John William Schwob

1854 - 1935  (80 years)

• Name	John William Schwob
  Born	26 May 1854	Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jan 1935	Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
  Buried	Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I75878	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Johannes Adam Schwob,   b. 26 Feb 1831, Scholbach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 9 Apr 1889, Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Wilhelmina Schütz,   b. 21 Nov 1828, Vorderweidenthal, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 31 Jan 1904, Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	19 Jul 1853	Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F17131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Egger,   b. 15 Jan 1857, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 1930, Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1879	Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Oliver Oscar Schwob,   b. 18 Apr 1880, Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Jul 1963, Florida, USA  (Age 83 years)   2. Albert Arthur Schwob,   b. 8 Sep 1881, Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Apr 1971, Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA  (Age 89 years)   3. Elsie Egger Schwob,   b. 17 Mar 1886, Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 8 May 1976, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F34568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] 1860 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S4] 1870 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: John W Schwob Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Age in 1870: 16 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1870: Miltonsburg, Monroe, Ohio Race: White Gender: Male [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: John Schwob[John W Schwob] Home in 1900: Clay, Marshall, West Virginia Age: 46 Birth Date: May 1854 Birthplace: Ohio Race: White Ethnicity: American Relationship to head-of-house: Head Father's Birthplace: France Mother's Birthplace: Germany Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Marriage Year: 1879 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 21 Residence : Moundsville City, Marshall, West Virginia [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: John W Schwob[John H Schwob] Home in 1920: Mounsville Ward 4, Marshall, West Virginia Age: 64 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Birthplace: Ohio Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Father's Birth Place: France Mother's Birth Place: Germany Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 550 [S927] Obituary. Moundsville Daily Echo, Tuesday, January 22, 1935 J. W. SCHWOB J. W. Schwob Succumbs in Florida - Industrial Pioneer Of Local Community Is Dead J. W. Schwob died at Orlando, Florida, Monday at 3 p.m. in his 81st year. He has been very ill of neuritis for the past six weeks. Mr. Schwob leaves two sons and one daughter, Oliver O. Schwob of Lewisburg, Ohio, and Albert A. Schwob of Orlando, Florida, and Mrs. Harry A. Abbott of Morgantown, W. Va. Also nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Also two sisters Mrs. E. C. Grisell of Coshocton, Ohio, Mrs. Louis Dressel of this city, and one brother C. C. Schwob of this city. Mr. Schwob and his two sons were engaged in the manufacture of grain cradles in this city until 1924 when the business was sold and he then with his wife moved to Florida. His wife died more than four years ago. The late J. W. Schwob became active head of the Schwob Cradle factory, a nationally-known concern in 1879, and remained in that capacity until the business was sold. The grain cradle factory was one of the pioneer major industries in the Moundsville community. The remains will arrive from Florida, Wednesday evening and will be taken to Grisell?s funeral home and will be removed to the home of his brother C. C. Schwob on Seventh street, Thursday morning where funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Entombment will be made in Riverview Mausoleum. Kindly omit flowers. Laurel (Kern) Meyer