Emma Schweer was born in 1896 in Ocheyedan, but moved to Crete, IL in 1905. She learned how to fly aircraft, and trained pilots during World War II. Schweer served as tax collector for Crete until her death in 2001 at the age of 105. She was thought to have been the oldest elected official in the United States at that time.
Emma Schweer was born in 1896 in Ocheyedan, but moved to Crete, IL in 1905. She learned how to fly aircraft, and trained pilots during World War II. Schweer served as tax collector for Crete until her death in 2001 at the age of 105. She was thought to have been the oldest elected official in the United States at that time.
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