Alfons Louis Schwartz

Alfons was the son of Joseph and Sophie (Loika) Schwartz. He was born June 10, 1906, in Moravia, Texas, the 10th of 14 children to live past infancy.    

Growing up in a musical family, Alfons joined his father and brothers Otto and Bill in playing the accordion. As an adult, he liked to sing songs, enjoyed dancing and played a "French harp" (harmonica).  

Joseph Schwartz offered Alfons and Celeste  Wenglar the Vrana house and farm, just south of the home place after they married. The house had been empty since Ed and Martha Kocich had moved out in 1927.   The large wedding at the Wengler home was October 29, 1928. The dance was held upstairs in the old two-story Blahuta Store.  The total cost for the hall was $5, and the band played all day and again at night for $9.   

Alfonse and Celeste lived on the Vrana place where Georgie in 1929, and Joan in 1932 were born.  The family later moved on the Ed Havel place, which was owned by Joseph.  It was across Rocky Creek from the Schwartz home. 

They lived there for 14 years, raising cotton, corn, hegari, sugar cane for syrup and gardening. Bobby was born on this place in 1939.  In 1946, Alfons and Celestie, along with John and Edith Schwartz, bought the Holub farm near Moravia. John bought half of the farm, and Alfons the other half. They lived in an existing house.  They raised turkeys, cotton and corn.