Family Record Hunter

If it weren’t for his wife, there would be no definitive proof. Regina Swortzel is the linchpin that ties Johannes Schwertzel, also known as John A Swortzel, to his father, Johan Henrich Schwartzel , and family in Pennsylvania. Through this post I hope to definitely link Johannes to this Schwartzel family and subsequently those families who moved to Greene, TN; Montgomery, OH; and Mifflin, PA.

I don't remember how I happened upon this case. Google may have magically included it in my ads because it knew I was looking for it. However I stumbled upon it, I'm glad I did because it ties together a couple of theories I had been piecing together about the origins of the Swatzel family in Greene County, Tennessee.

Another successful record hunt is in the books. This time my focus was on Greene County, Tennessee but also included nearby Cocke, Sullivan, and Washington Counties. The primary target for this hunt was Philip Swatzel and his immediate family.  

This is one of my favorite finds from my family record hunts. Not that it was hard to find - It was actually saved by many other members of the family - but because of the first hand account of history that it provides.