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Schwartz, Joel P. (1905-1962)
From Biograph
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1962 Apr 12 p. 3
Birth date: 1905
text of obituary:
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Joel P. Schwartz, 57, an Amish farmer of near Centerville, Mich. was killed last week and his wife critically wounded by a 21-year-old youth who had been refused permission to date their 16-year-old daughter. The two were shot by Carlyle Alan Schragg who lives on an adjoining farm. The shooting reportedly occurred after the parents had rejected the would-be suitor because of religious differences.