.SIGNOR - SCHWARTZ.
Family
Researched and contributed by: Bob
Mandler
A GENEALOGY
1830(?) -
1982
Editor's note: Only the information of ancestors is posted to this site. If you would like family data on more recent generations, please e-mail Bob Mandler directly by clicking on his name.
PREFACE
Searching for family roots has become an obsession with some people. They have been bitten by the "bug" and they search diligently for traces of their forebears.
I think I have always been interested in our family tree, all four sections. This section deals with our Grandmother - Georgia Lowell, Signor, Schwartz. The first generation in this genealogy is the Mother of Georgia. She was picked as representing the first generation because she was the immigrant. We have no knowledge of her previous history, only that she came from Ireland. Hopefully someone may become interested enough to discover her husband who evidently had the last name of Lowell. We remember her as Grandmother Lowell. Someone may even try to find more of her history when she lived in Ireland.
Actually this genealogy is written for the family members who are living now. I believe it is important to know enough of past family history which is bound to have bearing on those of us living today, and future generations.
I was suprised at the number of descendants and how they have spread out to many different parts of the country. From east to west and north to south. Most are concentrated in the midwest but one branch is on the West Coast.
I want to thank the members of the family who supplied the information I needed. There were many who helped and I'll not attempt to name them for fear I might omit one or more.
There is some information missing. I must admit I reached a point where I
felt I could wait no longer for the missing information. If you know the facts
in the blank spaces you may fill them in your own book. Perhaps someday we can
make it complete. If there are any errors, please let me know.
This
has been an interesting work and I feel a degree of satisfaction in having
completed it this far. I am proud to be a part of this family. It is a good,
upstanding, Christian family -- all good citizens.
You will find a numbering method which should make it easy to identify each member as to which branch he belongs. Georgia had eight children, six of whom had families. Those children are given Roman Numerals I through VIII. Their children are listed by A, B, C, etc. Their grandchildren by small numbers, for instance, IAla(1).
LINEAGE OF GEORGIA LOWELL SIGNOR SCHWARTZ
Generation |
Generation |
Generation |
Generation |
married Lowell |
Georgia Lowell B. 1855 D. 1934 married: 1. Ed Signor 2.Wm.Schwartz B. 1862 D. 1962 |
I Ina
Signor – married: George Whiting |
I A
Blanche Whiting |
| II Louis
Signor never married |
II None |
||
| III Stella
Signor married: Ed Fulwider |
III A
Ralph Fulwider III B Luella Fulwider III C Clarence FulwidE III D Raymond Fulwidet III E Ethelyn Fulwider III F Irene Fulwider III G Evelyn Fulwider III H Alberta Fulwider III I Orvilla Fulwider III J Viola Fulwider III K Verlyn Fulwider III L George L. Fulwider |
||
| 2.Wm.Schwartz M. 1913 D. 1962 |
IV Rose
Schwartz married: George Mandler |
IV A Willard Mandler |
|
| V Charles Schwartz married: Kate Mock |
V A Margaret Schwartz V B Genevieve Schwartz Marion Rose (died in infancy V C Charles Schwartz |
||
| VI Arthur Schwartz married: I. Mary Mock 2. Clare Meyer |
VI A Dorothy Schwartz |
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| VIII Frank Schwartz married: Hannah Nelson |
VIII A Vernon Schwartz |
LINEAGE OF GEORGIA - LOWELL SIGNOR SCHWARTZ
FIRST GENERATION - Mother of Georgia.
We call this ancestor the first generation because it is the first one of whom we have any knowledge. All we know is that she was born in Ireland. When she immigrated to this country she settled in Maine, eventually moving to Wisconsin in the Green Bay area.
She apparently married a man named Lowell of whom we have no knowledge.
My main regret is not getting more information and recording it when it was available. We remember her only as Grandma Lowell.
Besides Georgia there were at least tow other girls in the family. I visited Rosaltha in Wisconsin about the year 1938. There was another sister who also lived in Wisconsin but I do not know her name.
SECOND GENERATION
Georgia Lowell
B. Apr. 23, 1855
D. Feb. 2, 1934 Buried at Ramona
Married Ed Signor B.
M. 1871
Married Wm. Schwartz
B.
Nov. 3, 1862
D. Mar. 20, 1913 Buried at Ramona
Children of Georgia and Ed Signor
I Ina Signor
B. D.
II Louis Signor B. D.
III Stella Signor
B. Feb. 2, 1880
D. Dec. 6,
1940
Children of Geor is and Wm. Schwartz
IV Rose Schwartz
B. June
30, 1885
D. May 14, 1946
V Charles Schwartz
B. Oct. 29, 1887
D. Jan.
21,1956
VI Arthur Schwartz
B. Aug. 1, 1890
D. July 31,
1964
VII Blanche Schwartz
B. Sept. 8, 1895
D. Nov.
16, 1898 Buried at Ramona
VIII Frank Schwartz
B. Dec. 14, 1897
D. Aug. 28, 1980
Grandmother Georgia, true to her Irish heritage, was lively, fun to be with, and respected.
She lived her later years with Frank, her youngest son. I feel fortunate in getting to know her very well because I spent four summers with Frank and Hannah. Grandma and I shared the same room and I feel that we were well acquainted.
A favorite expression of hers was, "A liar is as bad as a thief and a thief is as bad as a murderer". I wish I could remember more quotes.
She was a small woman, probably didn't weigh much more than a hundred pounds but was peppy and a hard worker.
Grandfather, Wm. Schwartz, was a carpenter, bought grain and worked as a blacksmith in Ramona.
THIRD GENERATION
First family of Georgia and Ed Signor
I Ina Signor B. D.
Married George Whiting B. D. M.
Child of Ina and
George
IA Blanche Whiting B. D.
Aunt Ina was born, raised, lived and died in Wisconsin. She married George Whiting, a farmer. She came to South Dakota at least once for a visit because she was an attendant at my parent's wedding. I visited her and George at Lena, Wisconsin. She was a sweet lady. I especially remember her large, perfectly-shaped molasses cookies.
II Louis Signor B. D.
Louis Signor never married. He lived in a Catholic home in the Little Falls,
Minnesota area. He is buried there.
III Stella
Signor
B. Feb. 2, 1880 near Abrams, Wis
D. Dec. 6, 1940 Buried at Ramona
Married Ed Fulwider
B. Nov. 20, 1868 in Indiana
M. Feb. 23, 1897
D. Aug. 19, 1960 Buried at Ramona
Children of
Stella and Ed Fulwider
IIIA 1. Ralph Fulwider
B. July 12, 1899
D. 1981
IIIB 2. Luella Fulwider
B. Jan. 28, 1902
IIIC 3. Clarence Fulwider
B. Nov. 5, 1903
D. Feb. 6, 1978
IIID 4. Raymond Fulwider
B. July 5, 1905
IIIE 5. Ethelyn Fulwider
B. Jan. 17, 1907
IIIF 6. Irene Fulwider
B. Oct. 28, 1908
D. June 14, 1948
IIIG 7. Evelyn Fulwider
B. Aug. 18, 1910
D. Mar. 1976
IIIH 8. Alberta Fulwider
B. Jan. 21, 1912
IIII 9. Orvilla (Billie) Fulwider
B. Feb. 12, 1914
IIIJ 10. Viola Fulwider
B. Feb. 6, 1916
IIIK 11. Verlyn Fulwider
B. Mar. 13, 1919
D. July 9, 1979
IIIL 12. George Lenley
B. Feb. 2, 1922
Stella and Ed Fulwider were married at Oldham but lived most of their married life at Ramona. He was a rural mail carrier. Stella, at a very young age, went to live with people she referred to as the Barkers. When her mother, Georgia, moved to South Dakota she came along with her.
Second family of Georgia and Wm. Schwartz
IV Rose
Schwartz
B. June 30, 1885
D. May 14, 1946
Married George Mandler
B. 1882
M. Oct. 6, 1903 Divorced
Children of Rose and George Mandler
Hazel Mandler (lived one year)
Infant son unnamed, premature, did not live
IVA Willard Mandler
B. Mar. 31, 1907
After her divorce, Rose worked for Ed Allen at Ellis, S.D. She raised her son, Willard, as well as the two sons of Ed Allen. She was his housekeeper for 33 years. She is buried in Sioux Falls, S.D.
V Charles
Schwartz
B. Oct. 29, 1887
D. Jan. 21, 1956
Married Kate Mock
B. Sept. 25, 1887
D. Sept. 30, 1975
M. Feb. 16, 1909
Children of Charles and Kate Schwartz
VA Margaret Schwartz
B. Nov. 22, 1909 D.
VB Genevieve Schwartz
B. May 26, 1912
VC Marion Rose Schwartz
B. Oct. 15, 1922
D. Dec. 12, 1923
VD Charles Schwartz
Charles and Kate were married in Ramona. He was a carpenter and worked in an elevator there. They moved to Timber Lake where he worked in a store. He held down a claim in 1912. They moved to Corvallis, Or., where he owned and operated a filling station.
VI Arthur
Schwartz
B. Aug. 1, 1890
D. July 31, 1964
Married Mary Mock B. D..
M. Aug. 18, 1911
Married Clara Belle Meyers B. D.
Child of Arthur and Mary
VIA Dorothy Schwartz
Art and Mary were married in Ramona, S.D. He was a carpenter. They moved to Timber Lake in 1912. He and Charles held down claims there - two of the first claims in that area. He was a farmer.
VII
Blanche Schwartz
B. Sept. 5, 1895
D. Nov. 16, 1898 Buried at Ramona
VIII Frank Schwartz
B. Dec. 14, 1897
D. Oct. 6, 1981
Married Hannah Nelson
B. Oct. 13, 1892
D. Aug. 28, 1980
Child of Frank and Hannah Schwartz
VIIIA Vernon Schwartz
Frank worked on the section at Ramona and in the elevator. After his marriage to Hannah they moved to a farm in the Oldham area and they continued on several farms in that general area. After retirement they moved to Oldham. Frank had a great zest for life and enjoyed visiting with people. He enjoyed playing tricks on people.
Editor's note: Only the information of ancestors is posted to this site. If you would like family data on more recent generations, please e-mail Bob Mandler directly by clicking on his name.
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