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GYGER, Elisa "Lizzie"

Female 1868 - 1937  (69 years)


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  • Name GYGER, Elisa "Lizzie"  
    GYGER Elisa 'Lizzie' - 1897 abt.
    Lizzie and Fred
    Wedding
    Nickname Lizzie 
    Gender Female 
    Born 16 Apr 1868  Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration 03 Mar 1870  Port of New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 30 Jul 1870  Lee Center, Oneida, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    w/parents & siblings 
    Census 14 Jun 1880  Crane Township, Wyandot, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    w/parents & siblings 
    Census 5 Jun 1900  Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/husband & children, next door to sisters their families 
    Census 25 Apr 1910  Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    GROCERY STORE PROPRIETOR; w/husband, children, & boarder (who worked w/her in grocery store) 
    Census 2 Feb 1920  Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/husband & children 
    Census 2 Apr 1930  Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/husband, sons, granddaughter and grandson 
    Died 10 Oct 1937  Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 69y 5m 24d 
    Cause: Cancer of throat & inner ear 
    Buried 12 Oct 1937  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Queen Anne, King, Seattle, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    GYGER SCHWALD Elisa 'Lizzie' - 1937 Burial
    GYGER SCHWALD Elisa "Lizzie" - 1937 Burial
    Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Queen Ann Hill, Seattle, King County, Washington
    Person ID I00029  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2020 

    Father GYGER, David,   b. 28 Mar 1840, Daerstetten, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1913, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother LEUTHOLD, Katherine (Katharina),   b. 1 Oct 1843, Gadmen, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1891, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Family ID F0116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family SCHWALD, Johann Friedrich "Fred",   b. 2 Jul 1874, Sitzenkirch, Kandern, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1951, Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 6 Jan1898  Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    • See Marriage License & Marriage Certificate under media, documents
    Children 
    +1. SCHWALD, Lester Reinhart,   b. 7 Oct 1898, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1975, Olympia, Thurston, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. SCHWALD, Daughter,   b. Bet. 5-31 Jul 1899, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bet. Jun-Dec 1900, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. SCHWALD, Bernice Ruth,   b. 25 May 1900, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1920, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    +4. SCHWALD, Benjamin Philip,   b. 30 Jun 1901, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1988, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. SCHWALD, Winifred "Winnie" N.,   b. 30 Jun 1903, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1929, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    +6. SCHWALD, Paul Oscar,   b. 18 Mar 1905, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1984, Colville, Stevens, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     7. SCHWALD, Kenneth David,   b. 4 Jul 1906, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1992, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     8. SCHWALD, Son,   b. 16 Nov 1908, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1908, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F0013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Apr 1868 - Bern, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 03 Mar 1870 - Port of New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/parents & siblings - 30 Jul 1870 - Lee Center, Oneida, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/parents & siblings - 14 Jun 1880 - Crane Township, Wyandot, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Jan1898 - Seattle, King, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/husband & children, next door to sisters their families - 5 Jun 1900 - Seattle, King, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - GROCERY STORE PROPRIETOR; w/husband, children, & boarder (who worked w/her in grocery store) - 25 Apr 1910 - Seattle, King, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/husband & children - 2 Feb 1920 - Seattle, King, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/husband, sons, granddaughter and grandson - 2 Apr 1930 - Seattle, King, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Age: 69y 5m 24d - 10 Oct 1937 - Seattle, King, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Oct 1937 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Queen Anne, King, Seattle, Washington Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    GYGER Karolena 'Lena' - 1890's late
    GYGER Karolena "Lena" - 1890's late
    with sisters, Minnie, Ida, and "Lizzie"
    SCHWALD Johann Friedrich 'Fred' - 1898
    SCHWALD Johann Friedrich "Fred" - 1898
    with wife, Elisa "Lizzie" Gyger
    Schwald & Co. Grocery Store
    Schwald & Co. Grocery Store
    Fred Schwald & Lizzie Gyger's Grocery Store, Greenlake, WA

    Documents
    SCHWALD Johann Friedrich 'Fred' - 1898 Marriage license
    SCHWALD Johann Friedrich "Fred" - 1898 Marriage license
    Office of County Auditor King County, Washington;
    Witness: Fred Kropf
    SCHWALD Johann Friedrich 'Fred' & GYGER Eliza 'Lizzie' - 1898 Marriage record
    SCHWALD Johann Friedrich "Fred" & GYGER Eliza "Lizzie" - 1898 Marriage record
    322 Oak St., Seattle King County, Washington (bride's home);
    Witnesses: Minnie S. Gyger & R. Morganthaler
    Evangelical Minister: August Ernst

    Maps
    MAP Bern, Switzerland
    MAP Bern, Switzerland
    MAP Bern, Switzerland

  • Sources 
    1. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 40 [363]; 40/67, 30 Jul 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - Lee Centre, Oneida, New York
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #362
      25. David Gyger - 32 - M - Farm Laborer - _ - Switzerland
      26. Catharine Gyger - 26 - F - Keeping House - _ - Switzerland
      27. Godfrey Gyger - 6 - M - _ - _ - Switzerland
      28. Caroline Gyger - 4 - F - _ - _ - Switzerland
      29. Alice Gyger - 2 - F - _ - _ - Switzerland

    2. [S171] CENSUS 1880 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 19D [482]; 18/30, 14 Jun 1880.
      1880 CENSUS - Dist. 164, Crane Township, Wyandot, Ohio
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - RELATIONSHIP - CIVIL CONDITION S/M/W - OCCUPATION - BORN: self/father/mother
      FAMILY #124
      29. David Geiger - 40 - _ - M - Farmer - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland
      30. Catharine Geiger - 37 - Wife - M - Housekeeping - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland
      31. Gottfried Geiger - 15 - Son - S - At Home - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      32. Caroline Geiger - 14 - Daughter - S - At Home - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      33. Eliza Geiger - 12 - Daughter - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      34. Emil Geiger - 10 - Son - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      35. Albert Geiger - 8 - Son - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      36. Ida M. Geiger - 5 - Daughter - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      37. Minnie S Geiger - 3 - Daughter - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland

    3. [S108] AVS-Death - Certificate, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQMQ-XXL, 10 Oct 1937.
      DEATH CERTIFICATE (Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960)
      RECORD IMAGE: Film # 004222407 (image #888/2406)
      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XHR9-5NS
      Record No.: 673
      Registrar's No.: 158
      Name: LIZZIE SCHWALD
      Death Date: 09:45 AM, 10 Oct 1937
      Death Place: 8923 2 Ave. N.E., Seattle, King, Washington
      Cause of Death: Carcinoma of throat and internal ear
      Sex: Female
      Race: White
      Age: 69y 5m 24d
      Birth Date: 16 Apr 1868
      Birth Place: Switzerland
      Occupation: Housewife
      Marital Status: Married
      Husband's Name: Fred Schwald
      Father's Name: David Gyger
      Father's Birth Place: Switzerland
      Mother's Maiden Name: Katherine Leuthold
      Mother's Birth Place: Switzerland
      Burial Date: 12 Oct 1937
      Burial Place: Mt. Pleasant
      Informant: Fred Schwald
      Informant's Address: 6923 2 Ave. N.E., Seattle, (King), Wn (Washington)

    4. [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5506712/elisa-schwald.
      BURIAL
      ELISA "LIZZIE" GYGER SCHWALD
      BIRTH: 16 Apr 1868
      Bern, Switzerland
      DEATH 10 Oct 1937 (aged 69)
      Seattle, King County, Washington
      BURIAL
      Mount Pleasant Cemetery
      Seattle, King County, Washington

      FAMILY MEMBERS
      Spouse: Johann Friedrich Schwald 1874-1951 (m. 1898)
      Children:
      Lester Reinhart Schwald 1898-1975
      Baby Girl Schwald 1899-1900
      Bernice Ruth Schwald 1900-1920
      Benjamin Philip Schwald 1901-1988
      Winifred N. Schwald Carpenter 1903-1929
      Paul D Schwald 1905-1984
      Kenneth David Schwald 1906-1992
      Baby Boy Schwald 1908-1908

      Parents:
      David Gyger 1840-1913
      Catherine Leuthold Gyger 1843-1891
      Siblings:
      Godfred Gyger 1864-1915
      Caroline Karolena Gyger Reinhardt 1866-1940
      Emil Gyger 1870-1916
      John Albert Gyger 1872-1910 (m. 1894)
      Ida Matilda Gyger Ernst 1875-1959
      Minnie S Gyger Rahe 1877-1904
      Alfred E Geiger 1881-1948

    5. [S127] AVS-Marriage - Certificate, page 6/358, 6 Jan 1898.
      MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013, ancestry.com)
      RECORD IMAGE: King (County) Marriages 1898 Jan-Apr
      Marriage Date: 6 Jan 1898
      Marriage Place: Home of the bride, 322 Oak St., Seattle (King), Washington
      Marriage Certificate No.:
      Name: FRED SCHWALD
      Residence: King County
      Spouse's Name: LIZZIE GYGER
      Spouse's Residence: King County
      Witnesses: Minnie S. Gyger and Robert Morganthaler
      Married by: August Ernst, Evangelical Minister, 820 Harrison St., Seattle, (King), Washington

    6. [S173] CENSUS 1900 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), pages 8B-9A (182-183); (16-17/49), 5 Jun 1900.
      1900 CENSUS - Dist. 114, Ward 08, Seattle, King, Washington
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - DOB - AGE - MARRIED/SINGLE - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILDREN BORN/#CHILDREN LIVING - BIRTHPLACE: Self/Father/Mother - OCCUPATION - YR IMMG/YRS IN USA/NAT - HOME: O/R - H/F
      FAMILY #161
      ADDRESS: 330 3rd Ave. N.
      95. Charles Ernst - Head - _/1872 - 28 - M - 3 - _ - Mo/Germany/Germany - _ - Plumber - R - H
      96. Ida Ernst - Wife - June 1875 - 24 - M - 3 - 2/2 - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      97. Clarence Ernst - Son - _/1898 - 2 - S - _ - _ - Wash/Mo/Ohio
      98. Leroy Ernst - Son - Mar/1900 - _ - S - _ - _ - Wash/Mo/Ohio
      FAMILY #162
      ADDRESS: 322 3rd Ave. N.
      99. Fred Schwald - Head - _/1876 - 24 - M - 2 - _ - Germany/Germany/Germany - 1897/3/Pa - Gardener - R - H
      100. Lizzie Schwald - Wife - Apr/_ - 32 - M - 2 - 2/2 - Switzerland/Germany/Germany

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      1. Lester Schwald - Son - _/1898 - 2 - S - _ - _ - Wash/Germany/Switzerland
      2. ___ Schwald - Daughter - July/1899 - 10/12 - S - _ - _ - Wash/Germany/Switzerland

      FAMILY #163
      ADDRESS: 318 3rd Ave. N.
      3. Christ Rinehart - Head - June/1863 - 36 - M - 12 - _ - Switzerland/Germany/Germany - 1882/18/Na - Day Laborer - R - H
      4. Lena Rinehart - Wife - _/1866 - 34 - M - 12 - 1/1 - Switzerland/Germany/Switzerland
      5. Esther Rinehart - Daughter - July 1899 - 10/12 - S - _ - _ - Wash/Switzerland/Switzerland
      6. Alfred Gyger - Bro - Jan/1882 - 18 - S - _ - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland - Day Laborer

    7. [S175] CENSUS 1910 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 9A [46]; 17/24, 25 Apr 1910.
      1910 CENSUS - Dist. 187, Seattle Ward 11, King, Washington
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - AGE - SINGLE/MARRIED - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILD: Born/Living - BORN: Self/Father/Mother - CITIZEN Yr. Imm/Nat-Al - OCCUPATION - HOME: Own/Rent_Home/Farm
      FAMILY #190
      ADDRESS: 6950 Woodlawn
      29. Fred Schwald - Head - 36 - M1 - 12 - _ - Germany/Germany/Germany - 1897/Al - Gardener/Green House - R_H
      30. Lizzie Schwald - Wife - 42 - M1 - 12 - 7/6 - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland - 1870/_ - Proprietor/Grocery
      31. Lester Schwald - Son - 11 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Germany/Switzerland - _ - None
      32. Bernice Schwald - Daughter - 9 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Germany/Switzerland - _ - None
      33. Benjamin Schwald - Son - 8 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Germany/Switzerland - _ - None
      34. Winnie Schwald - Daughter - 6 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Germany/Switzerland - _ - None
      35. Paul Schwald - Son - 5 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Germany/Switzerland - _ - None
      36. Kenneth Schwald - Son - 3 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Germany/Switzerland - _ - None

      37. Louis Ernest - Boarder - 68 - Wd - _ - _ - Germany/Germany/Germany - 1870/Na - Proprietor/Grocery

    8. [S176] CENSUS 1920 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 2711B [69]; 8/11, 2 Feb 1920.
      1920 CENSUS - District 50, Maple Leaf Precinct (Seattle), King, Washington
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - HOME Own/Rent - AGE - SINGLE/MARRIED/WIDOWED - BORN: Self/Father/Mother - Yr Immig/Natura - OCCUPATION/INDUSTRY
      FAMILY #97
      ADDRESS: 8519 Fifth Avenue
      74. Fred Schwald - Head - O - 45 - M - Kandern, Germany/Germany/Germany - 1895/Al - Teamster/Delivering
      75. Eliza Schwald - Wife - _ - 51 - M - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland - 1871 - None
      76. Lester R. Schwald - Son - 21 - S - Washington/Kandern, Germany/Switzerland - _ - Cooper/Cooperage
      77. Bernice R. Schwald - Daughter - 19 - S - Washington/Kandern, Germany/Switzerland - _ - None
      78 Benjamin Schwald - Son - 18 - S - Washington/Kandern, Germany/Switzerland - _ - Machinist/Auto Repair
      79. Winnie N. Schwald - Daughter - 16 - S - Washington/Kandern, Germany/Switzerland - _ - Ticket Sorter/Mail Order House
      80. Paul O. Schwald - Son - 14 - S - Washington/Kandern, Germany/Switzerland - _ - None
      81. Kenneth Schwald - Son - 13 - S - Washington/Kandern, Germany/Switzerland - _ - None

    9. [S177] CENSUS 1930 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 5B [30]; 10/56, 2 Apr 1930.
      1930 CENSUS - District 320, Maple Leaft (Seattle), King, Washington
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - HOME Owned/Rented_Value of Home/Rent - AGE AT LAST BDAY - MARITAL CONDITION - AGE AT 1ST MARR - BORN: Self/Father/Mother - IMMIGRATION: Yr/Naturalized - OCCUPATION
      FAMILY #132
      ADDRESS: R F D 12, Bx 707-8
      88. Fred Schwald - Head - O_$4000 - 56 - M - 22 - Germany-Kandern/Germany/Germany - Un - Boxmaker/Clothing Factory
      89. Lizzie Schwald - Wife - _ - 61 - M - 29 - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland - Un - None
      90. Paul O. Schwald - Son - _ - 25 - S - _ - Washington/Germany-Kandern/Switzerland - _ - Cooper/Cooperage
      91. Kenneth D. Schwald - Son - _ - 23 - S - _ - Washington/Germany-Kandern/Switzerland - _ - None
      92. Betty A. Schwald - Grand Daughter - _ - 3-11/12 - S - _ - Washington/Washington/Norway
      93. Lester O. Schwald - Grand Son - _ - 3 - S - _ - Washington/Washington/Norway