 | i. | Raymond3 J CAHILL was born on 8 February 1918 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 21 June 1987 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. He married Ruth HARVEY and may have been married once prior to that marriage. Ray had three sons. |
| 79 | ii. | Marcella Marion CAHILL was born on 22 February 1920 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 2 October 2010 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. She married Leo SCHAG. They had three children. |
| 80 | iii. | John "Jack" Francis CAHILL was born on 12 June 1922 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 16 September 1984 in Addison, DuPage, Illinois. He married Joan McMAHON, and their only son, Joseph, was my father. |
Disclaimer: Information is based on research completed as of 9 February 2013. Some details have been omitted to protect the privacy of living relatives.
Sources: Available upon request.
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