Mabel Dale Coats is the daughter of William Howard Coats and Lillie Viola Pratt. She was born 26 Apr 1896 in Ohio. She died 9 Oct 1946 at age 50 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio. She was buried 11 Oct 1946 at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina, Mercer, Ohio.

About 1916, she married Alva Ephrem Schwarck. Jack, as he is sometimes called, is the son of John Carl Schwarck and Caroline W. Stallbaum. Alva's sister, Ida Leona Schwarck, married Mabel's brother, Calvin Willshire Coats. Alva was born 3 Dec 1895 in Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio. He died 4 June 1967 at age 71 in Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio. On 8 June 1967, he was buried at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina, Mercer, Ohio.

Children of Mabel Dale Coats and Alva Ephrem Schwarck:

1. John Howard Schwarck was born 5 Jul 1919 in Ohio.
2. Robert P. Schwarck was born 27 Apr 1921 in Ohio. He died 20 Jul 1999 at age 78 in Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona. He is buried at Green Haven Cemetery, Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio.
3. Billy Eugene Schwarck was born about 1923 in Ohio.
   • On 1 Jan 1942, he married Thelma Jeanette Davis in Spencerville, Allen, Ohio. This marriage ended in divorce. Jeanette, as she is known,  is the daughter of Harvey S. Davis and Mary Doan. She was born 5 Jun 1924 in Lima, Allen, Ohio. She died 12 Feb 2004 at age 79 in Spencerville, Allen, Ohio.
4. Anna E. Schwarck was born 27 Jun 1924 in Mendon, Mercer, Ohio.
5. Louise Viola Schwarck was born 23 September 1928 in Mercer county, Ohio.
6. Leona L. Schwarck was born 26 Aug 1929 in Ohio.
7. Virginia Grace Schwarck was born 18 Apr 1932 in Ohio. She died 20 Jul 1937 at age 5 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio. She was buried 22 Jul 1937 at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina, Mercer, Ohio.
8. Wilma Jean Schwarck was born about 1933 in Ohio.
   • She married Burton William Carrier. He is the son of Howard Osborn Carrier and Bulah M. Hart. He was born 6 September 1920 in Ohio. He died 28 April 2008 at age 87 in Convoy, Van Wert, Ohio.
9. Joe Richard Schwarck was born in 1936 in Ohio.
   • He married Laura Irene (unknown). She was born about 1944.
10. Margaret Gertrude Schwarck was born 26 June 1937 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio.

Sources

Mabel:

• Birth, Death and Burial from her death certificate [Name: Mable E. Schwarck; Death date: 09 Oct 1946; Death place: Celina, Mercer, Ohio; Birth date: 26 Apr 1896; Birth place: Ohio; Age at death: 50 years 5 months 13 days; Gender: Female; Marital status: Married; Race or color: Caucasian; Spouse name: A. E. Schwarck; Father name: William Coats; Mother name: Lillie Pratt; GSU film number: 2372962; Digital GS number: 4076165; Image number: 00082; Reference number: 62371; Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953].
• Birth, Death and Burial from her grave marker.

Alva:

• Birth from his WWI draft registration card [Name: Alva E Schwarck; City: Celina; County: Mercer; State: Ohio; Birthplace: Coldwater, Ohio; Birth Date: 3 Dec 1895; Roll: 1832519; Marital Status: Married].
• Birth and Death from Social Security Death Index [Name: Alva Schwarck; SSN: 290-05-9549; Last Residence: 45832 Convoy, Van Wert, Ohio; Born: 3 Dec 1895; Died: Jun 1967; SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)].
• Death from the Ohio Death Certificate Index [Name: Alva E Schwarck; Birth Date: Est. 1896; Gender: Male; Race: White; Residence County: Van Wert; Residence State: Ohio; Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 4 Jun 1967; Hospital of Death: Home; City of Death: Van Wert County; County of Death: Van Wert; Certificate: 49193; Age at Death: 71; Certifier: Coroner; Autopsy: Yes, used for certification; Marital Status: Widowed].
• Birth, Death and Burial from his grave marker.
• Birth, Marriage, Death and Burial from his obituary.

Robert:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Robert Schwarck; SSN: 268-18-2149; Last Residence: 85304 Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona; Born: 27 Apr 1921; Died: 20 Jul 1999; State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)].
• Birth, Death and Burial from US Veteran's Grave Sites [Name: Robert P Schwarck; Service Info.: US ARMY WORLD WAR II; Birth Date: 27 Apr 1921; Death Date: 20 Jul 1999; Cemetery: Green Haven Cemetery; Cemetery Address: 3495 S Canfield-Niles Rd Canfield, OH 44406].

Thelma:

• Birth, Marriage and Death from her obituary.

Virginia:

• Birth, Death and Burial from her death certificate [Name: Virginia Grace Schwarck; Death date: 20 Jul 1937; Death place: Mercer, Ohio; Birth date: 18 Apr 1932; Birth place: Ohio; Age at death: 5 years 3 months 2 days; Gender: Female; Marital status: Single; Race or color: Caucasian; Residence: Hopewell; Burial date: 22 Jul 1937; Cemetery name: Swamp Co.; Father name: Alva Schwarck; Father birth place: Ohio; Mother name: Mable Coats; Mother birth place: Ohio; GSU film number: 2023502; Digital GS number: 4020860; Image number: 1405; Reference number: fn 46212; Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953].
• Birth, Death and Burial from her grave marker.
• Death and Burial from her obituary in the Lima News, Lima, OH, 22 Jul 1937.

Burton:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Burton William Carrier; SSN: 268-18-2199; Last Residence: 45832 Convoy, Van Wert, Ohio; Born: 6 Sep 1920; Died: 28 Apr 2008; SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)].

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Mabel: 1900 Census. Washington, Mercer, OH. p. 12.
• Mabel: 1910 Census. Celina, Mercer, OH. p. 22.
• 1920 Census. Jefferson, Mercer, OH. p. 9.
• 1930 Census. Union, Mercer, OH. p. 9.