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John Frank Schwab

Birth	:	4 Dec 1882 Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	29 Oct 1959
Burial	:	Zion United Church Cemetery, Marmora, Hastings County, Canada
Plot	:	Section 7, Lot 23, Grave 1
Description	:	History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska and Their People 1921 Volume II, Page 470 J. Frank Schwab, one of the substantial agriculturists of Dodge County, identified with the agricultural interests of Hooper Township for many years, belongs to a family whose persistence and energy have been of inestimable benefit to that part of Nebraska whose strides in growth and material progress of the best type have been a source of credit to the community and of just pride in the commonwealth itself. Mr. Schwab was born in Dodge County, Nebraska, in 1882, a son of Henry Schwab and a grandson... Read More	History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska and Their People 1921 Volume II, Page 470 J. Frank Schwab, one of the substantial agriculturists of Dodge County, identified with the agricultural interests of Hooper Township for many years, belongs to a family whose persistence and energy have been of inestimable benefit to that part of Nebraska whose strides in growth and material progress of the best type have been a source of credit to the community and of just pride in the commonwealth itself. Mr. Schwab was born in Dodge County, Nebraska, in 1882, a son of Henry Schwab and a grandson of Henry and Katherine (Veight) Schwab. The grandparents, natives of Germany, were married in that country, where their son Henry was born in 1852, and in 1855 came to the United States, locating first in Dodge County, Wisconsin, and subsequently, in 1861, coming to Dodge County, Nebraska. Here the grandfather homesteaded 160 acres of land, on which he proved up, and continued to be engaged in farming and the raising of livestock until the time of his retirement, when he took up his residence at Hooper. His death occurred at that point in 1902, when he had reached the remarkable age of ninety-three years, his wife having passed away at the age of seventy-two years, in 1888. Mr. Schwab was a democrat, and he and his worthy helpmate were devout members of the Lutheran Church and the parents of four children; Katherine, the widow of Theo Uehling; Jacob, deceased; Adam, engaged in ranching in Colorado; and Henry. Henry Schwab, the younger, was three years of age when he accompanied his parents to the Unites States and nine years old when the family located in Dodge County, Nebraska. He remained with his parents on the home place, being associated with his father in his agricultural operations, until 1874, when he bought land of his own and followed an agricultural life until his retirement in 1910, when he moved to Hooper, his present home. Mr. Schwab, during the active period of his career, was a successful farmer and stock raiser and at all times has been a man whose integrity has been impregnable. In 1874 he married Louise Weigle, daughter of George and Christina (Cramer) Weigle, natives of Germany, who were among the first settlers of Dodge County, coming here from Cuming County, where they had spent one year. Mr. Weigle died in 1895, at the age of seventy-three and his wife in 1904 at the age of seventy-five. They passed through a number of exciting experiences on the frontier, including the Pawnee Indian raids, in one of which the red men stole an ox from the Weigle farm. There were nine children in the family: Pauline, the widow of Jacob Schwab; Godfred, who is still engaged in farming in Dodge County; Rachael, the wife of Adam Schwab, a farmer of Colorado; John, engaged in farming in Dodge County; George, who is deceased; Mary, also deceased; Louise, who is now Mrs. Henry Schwab; and Gustaf, who is operating his father's old homestead. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Schwab: Minnie, the wife of Henry Wagner of Hooper; Harry, farming the old homestead; J. Frank; Edward H., engaged in the hardware business at Hooper; Louise, the wife of P. J. Ewald of the Hooper Garage; Robert L. cashier of the Dodge County Bank of Hooper; and Elmer A. associated with his brother-in-law, Mr. Ewald, in the garage business at Hooper. Henry Schwab is a democrat, and in past days was one of the influential members of his party in this locality, being a member of the Legislature in 1887. For a period of twenty years he contributed to the maintaining of high educational standards through his service as a director of School District No. 15. He is past master and the oldest member of Hooper Blue Lodge of the Masonic fraternity. He and his worthy and faithful wife are consistent members of Grace Lutheran Church. J. Frank Schwab was educated in the public schools and the normal school at Fremont and was reared to agricultural pursuits on the home farm. In 1910 he began operations on his own account, at the time of his father's retirement, and at the present time has a well-cultivated farm, on which there are numerous improvements and the most up-to-date machinery and equipment of every kind. In a capable and well- directed manner he carries on his activities as a farmer and a raiser of good livestock and his business affairs are conducted in a straightforward manner that has given him a excellent reputation and standing among those with whom he associates. In 1917 Mr. Schwab married Anna Sommers, who was born in Dodge County, a daughter of John Sommers. Mr. and Mrs. Schwab have two children, Myrtle and Lois, and are members of Grace Lutheran Church, Mr. Schwab is a Mason and an independent voter.

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Family Members:

Parent

Henry Schwab Jr.

(1852 - 1947)

Louisa Christina Weigle Schwab

(1855 - 1942)

Spouse

Anna Barbara Sommer Schwab

(1895 - 1975)

Siblings

Minnie Paulina Schwab Wagner

(1875 - 1952)

Harry Jacob Schwab

(1877 - 1973)

Edward Herbert Schwab

(1885 - 1936)

Louise C. Schwab Ewald

(1887 - 1933)

Robert Louis Schwab

(1893 - 1986)

Elmer A. Schwab

(1895 - 1990)

Children

Myrtle I. “Myrt” Schwab Stovall

(1917 - 2008)

Lois M. Schwab

(1919 - 2012)

James Buford “Jim” Schwab

(1925 - 2007)

Stanley Frank Schwab

(1929 - 2001)

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