Chambers Usner Sweigart^[1]

1841 - 1923  (81 years)

• Name	Chambers Usner Sweigart
  Birth	29 Aug 1841	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Aug 1923	Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Groffdale Mennonite Brick Church Cemetery, Leola, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I1719	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	John Sweigart,   b. 18 Apr 1801, Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Dec 1880, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Usner,   b. 13 Nov 1809   d. 2 May 1903 (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Hershey Reiff,   b. 24 Oct 1842, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Feb 1917, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Amos Reiff Sweigart,   b. 8 Oct 1864   d. 15 Jul 1865 (Age 0 years)   2. Abraham Reiff Sweigart,   b. 28 Nov 1865, New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Oct 1934, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years) + 3. John Reiff Sweigart,   b. 25 Jun 1867   d. 7 Nov 1928 (Age 61 years)   4. Frances Reiff Sweigart,   b. 3 Nov 1868   d. 12 Dec 1947 (Age 79 years)   5. Martin Reiff Sweigart,   b. 21 Apr 1870   d. 3 May 1929 (Age 59 years)   6. Anna Reiff Sweigart,   b. 1872   d. 1948 (Age 76 years)   7. Elizabeth Reiff Sweigart,   b. 3 Sept 1873   d. 12 May 1936 (Age 62 years)   8. Jacob Reiff Sweigart,   b. 18 May 1876, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Jul 1963, Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, USA (Age 87 years)   9. Lydia Reiff Sweigart,   b. 25 Mar 1878   d. 8 Mar 1949 (Age 70 years) + 10. Amanda Reiff Sweigart,   b. 15 Feb 1879   d. 13 Nov 1940 (Age 61 years) + 11. Eli Reiff Sweigart,   b. 19 Oct 1885   d. 16 Aug 1957 (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F1971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Age 81y 11m 26d s/o John & Elizabeth (Usner) Sweigart PA Death Cert. 86256 Chambers W (should be U) Sweigart died at the home of his son-in-law, Lemon Gockley, near Ephrata, Friday, at nine o’clock from infirmities due to his advanced age. He was in his 82nd year and resided with his son since February. He formerly resided at Reidenbach’s Store where he was engaged in farming. Deceased was a member of the Weaverland Mennonite Church, and is survived by these children: Abram, Morgantown; John, Ephrata; Frances, wife of Reuben Horst, Hahnstown; Martin, Reading; Annie, wife of John Rutt, Denver; Elizabeth, wife of John Kilhefner, Akron; Jacob, Perryton, Texas; Lydia, wife of Frank Kilhefner, New Holland; Amanda, wife of Lemon Gockley, Ephrata; Eli, near Ephrata. Two brothers: Alfred, Bareville; and Jacob of Farmersville. Eighty-one grandchildren and sixty-five great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held at his late home, Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock with further services at 11 o’clock in the Groffdale Mennonite Church where all the services will be held and interment made. Conveyances will be made at the Terre Hill car leaving Lancaster at 9:30 o’clock and the New Holland car leaving Lancaster at 10:30 o’clock at the Groffdale Road. Taken from The News-Journal; Lancaster Pennsylvania; 27 Aug 1923; page 12; col 8.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Website: Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree (Reliability: 0). http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=53028956&pid=1719 [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74005096/chambers-usner-sweigart.