History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 930, Vermont Township
S. J. Swartz & Son, manufacturers of furniture and
upholstery, and undertakers. About the year 1844 Benj. Swartz, a
chair-maker, of Northumberland Co., Pa., began business as a cabinet
and chair-maker in Vermont, with a capital of 75 cents; but in one year
he was able to return to Penn. and marry Miss Sarah Hamer, sister of
Col. Hamer, of Vermont. Combing back to this place he pursued his
calling and made money; although very generous he accumulated a great
deal. He died Nov. 27, 1875, and Mrs. Swartz took charge of the
property, under the firm name above given. They conduct a very
successful business. The survivors of the family are 7 in number. The 6
children are, John H., a member of the firm; George, who married Miss
Emma Worsdell, of Vermont, and has one child; Nellie M.; Margaret C.;
Anna M. and Ida E. Sarah F. is deceased.
History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its
Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil,
Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and
Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 929, Vermont Township
Geo. Swartz, cabinet-maker and joiner, is a native of Vermont,
is yet a young man, but is one of the most live business men in the
village, and one of the best workmen in the county. He is associated
with his mother and brother in the cabinet factory at Vermont. He was
united in marriage with Miss Emma Worsdell, of Vermont, in 1875. They
have one child, a bright little girl.
