Biography of George W. Swartz, pages 1020.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

George W. Swartz, farmer, section 26, Wilmington Township is one of most 
prominent and influential citizens of the township.  He bought his land in 
the fall of 1848, a part of which was on section 25, but did not move to it 
till 1859.  He has cleared it from heavily timbered tract and has made of it 
one of the best farms in the township.  He owns 335 acres of valuable land, 
and has a fine residence and good farm buildings.  He was born in Luzerne 
County, Pa., Oct. 3, 1817, a son of Michael Swartz, of German descent.  He 
received a good education completing it at the Belvidere, N.J., Academy, and 
when eighteen years of age began to work at the carpenter and joiner’s 
trade.  In 1838 he came to Indiana and lived in Fort Wayne till 1842, and 
then went to Fort Defiance, Ohio, and to Lafayette, Ind., in 1845.  In 1850 
he went to California and worked in the gold and quartz mines till 1858, 
when he returned to Pennsylvania and in 1859 came to Indiana and settled on 
his land.  He was married March 9, 1859, to Elizabeth Hollowpeter, 
daughter of Wesley Hollowpeter, of Pennsylvania.  They have had five 
children, but three of whom are living---Ida E., Ollie and Minnie V.  Mr. 
Swartz has been a Justice of the Peace eight years, and has served in 
several local positions of trust, such as Supervisor, School Director and 
Trustee, and has always given entire satisfaction to his constituents.  
Mrs. Swartz is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  In addition to 
his farm Mr. Swartz owns a large flouring mill on the St. Joseph River in 
Stafford Township, where he carries on a large business.

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