Born to Dennis Segal Swart (1836-1914) & Lydia Huffman Swart (1839-1911), both of Harrison, MO.

James married Sarah Alma Luella Randolph (1882-1962) on Sept. 16, 1899, in Perry, Noble County, OK.

Eight children:
• Florence Nettie Swart Garrett Newman Keith (10/21/1900-8/30/1983 in San Bernardino, CA)
• Alice Violet Swart Yost (1903-1983)
• Franklin Seigel Swart (1904-1967)
• James Otis Swart (1906-1982)
• Dennis Morrison Swart (1911-1929)
• William Elwood Swart (1914-1990)
• Harper Arthur Swart (1918-1934)
• Edna Swart Thomason Shebeck

The initial A. does not stand for anything, according to James' granddaughter. It's just an initial. Although James' obituary says he was born in Pennsylvania, he was actually born in Missouri, where his parents had moved in 1857.

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From the Stillwater (OK) News Press, October 1939:

James A. Swart, 79, died Wednesday, October 4, 1939, at his home six and one-half miles northwest of Stillwater, Ok. Funeral service had not been arranged Thursday at noon pending arrival of children from California.

Interment will be in Fairlawn Cemetery here under direction of Strode Funeral Home.

James A. Swart was born February 11, 1860, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Swart. When he was seven years old, his parents moved from Pennsylvania to Clark County, Missouri, and then to Vernon County. When he was 21 years old, he went to Barton County to live. In 1889 he and his brother, Sherman, made the run into Oklahoma and he staked the claim where he lived until time of his death.

He was married September 4, 1899, at Perry to Sarah Randolph, who survives him.

Survivors include three sons and three daughters, Frank S. Swart, Tipton, Calif.; James Otis Swart of the home address; William E. Swart, Vega, Tex.; Mrs. Florence Newman, Pomona, Calif.; Mrs. Alice Yost, Tipton, Calif.; and Mrs. Edna Thomason, Stillwater.

Two sons preceded the father in death, Dennis Morrison Swart in 1929 and Harper Arthur Swart in 1934.

There are three sisters and one brother, Mrs. Annie Adamson, Garland, Kan.; Mrs. Alice Lee, Fort Scott, Kan.; Mrs. Lydia Morris, Fort Scott, Kan.; and Dr. W.S. Swart, Girard, Kan. Eleven grandchildren also survive. Decedent was the oldest of eleven children.