In 1880, 29 year old Joseph Swineberg lived with his wife Mary (28) in Braddock, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Living with them were their children Annie (7), Louis (5), Wm (William?)(3) and Joseph (1). Joseph worked in a steel mill. Jospeh was born in Germany as were his parents. Elizabeth and the children were born in Pennsylvania. Mary's parents were born in Ireland. Listed immediately after Joseph and his family on the census are his parents Joseph and Elizabeth Swineberg.
In 1900, Joseph Schweinberg (51) and his wife Mary (49) rented a home at 135 Camp Ave., in the 4th Ward of Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Living with them were six of their unmarried children: Anna (27), Joseph H. (21), John C. (18), Alphonsus (16), Esward (12) and James (10). Their other two sons, already married, lived nearby. The youngest two children, Edward and James, attended school. Joseph was employed as a coal miner.
In 1910, 61 year old Joseph Schweinberg lived with his wife of 38 years, Mary (59) and their sons Edward (22) and James (20) in a home he owned at 219 Camp Ave. in Braddock, PA. Joseph worked as a retail grocery dealer and Edward and James salesmen in a grocery store, presumably their father's. According to the census, Joseph and his parents were born in France Mary was born in New York and her parents in Ireland; Edward and James were born in Pennsylvania. According to the census, Mary had given birth to 8 children all of whom were still living.
At the time of the 1910 census, Edward Schweinberg (22) lived with his parents and younger brother in the family's home on Camp Ave. in Braddock, PA. Edward worked in his father's grocery store.
From "The Schweinberg Story"
Died at young age of 31 years, victim of flu epidemic of 1918.
Fireman on Pennsylvania Railroad -- his childhood dream.
Sat on barn roof to watch trains go by.Edward never married.
In 1930, L. Paul Schweinberg (30) and his wife Sarah R. (29) owned a home worth $12000 at 110 Parkside Dr., Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. (That was a very expensive home for the time.) Louis worked as a studio artist and was a veteran of the World War, according to the census. The couple owned a radio set.
Sr. Eugenia Maurer describes Louis Paul Schweinberg as "a talented and popular artist." Louis P. Schweinberg had no children.
Family folklore (via Louis Schweinberg's great-grand-niece, Mary Beth Dugan Mitchell) has it that Louis did illustrations for the covers of the Saturday Evening Post before Norman Rockwell. This story has not been confirmed.
Sarah's father and mother were born in Northern Ireland and Pennsylvania, respectively.
In 1930, L. Paul Schweinberg (30) and his wife Sarah R. (29) owned a home worth $12000 at 110 Parkside Dr., Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. (That was a very expensive home for the time.) Louis worked as a studio artist and was a veteran of the World War, according to the census. The couple owned a radio set.
Sr. Eugenia Maurer describes Louis Paul Schweinberg as "a talented and popular artist." Louis P. Schweinberg had no children.
Family folklore (via Louis Schweinberg's great-grand-niece, Mary Beth Dugan Mitchell) has it that Louis did illustrations for the covers of the Saturday Evening Post before Norman Rockwell. This story has not been confirmed.
Note: Hough gives place of birth as Old Wall, PA; while Maurer gives it as Pittsburgh, PA.
Daniel Dugan was a railroad engineer. The family moved from Braddock, PA to the Chicago area around 1925. The old family homestead is on the South Side, near Midway Airport, and most of the family is still in the Chicago area.
One of the family traditions is the Dugan Open (golf), started around 1963. Back then it was an annual event, with a big trophy donated by a friend of the family when Grandpa (Daniel) Dugan died in 1965. There was always a big party afterwards. Now it's a little less regular.
Granddaughter Mary Beth Dugan Mitchell says:
Another tradition is that family funerals usually involve a golf tournament. Anything happens to one of us, bring your sticks. It started when Grandma Dugan died in August, 1972. The two out-of-town uncles were there, plus her brother John Schweinberg (who I think is still alive, in Pittsburgh) and a few other honored guests. I'll never forget my father, the oldest son, gathering up all his brothers at the funeral luncheon on Saturday, saying that while Tom and John were here we might as well play the Open tomorrow. John was moving cross-country, from L.A. to New Orleans, on Monday so he said, have a good time but I have to fly back tomorrow, so they decided to play it that day. Back then it was men-only. I was in college then, left behind with the women and children to plan the party. It was only slightly subdued. Believe me, Grandma was much loved and respected, it's just our Irish way of dealing with grief. "She always loved the Open, it was our best time together, so she'd be happy..." was the rationalization heard all day.
Listed as Mildred in 1910 census.
moved to Ocala, FL.
Philomena Bernadette Schweinberg
Also known as Bernadette. Moved to Ocala, FL.
Catherine Antoinette Schweinberg
Catherine was a teller in a bank in Swissvale, Allegheny Co., PA.
SS# issued in PA prior to 1951.
Catherine Antoinette Schweinberg
Catherine was a teller in a bank in Swissvale, Allegheny Co., PA.
Regis Schweinberg was a manager of a Kroger supermarket
Conflicting data on birth date:
Social Security Death Index gives date of birth as 21 Feb 1909
"The Schweinberg Story" gives 12 Feb 1909
Records conflict on date of birth
Social Security Death Index has 25 Apr 1907
"The Schweinberg Story" gives 25 Apr 1908
Obituary:
SCHWEINBERG, JOHN A. "SWINK"
On Tuesday, January 18, 2005 of Swissvale;
beloved husband of the late Millie Stager Schweinberg;
loving father of Ardie Green and her husband Jack of FL
and Stephanie Petiprin and her husband David of Penn
Hills; dear grandfather of Bill Bailey and his family of OH,
Stacey Ricks and her family of MN and Benjamin Petiprin
of Penn Hills and the late Brandt Bailey of OH; also sur-
vived by nieces, nephews and many good friends that
considered him a family member.
Swink retired after 42 years with the Post Office
and a volunteer for nearly 20 years with Meals on Wheels
and the Forbes Metro Hospital. His passions included
bowling, golf and listening to Big Band music. Friends
received 2-4 PM & 7-9 PM, Friday only at the Thomas L.
Nied Funeral Home, Inc, 7441 Washington St., Swissvale.
Mass of Christian Burial in the St. Anselm Roman Catholic
Church on Saturday at 9:30 AM. (Nied Funeral Home is a
proud member of the Good Grief Center).