Johann Wilhelm Schwarz was born in Württemberg, Germany.  He emigrated to America probably with his parents and settled in Scioto County Ohio.  There he met and married a Hessian emigree named Barbara.

The 1860 census shows Johann (John) aged 22 years.  He, his wife and two small children were living in a brewhouse in the city center of Portsmouth, Ohio.  His estate is listed at $100.  They ran the brewery for seven more years.

Schwarz died on the 18th of March, 1867 at age 29.