BIO:  Solomon SCHWARTZ, Adams County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania
Chicago:  Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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Part III, History of Adams County, Pages 394-395

SOLOMON SCHWARTZ, farmer, P.O. Hanover, York County, was born March 10, 1827, 
near East Berlin, York Co., Penn., a grandson of David Louis Schwartz, a native 
of Berks County, Penn., who was a wide-awake farmer in his time, and who removed 
to York County in 1805; and settled two miles south of Hanover, but eventually 
moved back to near Berlin, on the old homestead, where he died aged eighty-two 
years.  David Louis Schwartz married a lady by the name of Leisher, and of their 
ten children John learned the miller’s trade, which he followed many years very 
successfully south of East Berlin, being an industrious man.  He eventually 
bought 400 acres of land in Conowago Township, Adams County, in 1831, and here 
he and his wife died on the old homestead.  He married Barbara, daughter of 
Simon Copenhafer, one of the old settlers of this county, and to them were born 
nine children:  Mary, Elizabeth, Levi, Samuel, Lydia, John, Solomon, David and 
Louise.  Our subject was reared on the farm, and educated in Adams County, and 
has been a farmer all his life.  Politically he is a Democrat, and has filled 
many township offices.  In 1881 he was nominated for county commissioner, having 
twelve competitors, but, as he was well known for his sterling business 
qualities, was elected, and had the satisfaction of seeing the county debt paid 
and money in the treasury when his term expired.  He was married, December 4, 
1849, to Miss Margaret Basehoar, born February 15, 1832, daughter of George 
Basehoar, and who died January 20, 1884, the mother of eleven children:  George 
F., John H., Samuel D., Mary B., Jacob S., Louise B., Charles B., Emory A., 
Riley L., Dellie Ann and Morise E.  Mr. Schwartz and family are members of the 
Reformed Church, in which he has filled the highest offices.