| ![Show Contents]() Schwarte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Thuringia, which is located between Hessen and Lower Saxony in the west and Saxony in the east, is the noble birthplace of the name Schwarte. It is derived from the low German word "Schwarze," which means "black," or "swarthy." Early Origins of the Schwarte familyThe surname Schwarte was first found in the Thuringian region, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System. Chronicles trace the use of "Schwarz" as a name as far back as the seventh century, when two brothers, "der schwarze und der weisse Ewald," worked as missionaries in Westphalia. Early History of the Schwarte familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schwarte research. Another 158 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1487, 1530, 1602, 1621, 1638, 1710, 1801, 1858 and 1867 are included under the topic Early Schwarte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Schwarte Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Schwartz, Swartz, Schwarz, Schwartze, Schwarte and others. Early Notables of the Schwarte familyNotable members of the surname Schwarte in this period were Martin Schwartz (died 1487), Captain of mercenaries, who was chosen leader of the band of two thousand Germans which Margaret, dowager duchess of Burgundy, sent over from the Low Countries to aid Lambert Simnel in 1487. "The little army which Schwartz commanded was joined by a number of Irish under Thomas Fitzgerald (not, as is sometimes stated, the Earl of Kildare). On 8 May Henry VII settled down to await them at Kenilworth. Schwartz and his friends...
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 Schwarte migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Schwarte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Johan Herm Schwarte, aged 28, who arrived in Missouri in 1839 1
- Alois Schwarte, aged 33, who landed in Missouri in 1847 1
- M A Schwarte, who landed in America in 1850 1
| Historic Events for the Schwarte family | + |
- Mr. Friedrich Wilhelm August Schwarte, English 1st Class Passenger residing in New York, New York, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 2
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 7) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
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Schwarte migration to the United States 
