Bio: Schwamb, John (History - 1861)

Contact: Janet Schwarze

Surnames: SCHWAMB BLANCHARD KEYSER

----Source: Biographical History of Clark and Jackson Counties Wisconsin; Lewis Publishing Company, Chiago, 1891

John Schwamb (1861)

John Schwamb, of section 11, Weston Township, Clark County, was born in Washington County, Wisconsin, October 10, 1861, the son of Jacob Schwamb, deceased, and a cabinet-maker by trade. Our subject was reared in Cedar Creek, a small village in his native county, and worked on a farm. He came with his parents to this county in October, 1877, settling on section 12, across from the road from his present home. The place was then a dense woods, and all had to work to clear a place to raise crops. Mr. Schwamb now owns forty acres of land, sixteen of which is cleared, where he is engaged in general farming and stock-raising.

He was married April 5, 1884, to Mary J. Blanchard, a daughter of Freeman S. and Hannah (Keyser) Blanchard, of Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Mr. And Mrs. Schwamb have two children: Arthur and Lulu, born March 29, 1885, and June 14, 1890, respectively. Mr. Schwamb is a Republican politically, and is an enterprising young man, interested in his country's welfare. For further account of his parents see biography of Jacob Schwamb.

1880 Federal Census--Weston, Clark, WI

Jacob Schwamb @68, b. Darnstadt, Farmer, Parents b. Darnstadt

Wife: Netta Schwamb @56, b. Prussia, Keeps House, Parents b. Prussia

Son: Jacob @21, b. WI, Laborer, Parents b. Prussia

Son: John @18, b. WI, Laborer, Parents b. Prussia

Son: George @16, b. WI, At Home, Parents b. Prussia

SCHWAMB BLANCHARD KEYSER