E. P. SWART, one of the leading photographers and thoroughly enterprising citizens of the borough of Washington, was born in Amwell township, Washington Co., Penn., July 31, 1861. His father, Amos Swart, also a native of Amwell township, and by occupation a farmer, married in 1849 Miss Sidney Horn, a daughter of John Horn, of Amwell township. Mr. and Mrs. Swart resided in that township until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, when he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Fortieth P. V. I., serving from 1861 until May, 1864, when he was shot dead in the battle of the Wilderness, the bullet passing through his brain. Shortly before this event, and while Mr. Swart was visiting his home, on furlough, his house was burned, a melancholy verification of the adage that "troubles seldom come singly." The family then moved to Washington, and some time later Mrs. Swart was married to G. W. Moninger, of Amwell township, where she now resides, again a widow. By her first marriage she had five children, viz.: John H. (deceased), Josephine (wife of William I. Lindley, of Morris township), Mina (Mrs. A. S. Burns, residing in Washington), Warren (in Iowa) and E. P. Swart. By her second marriage she became the mother of two children: Grant and Frank I. Moninger, both residents of Amwell township. E. P. Swart, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated in his native township, and in 1881 he went to Iowa, where he learned the photographic art, which line of business he has since followed with eminent success. In 1889 he returned to Washington, and about a year later established himself in his present business, which enjoys a large and increasing patronage. In 1883 Mr. Swart was married to Miss Belle A. Beebe, a member of one of the prominent families of Michigan. In February, 1889, she died, leaving three children: Mamie, Edgar A. and Ruth, the latter of whom died at the age of ten months. Politically Mr. Swart is a Republican, and while a resident of Iowa he held various township offices. Socially he is a member of the I. O. O. F., the Jr. O. U. A. M., and the I. O. H. and National Union.

Text taken from page 305 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed February 1998 by Sherry Norton of Anaheim, CA as part of the Beers Project. Published February 1998 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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