The Shelby Museum Of History
 
Recorders of Shelby Pictorial History
 
 
 
Early Shelby Photographers and their Photographs
 
 
William H. Schwab Photo Gallery
 
 
 
 
Thanks to Mrs. Rosie Tilton Dunlap, Larry and Linda Dunlap and Jeanette Schwab
we can share a wide variety of William Schwab photos and family history.
All photos on this page have been supplied by the Schwab family.
 
 
 
 
 
Schwab Family Tree Outline
 
 

 

Descendants of Johann Georg (John George) Schwab


1 Johann Schwab b: 19 Oct 1790 d: 29 Mar 1866
.. +Anna Burkhardt b: 05 Mar 1796
..... 2 Johann Georg (John George) Schwab b: 07 Jan 1825 d: 22 Oct 1879
......... +Elizabeth Louise Utz b: 06 Aug 1834 d: 28 Dec 1907
... 3 Mary Schwab b: 06 Mar 1854 d: 06 Mar 1854
..... 3 Charles Schwab b: 03 Sep 1855 d: 23 Jan 1939
+ Mary Venrick b: 1862
............ *2nd Wife of Charles Schwab:
+Minnie Grames
3 John Schwab b: 30 Jan 1859 d: 06 Apr 1934
................ +Anna Hendle b: 22 Apr 1862 d: 30 Oct 1885
............ *2nd Wife of John Schwab:
................ +Cassie Engli b: 02 Oct 1872 d: 08 Aug 1892
............ *3rd Wife of John Schwab:
................ +Mary Myers b: 04 Jun 1869 d: 23 Dec 1917
................... 4 Hubert Schwab b: 10 Jan 1898
....................... +Ruby Beard b: 1908
.......................... 5 Mary Schwab b: 1927
....................... +Clyde Rudgroden
............ 3 William Henry Schwab b: 04 Sep 1864 d: 18 Aug 1962
................ +Louise Catherine Brown b: 06 Mar 1866 d: 09 Jul 1893
................... 4 Roy Schwab b: 21 May 1886 d: 21 Sep 1962
....................... +Minnie Wilhelm b: 11 Dec 1881
.................................. 4 Maude Louise Schwab b: 06 Oct 1887 d: 24 Oct 1910
....................... +Otto Myers b: 21 May 1883 d: 16 Oct 1955
...................... 4 Laura Schwab b: 25 Aug 1889 d: 26 Mar 1893
................................ 4 Vernon Vern Schwab b: 06 Jun 1889 d: 22 Feb 1969
.......... +Nellie Black b: 07 Jan 1897
..................... 5 Vernon Schwab
................................ +Esther Gast
...................... 5 Gordon Schwab
................................ +Bernice Smith
................................ 2nd wife of Gordon Schwab
................................. +Margaret Frankenfield
.......................... 5 Lawson Schwab
........................ 5 Vasco Schwab
.......................... 5 Viola Mildred Schwab
.............................. +Floyd Reed
............................... 2nd husband of Viola Schwab
................................ + Julias Acosta
............................... 3rd husband of Viola Schwab
................................. + Richard Reed
.......................... 5 Helen Schwab
.............................. +Kenneth Hopkins
.......................... 5 Mona Schwab
................... 4 Inf Schwab b: 05 Jul 1893 d: 22 Aug 1893
............ *2nd Wife of William Schwab:
................ +Charlotte Myrice b: Abt. 1875
...................................................... 4 William Edward Schwab b: 23 Dec 1895 d: Nov 1983
....... +Dolly Polling
......................5 Edna Schwab
..........................5 Delbert Schwab
..........................5 Ronald Schwab
..........................5 William Edward Schwab
............ *3rd Wife of William Schwab:
................ +Tressie Kern Nadler b: 03 Apr 1883 d: 18 Oct 1953
.......................... 4 Mabel Marie Schwab b: 01 Sep 1900 d: 03 Mar 1966
..................................... +Clarence Alfred Tilton b: 06 Apr 1898 d: 18 Jan 1971
........................ 5 Carl Tilton
.......................... 5 Julia Tilton
.......................... 5 Rosie Tilton
.............................. +Verlin Dunlap
............................ 4 William Carl Schwab b: 16 Aug 1902 d: 02 May 1953
....................... +Elizabeth Buzzard b: 12 Oct 1904
................... *2nd Wife of William Schwab:
....................... +Nellie Hoover
.......................... 5 Leonard Schwab
.............................. +Mary Prator
.......................... *2nd Wife of Leonard Schwab:
.............................. +Jeanette Danklefsen
..................................... 4 George Washington Schwab b: 22 Feb 1906 d: 02 May 1907
........... 3 Caroline Schwab b: 13 Dec 1866 d: 27 Sep 1955
......... +Frank Engli b: 13 Apr 1869 d: 19 Aug 1944
................... 4 Emma Engli b: 30 Dec 1887 d: 31 Jul 1957
................. 4 Charles Engli b: 11 Aug 1892 d: Jun 1966
............ 4 Alma Engli b: 07 Jul 1894 d: Oct 1952
........3 Louis Schwab b: 07 Dec 1868 d: 09 Mar 1869
.. 3 Catharina Schwab b: 18 Oct 1874 d: 1879
... 2 Elizabeth Schwab b: 10 Dec 1818
..... 2 Charles Schwab b: 04 Oct 1820 d: 17 Feb 1893
 
 

(Those whose names are underlined appear in the family photo gallery below)
 
 
 
 
 
Schwab Family Photo Gallery
 
Johann Georg (John George) and Elizabeth Louise Utz Schwab
 
John George and Elizabeth Louise Utz Schwab were the parents of William Henry Schwab, this photo was taken by an unknown photographer sometime in the late 1870s. John George and Elizabeth are buried at the Caroline Lutheran Cemetery in Caroline, Ohio.
 
 
 
In May, 1885, 21 year old William Schwab married Louise Catherine Brown who was a daughter of Lewis and Catherine Brown who resided in Chatfield Twp., Crawford Co., Ohio. Louise was one of 10 children.
 
She and William were to be the parents of 5 children, the last of which died in infancy. Louise Catherine Schwab died in July of 1893 shortly after giving birth to this child. We have no pictures of her.
 
 
William Henry Schwab c. 1895
 
 
This could be a very significant photo. It was taken by Low & Myers of Attica, Ohio. A. B. (Almadoris Boutwell) Low was born in Butler Twp., Richland Co., Ohio 1n August 1845. He was a child of Alfred & Mary Phipps Low. In 1850, Alfred who was born in Boston, Massachusetts was working as a mason and Mary, born in London, England was keeping house.
 
By the time of the 1880 census A. B. Low was married (c. 1871) to Adelade Couch and they were the parents of a baby
girl (later to be named Vera). A. B. Low was a photographer in Attica, Ohio (Venice Twp.). When he started his photgraphy business in Attica is not known at this time, but his early CDV format pictures were labeled "A. B. Low" and since there was not a "Myers" who was a photographer in the Attica area in the 1880 census, it can be speculated that the "Low & Myers" partnership was formed sometime after 1880. This would agree with the photo evidence above. William Schwab was born in 1864 and was older than 16 at the time the above picture was taken. How old he may have been is only a guess, but probably older than 25, so the photo must have been taken after 1889.
 
The 1900 census reveals that A. B. Low was still a photographer in Attica, Ohio. The census lists no other photographers in the village of Attica. There is no "Myers" with the occupation of photographer living in the area in 1900 and therefore the "Low & Myers" partnership must have dissolved prior to 1900. In 1900 William and Tressie (William's 3rd wife) are living on a farm in Richmond Twp,, Huron Co., Ohio. Richmond Twp. is east of and directly adjoining Venice Township, Seneca County.
 
The 1910 census finds the Low family living in Cleveland, Ohio and A. B. Low is listed as "retired". William and Tressie are living in Bloom Twp., Seneca Co. which is directly west of Venice Twp. Sometime during that 10 year period, William acquired the tools to become a photographer in the Attica area. The tools and studio of A. B. Low were sold during that same period of time and so there is a strong possibly that William may have purchased the Low photography business. More research is needed in this area...
 
A. B. Low and his wife Adelade, died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1934 and 1942 and are buried in the Attica cemetery.
 
 
 
 
 
 
William and second wife Charlotte "Lottie" Myrice Schwab c. 1895
 
Charlotte was one of 10 children of James and Margaret Hawkins Myrice. She was probably born in Belmore, Putnam Co., Ohio. Her father was a Civil War veteran who enlisted at the age of 23 and served in Co. G, 99th Ohio Infantry Regiment. He died in 1890 when Lottie was 15 years old. She married William in 1895 at the age of 20. They had one child, William Edward Schwab.
 
Do you suppose the picture was taken just east of Caroline, Ohio where the R R crosses Honey Creek?
 
 
 
Charlotte "Lottie" Myrice Schwab c. 1895
 
 
 
 
William and Tressie Kern Nadler Schwab wedding photo - December, 1899.
 
 
Tressie was born in Baden, Germany and moved with her parents to Medford, Wisc. where William met her while on a hunting trip. Tressie was to be William's third wife.
 
 
 
Tressie and Mabel Marie Schwab
 
 
 
Mabel Marie Schwab
 
 
 
 
William Carl and Mabel Marie Schwab c. 1903
 
 
 
 
Mabel Marie Schwab c. 1903
 
 
 
 
Mabel Marie Schwab c. 1906
 
 
 
 
Mabel Marie Schwab c. 1906
 
 
 
Maudie Louise Schwab c. 1906.
 
 
This is William and Louise Catherine Brown Schwab's oldest daughter.
She was born in 1887 and married Otto Myers.
 
 
 
 
 
George Washington, Mabel Marie, & William Carl Schwab c. 1907
 
William and Tressie Schwab were to have a long and happy marriage, They raised the two surviving children from his first marriage as well as having three children of their own.
 
George Washington Schwab was the key to identifying his father as the William Schwab with the photography studio in Shelby in 1906. He was born in Shelby in February 1906 and died in Attica in May 1907. His birth and death information allowed the connection to be made with his parents William and Tressie Schwab.
 
 
William Carl Schwab c. 1907
 
 
 
 
William Carl Schwab c. 1907
 
 
 
 
Mabel Marie Schwab c. 1907
 
 
 
 
William Schwab c. 1907
 
 
 
 
Tressie Schwab c. 1907
 
 
 
 
Mabel Marie and William Carl Schwab c. 1908
 
 
 
 
Tressie, William Carl, William Henry, Mabel Marie, and Emma Sawyer - c. 1908
 
 
This might be a significant picture clue to the identity Emma Sawyer who appears in several of William's photos. . Sometimes her pictures are labeled Emma Sawyer and others, Emma Sawyer Schwab. Based on 1900 census information, Emma was living near Attica, Ohio with Elizabeth Kemp who was a 75 year old widow. Her occupation is listed as "servant" however that was a term broadly used and in this case, Emma was probably a care provider for Mrs. Kemp. In the 1900 census, Emma listed her parents as being born in Missouri. There were no Sawyer families living in the Attica, Ohio area in 1900 or 1910 of an age to be Emma's parents. It could be speculated that Emma was an orphan and came to live in the Attica area and helped with Mrs. Kemp. She became acquainted with the Schwab family and was adopted by them. Further research is needed on this subject. Additional photos of Emma appear below on this page.
 
 
 
William and Tressie c. 1916
 
 
 
 
William "Billy" Carl Schwab c. 1916
 
 
 
 
William & Tressie (front) Mabel & William (Billy) c. 1918
 
 
 
 
 
 
This farm first belonged to William's father John George Schwab, then it was passed to William's
older brother Charles and then to William.
 
 
 
 
William & Tressie Schwab c. 1949
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
William Schwab's Photo Gallery
 
William Schwab - Photo taken circa 1904
 
 
 
 
Photo labeled "Attica Fair" - Wm. Schwab - Attica, Ohio
 
 
 
 
 
Wm. Schwab - Attica, Ohio - c. 1901
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wm. Schwab - Attica, Ohio - possibly another Attica Fair photo - date unknown
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 Subject unknown

 Emma Sawyer c. 1906- 1907 

 

 

  Subject unknown

Rose Dunner ?

 

 Emma Sawyer c. 1906- 1907  

  Emma Sawyer (Possibly taken in the Shelby Studio) c. 1907 

 

 

 Emma Sawyer (Possibly taken in the Shelby Studio) c. 1907  

  Emma Sawyer (Possibly taken in the Shelby Studio) c. 1906- 1907 

 

 

  Celesta Smith & Emma Sawyer c. 1907 

  Emma Sawyer (Taken in the Shelby Studio) c. 1906 

   If you have info on Celesta Smith, please contact us.
  William Schwab's studio was located on the NW corner of Main
   and Gamble Streets. On the 2nd floor in the Brickley Bldg. area.
 
 
 
Once again our thanks go to Mrs. Rosie Tilton Dunlap, Larry and Linda Dunlap and
Jeanette Schwab for sharing William Schwab's photos and family history.
All photos on this page have been supplied by the Schwab family.
 
 
 
 
If you have questions or information about William Schwab, his family, these photographs, or perhaps have additional information or photographs please contact the Shelby Museum.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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% Sally Maier
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Shelby, Ohio 44875
 
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