Family Tree: Ida Kratzer Schwalm

Pictures and stories of Ida Celeste Kratzer Schwalm

Here is the full picture of Ida Celeste Kratzer Schwalm. She was born Ida Celeste Kratzer on October 28, 1870 in Pennsylvannia. She married Wilson James Schwalm and died in 1940.

Here is a picture of Ida Kratzer Schwalm's children. Mary Alice Gertrude Schwalm is on the right, Clarence Schwalm in seated.

Just for comparison, here is the picture above in its original form. Restoration is a difficult and time consuming process. Feel free to give it a try sometime!

Here is a picture of Ida Kratzer Schwalm's son Clarence Schwalm. He is also Mary Alice Gertrude Schwalm's brother.

Here is another photo of Ida Kratzer Schwalm's children. This one was taken a few years after the one above. Shown again is Clarence Schwalm. Also shown are Ida's other daughters, Beulah and Henrietta Schwalm.

Here are four successive generations. Sarah Laudenslager is the oldest. In this picture she is second from the left. Her daughter, Ida Kratzer Schwalm is left of her, followed on the right by Sarah's granddaughter, Gertrude Schwalm Garver, and finally by Sarah's great-granddaughter, Jane Garver Sterrett.

Here is Ida with her granddaughter and mother. Jane Carolyn Garver is the young girl in the center. Ida Kratzer Schwalm is on the left, and Ida's mother, Sarah Laudenslager Kratzer is to the right.

Here are 5 successive generations. Sarah Laudenslager Kratzer is the oldest one, with the baby in her lap. Her daughter, Ida Kratzer Schwalm is left of her. Ida's son, Clarence Schwalm is behind Ida. Clarence's son, Charles D. Schwalm is to the right of Charles. The baby is Charles D. Schwalm Junior, Sarah Laudenslager Kratzer's great-great-grandson.

The gravesites of Ida Kratzer Schwalm and her husband, Wilson John Schwalm.

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