Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Swartz, Benjamin F. 1931 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com January 28, 2007, 10:53 pm The Payette Independent 3-19-1931 The Payette Independent Payette, Idaho Thursday, March 19, 1931 OBITUARY Benjamin F. Swartz was born at Overmont, Ill., July 21st, 1844, and died March 12th, 1931, at the age of 86 years, 7 months and 22 days. He enlisted as a private in Co. G 16th Ill. Infantry. In 1866 he was united in marriage to Mary A. Morfoot, who passed away October 22, 1921. To them were born two sons, Charles E. who passed away January 12th, 1926, and Wm. F. Swartz who resides at Payette. In 1875 he moved with his family to Iowa, and in 1920 they came to Payette county, Idaho, where he has resided since. Funeral services were held in the Methodist church in Payette, Saturday at 2:30 P. M. conducted by the Rev. Knight of New Plymouth with burial in Riverside cemetery under the auspices of the Spanish war veterans and the American Legion. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/s/swartz2376gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/idfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb