First transaction in the Schwartz family deed is U
SCHWARTZ FAMILY DEED – OCTOBER 10, 1846
The first transaction in the Schwartz family deed is U. S. ofAmerica to Solomon Juneau, was October 10,1846. This deed traces thetransactions in Section 25 and 26 that make up the present Clarence andGenevieve Schwartz Homestead farm.
The first land purchased by Gottlieb Schwartz was a long narrowstrip of 15 acres in section 26, Township of Lomira July 17, 1848 fromEhrenreich Tuescher (Tisher). It wasprobably near the area of the existing threshing machine shed and a log housewas constructed near that site.
There are 49 varioustransactions on the deed with various settlers. Two involve sheriff sales due to foreclosure in 1859 and 1866. Listed as either buyer or seller are UnitedStates of America, Solomon Juneau ( and his wife) Narcisse Juneau, Dodge County, John C. Lewis,Sheriff of Dodge County, William Tesch, Richard Mertz,Ephrain Marriner, and wife, Lucinda W., Frederick Bussewitz, and wife,Caroline, Christopher Bannister and wife, Anna, Louisa Pade, Franz Pade, SallyProbart, Gottlieb Schwartz and wifeWilhlemine, Carl Schmidt and wife, Wilhelmine, George Schribner, ChesterRockwell, Gordon Montague, John Brigger, and wife Elisabeth, Friedrich Hallerand wife, Amalia, Johann Schwartz, Christian Groth and wife, Henriette, DavidBuehe and wife, August Bell and wife Henriette, John Wenzel and wife, Mary,Ehrenriech Tuscher, Anreas Flasch, August Tischer, C.W. Daniels.
The 1859 plat book of the Township of Lomira shows Fred Schwartz owning tracts of 116 and 80 acres in section 35 and36. GottliebSchwartz owned 20 acres in section 36 in addition to the 15 acres inSection 26. John Schwartz owned tracts of 160 and 80 acres in section 35 and36. These combined family holdings wouldhave been 471 acres. A writing in theDodge County History describes the land as heavily timbered. Some virgin woods still exist on the farmtoday.
In addition, son-in-law Carl Schmidt and his wife,Wilhlemine, owned about 60 acres in section 25 and 60 more in section 26. Brother-in-law, Carl Schrap owned acreage insection 26 and 36. In 1853 Carl Schmidt sells the 15 acre strip adjacent toGottleib’s property to Gottleib Schwartz. In 1863 Carl Schmidt sells 3 more section 25 & 26 parcels to JohannSchwartz. In about 1868, Carl Schmidt and his familyof eleven children move to farm in Olmstead County, Minnesota.
The 1873 Lomira Township platbook shows Fred, John, and Gottlieb owning 9 parcels in section 25, 26, 35, and36 for a combined total of 500 acres.
Wilhelmine, wife of Gottlieb, dies March 9, 1873. Gottlieb sells two 40 acre parcels to his son, John, by warranty deed dated April 12,1873. The 1880 census lists Gottlieb asa boarder with daughter and son-in-law Ferdinand Hankwitz in the village of Lomira.
Fred’s wife, Wilhelmine, passes away Nov. 17, 1869 and Fred Oct 23, 1871 at age 48. They had 10children, the youngest born in 1867. Oldest son of Fred, Gottlieb, dies in 1873 at age 26. Forefather, Gottlieb Schwartz I, remembersthe children of deceased son Fred in his 1882 will written just days before hisdeath at age 87. His will does not involve the real estate, as John alreadyowns that. He includes his two daughters, Wilhelmine Schmidt and LouiseHankwitz, as well as a then deceased sister, Louise in Berlin, Germany. Nomention is made in his will of son Carlwho emigrated with the family in 1847.
John and Marie’s family consistsof 4 daughters, Agnes Schwartz Dobberpuhl, Mina Schwartz Mielke, Marie SchwartzWenzel, and Helene Schwartz Liscow. Twoliving sons, Charles was born in 1860 and William in 1862. There were 5 sons born between 1858 and 1868all that died as infants and are buried in a row at Salem Cemetery in Lomira.
John continues to live at thefarm with son Charles and his wife Wilhelmina until his death Aug 23,1901. The estate is probated. Charles is now 42 years old and claims he hasspent his life building the estate of John Schwartz with no writtenagreement. William claims to have spent5 years with no written agreement. Charles receives the farm in Section 25 and26 and personal property. Williamreceives the land that became the Alvin Schwartz farm. Daughters are paid in cash, but daughterAgnes Dobberpuhl pre-deceased John, so her share was divided by her 5 children,John, Mina, Laura, Lena and Sara all in Ferney, South Dakota.
The present Schwartz homestead house was built byCharles in 1905. The horse barn wasbuilt in 1911. A house with the samefloor plan was built on the William Schwartz farm.
Brothers, Charles and William,are married to two sisters, Wilhelmine and Augusta Friedrich. William dies in 1915 at age 53. William and Augusta have 5 children: Alvina, John, Richard, Agnes and William.
Charles dies in 1924 ofcancer. He wills the farm to his widow,Wilhelmine in his estate settled Nov. 15, 1927. Wilhelmine deeds 60 acres to Alvin Schwartz Dec. 21, 1925.
There are 16 mortgages listed on the deed from 1856 to1928 ranging from $52 to $4700. Fifteen were between individuals with JohnSchwartz being both mortgage and mortgager. The last is January 26, 1928 when Alvin & Leona deal with the LomiraState Bank. The bank closes December 1,1932 during the depression.
Wilhelmina deeds the propertyto Clarence July 10, 1948 aftersatisfying the mortgage liens in the estate in 1943.
Highway 41 land for thehighway and the wayside park waspurchased April 7, 1964. More woodedland was purchased later to expand thewayside park.
Clarence and Genevievemanaged the dairy farm with the help of son, Jerome Schwartz until the herd ofabout 180 Holsteins was dispersed in theherd buy-out in the 1980’s. Then Jeromeraised crops to support a beef herd,along with continuing Clarence’s business of delivering sawdust for bedding toarea farms.
Clarence remained on the farmuntil his death at age 93 in 1998, willing the farm to his widow. Genevievecontinues to operate the farm with son Jerome.