DAVID SWARTZ
The subject of this sketch was born in Delaware County, Ohio, December 26, 1839. He is the youngest child of Abraham and Hettie Swartz. In his youth he learned the trade of carpentering, which he followed for several years. In September, 1874, in Delaware County, he married Miss Levine Smith, daughter of William W. and Polly (deceased) Smith. To them have been born two children-Mary E., born July 17, 1876, and William A., born August 21, 1879. In August 1862 he enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was engaged in the battles of Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Perryville, the siege of Atlanta, Jonesboro, the grand march to the sea, and the surrender of Johnston's army. He received an honorable discharge in June 1865. In 1874, he come to Union County, and located at Richwood until the spring of 1878, when he came to Jackson Township. He has served as School Director, and is a member of the Christian Church. He is the owner of forty acres of land.