J. N. Swartzel
J. M. Swartzel, farmer, P. O. Carlisle Station, was born in German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, September 19, 1822. On the 2d of May, 1853, he was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Replogle, born May 10, 1835. This union was blessed with the following children: John, Emma, Charles, Mary, William, Frank, Edward, Oliver, Andrew, Peter and one who died in infancy. Mr. Swartzel is a son of John C. and Elizabeth (Crist) Swartzel, natives of the State of Maryland, whence they emigrated in 1804. The father died in 1850, and the mother in 1870. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Matthias Swartzel, and that of his wife was Henry Crist. Louisa Replogle is the daughter of Daniel F. and Mary (Lewis) Replogle, now residents of Defiance County, Ohio. Mr. Swartzel resides on his farm of one hundred and two acres of land located about two miles northwest of Carlisle Station, Warren County.
From History of Montgomery County, Ohio, W. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1882