In 1930, 19 year old John C. Schweinberg lived with his parents and siblings in the family home on Botsford St. in Munhall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was employed as a building carpenter.
He later owned a restaurant called "Chick's Place" on Lincoln Highway.
Sources conflict in dates of birth:
SS Death Index gives 16 Apr 1911
"The Schweinberg Story" gives it as 6 May 1911.
Known as "Catty." Telephone operator.
SS#: 207-42-7999 issued in PA 1967/1968.
Veteran of US Navy 1955 - 1957. Construction worker.
Veteran of US Navy 1955 - 1957. Construction worker.
Served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. Dates of birth and death (from SS death index) are not proven.
accountant
Alan Miller was employed in the insurance industry.
From the Pittsburgh Times Review, 20 Feb 1999:
ONE DEAD, TWO HURT AFTER ROUTE 119 CRASH
A 54-year-old Greensburg man was killed and two people,
including his wife, were seriously injured Thursday in a two-car
accident on Route 119 in Hempfield Township.
Alan R. Miller was pronounced dead at Westmoreland Regional
Hospital in Greensburg. The accident occurred near Hannastown at
10:45 p.m., according to state police in Greensburg.
Miller's wife, Mary, 52, was a passenger in the car. She was airlifted
to UPMC Presbyterian, Oakland, where hospital officials said she
was in serious condition Friday. The driver of the other vehicle, Rennis
Guillory, 32, of Crabtree was reported in critical condition, also at
UPMC Presbyterian.
Police said the cause of the accident is still under investigation. Police
said the crash occurred when Guillory lost control of his car on a curve
as he was driving southbound on Route 119, about 300 feet south of
the intersection with State Route 1053.
Police said Guillory's vehicle slid broadside into the path of Miller's
vehicle, which was traveling north on Route 119. Miller's car struck the
passenger side of Guillory's vehicle.
An official from the county coroner's office pronounced Miller dead
at 11:30 p.m. at the hospital. An autopsy yesterday determined that
Miller died from blunt force injuries to his chest, according to the coro-
ner's report.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Obituary:
Alan R. Miller, 54, of Greensburg, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, in
Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg. He was born Jan. 31, 1945,
in Greensburg, the son of Margaret ``Peg'' Farren Miller of Arona and the
late Berle F. Miller. A member of the Church of St. Paul, Greensburg, he
also was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 8452 of Youngwood.
For 25 years he was an insurance agent with American General, and was
recently employed at Freight Liquidators Furniture Showroom in North
Versailles.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mary Schweinberg
Miller; a son, David A. Miller of Denver, Colo.; three daughters, Melissa C.
Miller of Harrisburg, Michele L. Miller and Melanie A. Miller, both at home;
a sister, Mrs. Ronald (Trudy) Kimmell of Ruffsdale; a sister-in-law, Jayne
DiGangi of Jeannette; two brothers-in-law, Thomas Schweinberg and his wife,
Rene, of Arizona, and John 'Chick'' Schweinberg and his wife, Peg, of Irwin; a
very special aunt, Betty Bush of Greensburg; and numerous other aunts, uncles,
nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the John V. Graziano Funeral Home, Inc., 228
N. Second St., Jeannette, Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday in the Church of
St. Paul at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Hempfield
Township. Knights of Columbus Council 8452 will hold services Monday at
7:30 p.m. in the funeral home.
From the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 21 Feb 1999:
ACCIDENT VICTIM IMPROVES
The condition of a Crabtree man who was critically injured
in a two-car crash that killed another man Friday has improved.
Rennis Guillory, 32, was in serious condition at UMPC Pres-
byterian, Oakland, Saturday.
Guillory lost control of his car on Route 119 near Hannastown
Friday. Police said his vehicle then collided with a car driven by
Alan R. Miller of Greensburg. Miller, 54, died at UMPC Presby-
terian, Oakland. His wife, Mary, remains in serious condition at
the hospital.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
From the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 24 Feb 1999:
VICTIM'S CONDITION UPGRADED TO"'GOOD"
The condition of a Greensburg woman involved in a traffic accident
last week has improved.
Mary Miller, 52, was in good condition Tuesday at UPMC Presby-
terian in Pittsburgh, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Miller
had been in serious condition at the hospital, where she was taken by
medical helicopter following a two-car accident Thursday on Route 119
in Hempfield Township. Miller's husband, Alan, 54, died from injuries
he suffered in the crash.
The driver of the other vehicle, Rennis Guillory, 32, of Crabtree, re-
mained in serious condition yesterday at the same hospital.
Police said the crash occurred when Guillory lost control of his car as
it was rounding a curve while traveling south on Route 119, about 300
feet south of the intersection with State Route 1053.
Police said Guillory's vehicle slid broadside into the path of Miller's
vehicle, which was traveling north on Route 119. Miller's car struck the
passenger side of Guillory's car.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
From Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 27 Feb 1999
CRASH CLAIMS SECOND VICTIM
A 52-year-old Greensburg woman who was seriously injured
Feb. 18 in an auto accident in Hempfield Township that also
killed her husband collapsed and died at home Friday - just one
day after being released from a Pittsburgh hospital.
Mary Miller was pronounced dead at 2:22 p.m. yesterday at
Westmoreland Regional Hospital in Greensburg, where she was
taken after collapsing in her home, according to the Westmoreland
County Coroner's office. Allegheny County Coroner Cyril Wecht
conducted an autopsy on Miller last night and determined that she
collapsed from a blot clot in a lung, which was brought on from
multiple injuries she received in the auto accident. State police in
Greensburg are still investigating the accident.
Miller's husband, Alan, 54, died from injuries he suffered in the
two-car accident at 10:52 p.m. Feb. 18 on Route 119 in Crabtree.
The driver of the other vehicle, Rennis Guillory, 32, of Crabtree,
remained in serious condition Friday in UPMC Presbyterian in
Pittsburgh.
Mary Miller was also airlifted by emergency medical helicopter
to UPMC Presbyterian after the accident. She was released Thursday
afternoon.
Police said the accident occurred when Guillory lost control of his
car as he was rounding a curve while traveling south on Route 119,
about 300 feet south of the intersection with state Route 1053.
Police said Guillory's vehicle slid broadside into the path of Miller's
vehicle, which was traveling north on Route 119.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Obituary:
Mary Schweinberg Miller, 52, of Greensburg, died Friday, Feb. 26,
1999, in the Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg. She was
born April 19, 1946, in Braddock, Pa., a daughter of the late Charles
"Chick'' and Catherine Welsh Schweinberg. She was employed by the
WIC (Women Infants & Children's Program) of Greensburg. She was
a 1964 graduate of Greensburg Central Catholic High School. She was
a member of the Church of St. Paul, Greensburg.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
Alan R. Miller, on Feb. 18, 1999. She is survived by a son, David A.
Miller of Denver, Colo.; three daughters, Melissa C. Miller of Harrisburg
and Michele L. Miller and Melanie A. Miller, both at home; a sister, Jayne
Schweinberg DiGangi of Jeannette; two brothers, Thomas Schweinberg and
his wife, Rene, of Arizona, and John ``Chick'' Schweinberg and his wife,
Peg, of Irwin; her mother-in-law, Margaret ``Peg'' Farren Miller of Arona; a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Ronald (Trudy) Kimmell of Ruffsdale; a very special
aunt, Betty Bush of Greensburg; and several other aunts, uncles, nieces
and nephews.
Friends will be received at the John V. Graziano Funeral Home, 228 N.
Second St., Jeannette, beginning Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday
at 9:30 a.m. in the Church of St. Paul with the Rev. Leonard Stoviak as
celebrant. Interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Hempfield
Township.
Majored in Marketing at Indiana University. Works in the construction industry.
Place of birth may be Seintel.. notes conflict.
Jacob (or Johann) Singer owned and operated a mill in Bruchweiler. The mill was still standing in 1970. (Source: Muth and Fox)
A handwritten note on the back of a photo of Johann George Singer's grandson, Jacob Singer (son of Franz Jacob Singer), refers to him as "Jacob III." The photo was taken c. 1870. This suggests that Johann George Singer may have been known as Jacob (as suggested by Muth and Fox).
Alternate spelling of surname: Hemmer