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John Simon Schwab

Birth	:	2 Jan 1881 Germany
Death	:	17 Aug 1955 Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Burial	:	Mount Zion Cemetery, Brooksville, Bracken County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.7327900, -84.0558200
Description	:	Obituary from a Colorado newspaper "John S. Schwab, Former Resident Buried Today" "John S. Schwab, 74 former Walsenburg and Huerfano County resident was buried in Gardner this afternoon at 2:30, his body being brought here from California where he died last week. "Mr Schwab, who was born in Germany, came to the Westcliffe and Gardner area when he was nine years old. In 1908 he came to Walsenburg where he engaged in stock raising and the meat packing business. He was associated with the Schwab-Schafer packing company which has continued under the name of Schafer Packing Co. "In 1926 he moved to... Read More	Obituary from a Colorado newspaper "John S. Schwab, Former Resident Buried Today" "John S. Schwab, 74 former Walsenburg and Huerfano County resident was buried in Gardner this afternoon at 2:30, his body being brought here from California where he died last week. "Mr Schwab, who was born in Germany, came to the Westcliffe and Gardner area when he was nine years old. In 1908 he came to Walsenburg where he engaged in stock raising and the meat packing business. He was associated with the Schwab-Schafer packing company which has continued under the name of Schafer Packing Co. "In 1926 he moved to Arizona and has resided in Arizona and California, being engaged in the meat packing and real estate business. He died in Mountain View, Calif., after an illness of two weeks. He is survived by his wife Margaret, one son, Arthur, who came to Gardner for the service and five grandchildren. "Graveside services were held this afternoon at the Gardner cemetery with the Burress Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements." The rest of the story: Johann Simon Schwab, the son of Johann Ernst Schwab and Maria Barbara Heinlein was born in Boxbrunn Germany and actually immigrated with his family in 1895 when he was 14. His younger brother Leonard was the one who was 9. They left Germany March 9, 1895 and got to Custer County on April 1. The trip cost 600 marks. They left because Germany was beginning to mobilize and the boys would have had to take military training. In 1907, Uncle Johnny married Amelia Marie Schmidt and they had one son, Arthur Cleveland Schwab in 1909. Amelia died in 1910. In 1915, John married Elizabeth Beck. They divorced in 1917. Shortly after that, he married Gladys Joy Doughty or McCoy. He divorced Gladys, married a lady named Gertrude. He divorced Gertrude by 1931 before he married Margaret.

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John Simon Schwab's memorial is located at: Mount Zion Cemetery, Brooksville, Bracken County, USA.
When did John Simon Schwab death?
John Simon Schwab death on 17 Aug 1955 in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA
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Latitude: 38.7327900
Longitude: -84.0558200

Family Members:

Parent

Johann Ernest Schwab

(1839 - 1912)

Eva Maria Barbara “Mariby” Heinlein Schwab

(1841 - 1918)

Spouse

Amelia Emilie Maria Schmitt Schwab

(1888 - 1910)

Siblings

Maria Barbara “Bertha” Schwab Figge

(1878 - 1948)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Brooksville, Bracken County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7327900, -84.0558200

2. Bowman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.7414100, -84.0136300

3. Concord Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.7204700, -84.0967300

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Coordinate: 38.7197120, -84.0968410

5. Coburn-Baker Cemetery
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6. Day Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.6888600, -84.0705800

7. Bartlow Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.7785988, -84.0393982

8. Payne Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.7692200, -84.0117400

9. Bullskin Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.7776690, -84.0868830

10. Old Brooksville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.6810900, -84.0611000

11. Brooksville Knights of Pythias Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.6806000, -84.0591800

12. Saint James Catholic Church Cemetery
Brooksville, Bracken County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6807000, -84.0636200

13. Sibley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.7398800, -83.9882600

14. Appelman Family Cemetery
Augusta, Bracken County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7367100, -83.9861400

15. Augusta Hillside Cemetery
Augusta, Bracken County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7690000, -84.0030000

16. Saint Augustine Cemetery
Augusta, Bracken County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7694400, -84.0008100

17. Highland Cemetery
Augusta, Bracken County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7483500, -83.9858600

18. Rural Cemetery
Rural, Clermont County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7834000, -84.0899300

19. Judd Mains Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.7873080, -84.0800500

20. Bracken Memorial Cemetery
Brooksville, Bracken County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6753200, -84.0715700

21. Sharon Cemetery
Augusta, Bracken County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7020600, -83.9900600

22. Poe Cemetery
Augusta, Bracken County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7197990, -83.9773200

23. Meyer Cemetery
Bracken County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7349495, -84.1403221

24. Asbury Cemetery
Brooksville, Bracken County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6655998, -84.0466995