Person:Christopher Schwinger (1)

About Christopher Schwinger

Ernst Christopher Swinger was born abt. 1814 in Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany according to the 1870 U.S. Census in Mason, Mason County, Illinois. He is likely related [possible sibling?] to Henry Swinger, born abt. 1819-1822, who was listed on the same page of the 1870 Census with his wife Sally, born abt. 1820 in Baden.

Ernst Christopher and his family arrived in New York on 20 October 1853 on the ship "Herder", which departed from Bremen, Germany. The place of origin stated on the ship's passenger list was in Krenzburg, otherwise known as "Creuzburg", a town in Germany, in Saxe-Weimar on the Werra River. [Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World]. Ernst's occupation was listed as a "laborer".

1.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

   1860 United States Federal Census
   Name: Christopher Swinger
   Age in 1860: 46
   Birth Year: abt 1814
   Birthplace: Germany
   Home in 1860: Township 22 Range 7, Mason, Illinois
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Havana
   Household Members: Name Age
   Christopher Swinger 46
   Elizabeth Young 13 [On the actual Census record, Elizabeth Young was written in above Christopher Swinger and belonged to the previously listed family]
   Christiana Swinger 41
   Conrad Swinger 10
   John Swinger 13
   Frederic Swinger 15
   Mary Swinger 1

2.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).

   1870 United States Federal Census
   Name: Cheis Swingger
   Age in 1870: 57
   Birth Year: abt 1813
   Birthplace: Saxen Weimer
   Home in 1870: Mason, Mason, Illinois
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Forest City
   Household Members: Name Age
   Cheis Swingger 57 [sic, actual record appears to be "Chris" written poorly]
   Christian Swingger 50 [s/b Christiana]
   John Swingger 22
   Conrad Swingger 20

3.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).

   1880 United States Federal Census
   Name: Christopher Schwinger
   Age: 67
   Birth Year: abt 1813
   Birthplace: Sachenweymer
   Home in 1880: Forest City, Mason, Illinois
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
   Marital Status: Married
   Spouse's Name: Christina Schwinger
   Father's Birthplace: Sachenweymer
   Mother's Birthplace: Sachenweymer
   Occupation: Farmer
   Household Members: Name Age
   Christopher Schwinger 67
   Christina Schwinger 60

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   Record id: 1765392
   Name Ernst Schwinger
   Date arrived: 10-20-1853
   Gender Male
   Age 40 years
   Approx. birth year: 1813
   Occupation Laborer
   Destination: New York
   Purpose Staying in the USA
   Native city Krenzburg
   Native country Germany
   Embarkation port Bremen
   Travel compartment: Steerage
   Ship name Herder
   Abstract: Ernst Schwinger - overview of immigrant details,
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