Biography of David J. Swarts, M.D., pages 941 / 942.  History of De Kalb 
County, Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

David J. Swarts, M.D., was born near Jeromeville, Ashland Co., Ohio, June 
30, 1832, a son of David and Catherine (Smith) Swarts.  He remained on the 
farm with his parents till nineteen years of age, when he was sent by them 
to Vermillion Academy, Hayesville, Ohio, and remained there two and a half 
years.  In 1856 he began the study of medicine with Drs. Robinson & 
Firestone, of Wooster, Ohio, remaining with them till the fall of 1858, when 
he entered the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, from which he graduated 
in March 1860.  He located at Reedsburg, Ohio, but in November, 1860, 
removed to Auburn, Ind., where he has built up a large and lucrative 
practice.  In June, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company A, One 
Hundredth Indiana Infantry, and at the organization of the company was 
commissioned First Lieutenant.  The following October he resigned his 
commission and was commissioned Assistant Surgeon of the regiment, and 
served till mustered out in June, 1865.  He participated in most of the 
battles of the Fifteenth Army Corps, under General John A. Logan, 
including Pigeon Roost, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, siege of Atlanta, siege 
of Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, Black River, siege of Jackson, Lovejoy Station, 
Bentonville and many others.  In 1862, before his enlistment, while 
associated with Dr. J.N. Charnberlain, was with him employed as one of the 
county physicians. In 1880 he was again appointed and is till serving in 
the capacity.  He is also the present Secretary of the County Board of 
Health. Dr. Swarts was married Aug. 28, 1862, to Vesta M., daughter of 
Rev. Stephen B. Ward, of Auburn.  She was born in Lorain County, Ohio, 
April 26, 1841, and came with her parents to De Kalb County in 1842. She 
received her early education in Auburn, completing it at Northeastern 
Indiana Academy, Orland, Steuben County, in 1858, and from that time till 
her marriage was identified with the teachers of De Kalb County, and for 
some time was Superintendent of the Auburn schools. In 1863 and 1864 she 
was connected with the general hospitals of Louisville, Ky. In 1878 she 
began the study of medicine with her husband, and in August, 1880, upon 
examination she was admitted to the junior class of the medical department 
of the University of Michigan, and attended and completed that course for 
the session of 1880-’81, and March 1, 1882, graduated from the Fort Wayne 
College of Medicine. Since then she has been engaged in practice with her 
husband.  They have two sons---Harris J., born Aug. 24, 1866; Williard Ward, 
Born July 14, 1872.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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