Circa 1917. Sam & Marie courting, gathering May flowers with friends. Sam is second from left & Marie is third from left.
Circa 1917. Sam & Marie courting.
Dorothy discusses Marie's parents, Swiss immigrants Gottfried & Leah Gruber.
Sam & Marie (Gruber) Schwab wedding photo, July 31, 1917,
married at the Greenwood County Courthouse in Eureka, KS. Marie's older sister Leah Gruber made Marie's wedding dress.
Dorothy, Sam & Marie's youngest daughter, recounts early childhood memories of her home.
More childhood memories and reflections on siblings.
Rescuing a Preemie.
Paul Schwab
Charles Schwab
Vernon Schwab
Childhood Games & Entertainment.
Maxine Schwab
Fred Schwab
Dorothy Schwab
Dorothy & Leonard Schwab
Fred Schwab, USAF Pilot,
joined in 1951
Served during Vietnam War
Maxine & Dorothy Schwab
Paul Schwab & Kenny Gruber (first cousins).
Charles & Fred Schwab
Fred Schwab
Charles Schwab
Charles & Maxine Schwab
Sam Schwab family farm, 3 miles east of Madison. L to R: Sam, Fred, Vernon, & Charles Schwab.
Fred & Charles Schwab
Dorothy, Vernon & Lenny Schwab
Dorothy Schwab
@ John Fox's house. John's wife
was Dorothy's sewing instructor.
Vernon & Fred Schwab
Maxine & Marie Schwab
Dorothy & Karen Schwab
Maxine, Marie, & Dorothy Schwab
L to R: Sam, Marie, Arlene (Knapp) Schwab, Dorothy, & Vernon Schwab
Childhood Chores, Routines & Education.
Stories about Sam & Marie Schwab.
Coyote hunting in the Flinthills. Coyotes were considered pests since they killed newborn calves among herds in the Flinthills pastures. Sam Schwab is in the right forefront on his favorite horse Brownie. The number of coyote pelts indicate a successful hunt.
Coyote hunt in the Flinthills. Sam Schwab is third from the right.
Coyote hunt in the Flinthills.
Coyote hunt in the Flinthills.
Sam Schwab
Beautiful, bucolic Flinthills approximately 2 miles east of Sam Schwab home. Maria photographed this scene on a jog through the Flinthills.
Beautiful, bucolic Flinthills approximately 2 miles east of Sam Schwab home.
Present-day Sam Schwab home, 3 miles east of Madison.
Present-day barn located just west of Sam Schwab home, 3 miles east of Madison.