Mr. Sweitzer died in the Somerset County Alms Home and Hospital where he was a patient since Oct. 6, 1898, 41 years 6 months 18 days. He was buried in the County Home Cemetery, Somerset, PA, on April 27, 1940. Source: Death Certificate File # 42738. Birthdate, birthplace, Parent names were all unknown. Age was listed as about 92. This would place birth year at 1848. The birthyear varied with each census.

Since the County Home Cemetery is not represented on Findagrave, I am placing the memorial in the nearby Union Cemetery, Somerset, PA.

1940 United States Federal Census
Enumerated April 3, 1940
Name: William Sweitzer
Age: 82 [?]
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858 [?]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Patient
Home in 1940: Somerset, Somerset, Pa
Residence in 1935: Same House
Institution: Somerset Co Home And Hospital
Attended School or College: No
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 3
William Sweitzer 82 [?]

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: William Sweltzer [Sweitzer]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1850 [?]
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Race: White
Home in 1930: Somerset, Somerset, Pa
[Institution: Somerset Co Home And Hospital]
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Inmate
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
William Sweitzer 80 [?]

1920 United States Federal Census
about William Sweitzer Name: William Sweitzer
Age: 77 [?]
Birth Year: abt 1843 [?]
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1920: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania
[Somerset County Alms Home & Hospital]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
William Sweitzer 77 [?]

1910 United States Federal Census
about William Sweitzer Name: William Sweitzer
Age in 1910: 34 [?]
Birth Year: abt 1876 [?]
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1910: Somerset, Somerset, Pa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Inmate
[Somerset County Alms Home & Hospital]
Marital Status: Single

1900 United States Federal Census
about William Sweitzer Name: William Sweitzer
Age: 33 [?]
Birth Date: 1866 [?]
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1900: Somerset, Somerset, Pa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Inmate
[Somerset County Alms Home & Hospital]
Marital Status: Single
William Sweitzer 33 [?]

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: William Sweitzer
Age: 16 [?]
Birth Year: abt 1864 [?]
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1880: Somerset, Somerset, Pa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
[Somerset County Alms Home & Hospital]
Cannot read/write
Idiotic or insane: Yes
William Sweitzer 16 [?]

U.S. Federal Census - 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes
Name: William Sweitzer
Township: Somerset
County: Somerset
State: Pennsylvania
Previous Residence: Milford, Somerset
Entered 1874, Idiotic
Enumeration Date: 1 Jun 1880
Schedule Type: Pauper and Indigent Inhabitants in Institutions, Poor-Houses or Asylums, or Boarded at Public Expense in Private Houses
Schedule Page: 21
Schedule Line: 44
Page: 1
Line Number: 36

U.S. Federal Census - 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes
about William Sweitzer Name: William Sweitzer
Township: Alms House
County: Somerset
State: Pennsylvania
Enumeration Date: Jun 1880
Schedule Type: Homeless Children
Schedule Page: 21
Schedule Line: 44
Line Number: 05

U.S. Federal Census - 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes
about William Sweetzer Name: William Sweetzer
Township: Alms House
County: Somerset
State: Pennsylvania
Previous Residence: Milford, Somerset
Enumeration Date: Jun 1880
Schedule Type: Idiots
Schedule Page: 21
Schedule Line: 44
Line Number: 05

Brother:
U.S. Federal Census - 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes
about John Sweitzer Name: John Sweitzer
Township: Alms House
County: Somerset
State: Pennsylvania
Previous Residence: Milford, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Enumeration Date: 1 Jun 1880
Schedule Type: Pauper and Indigent Inhabitants in Institutions, Poor-Houses or Asylums, or Boarded at Public Expense in Private Houses
Schedule Page: 22
Schedule Line: 12
Page: 2
Line Number: 10