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Austin B Sweet 1838 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1838

Birth Location: Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1920

Death Location: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA

Father: Nathaniel Sweet

Mother: Elizabeth Maddox

Spouse(s): Mary Johnson

Children(s): Mahala Sweet, Richard Sweet, Isaac Sweet, Andrew Sweet, Stella Sweet, Daisy Sweet, Martha Sweet

In 1838, Austin B Sweet entered the world in Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA, born to Nathaniel Sweet and Elizabeth Maddox. Austin B Sweet married Mary Ellen Johnson, and had children including Mahala Elizabeth Sweet, Richard Morgan Sweet, Isaac Nathaniel Sweet, Andrew Jackson Sweet, Stella Mae Sweet, Daisy Laura Sweet, Martha Sweet. Austin B Sweet passed away in 1920 in Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1838, Austin B Sweet entered the world in Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA, born to Nathaniel Sweet and Elizabeth Maddox.
  • Austin B Sweet married Mary Ellen Johnson, and had children including Mahala Elizabeth Sweet, Richard Morgan Sweet, Isaac Nathaniel Sweet, Andrew Jackson Sweet, Stella Mae Sweet, Daisy Laura Sweet, Martha Sweet.
  • Austin B Sweet passed away in 1920 in Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Sweet
1800 – 1874
Birth Location: Fleming, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Maddox
1802 – 1878
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Johnson
1842 – 1921
Birth Location: Clark, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Mahala Sweet
1860 – 1920
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Richard Sweet
1861 – 1937
Birth Location: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
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Isaac Sweet
1870 – 1932
Birth Location: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
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Andrew Sweet
1878 – 1949
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Stella Sweet
1879 – 1954
Birth Location: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
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Daisy Sweet
1881 – 1935
Birth Location: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
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Martha Sweet
1884 – 1968
Birth Location: –
MS

Austin Sweet's Ancestors

Self
Austin Sweet
1838 – 1920
Birth Place: Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Sweet
1800 – 1874
Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Maddox
1802 – 1878
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William Sweet
1769 – 1830
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Mershon
1775 – 1840
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Mershon
1750 – 1813
Martha Stevens
1752 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Mershon
1706 – 1793
Francinah Anderson
1714 – 1796
Benjamin Stevens
1699 – 1763
Sarah Anderson

Austin Sweet's Descendants

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Austin (B) Sweet (11 Feb 1838 – 16 Feb 1920) m. Mary (Ellen) Johnson (6 Mar 1842 – 19 Apr 1921)
  1. 1. Mahala (Elizabeth) Sweet (3 Jan 1860 – 13 Apr 1920) m. Lewis (Taylor) Lowry (7 Dec 1849 – 20 Aug 1920)
    1. 1. Ellsworth Lowry (20 Jul 1879 – 29 Dec 1958) m. Ethel Stryker (21 Mar 1892 – 1 Jul 1958)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jean) Lowry (7 Feb 1921 – 16 Nov 2003)
      2. 2. David (Todd) Lowry (5 Mar 1927 – 15 Sep 2002)
    2. 2. Doris (Marie) Lowry (4 Aug 1898 – 20 May 1986) m. Chester Kurts (22 Jul 1895 – 1970)
    3. 3. Modena (Irene) Lowry (9 May 1904 – 6 Jul 1995)
  2. 2. Richard (Morgan) Sweet (7 Aug 1861 – 13 Apr 1937) m. Cora (Isabel) Tapscott (1869 – 1932)
    1. 1. Ithamar Sweet (1 Dec 1885 – 25 Oct 1918)
    2. 2. Charles (Leroy) Sweet (3 Dec 1889 – 29 Mar 1960) m. Cora (Isabelle) Lewis (24 Jun 1896 – Jul 1983)
    3. 3. Emma (Pearl) Sweet (12 Oct 1890 – 9 Jul 1922) m. Benjamin (Harrison) Waymire (8 Dec 1888 – )
    4. 4. Ruth (Isabel) Sweet (2 Jul 1901 – 9 Feb 1973) m. Aaron (Richard) Shotts (9 Dec 1894 – 15 Aug 1975)
  3. 3. Isaac (Nathaniel) Sweet (14 Feb 1870 – 4 Dec 1932) m. Jennie Sanders (May 1866 – 1952)
    1. 1. Olin (Isaac) Sweet (21 May 1895 – 16 Aug 1961) m. Hazel (Mae) Tingley (28 Aug 1893 – 31 Jan 1965)
      1. 1. Rexford (Eugene) Sweet (22 Aug 1916 – 26 Feb 1982)
      2. 2. Max (Leon) Sweet (12 Jun 1926 – 19 Nov 2005)
    2. 2. Pearl (Zephra) Sweet (10 Mar 1900 – 28 Sep 1993) m. Donald (Eugene) Tingley (22 Jun 1897 – 1 May 1928)
      1. 1. Dale (Ellwood) Tingley (2 Jun 1917 – 24 Sep 1999) m. Nancy (Rogene) Toner (11 Jan 1940 – 6 May 1998)
        1. 1. Dale (Wayne) Tingley (31 Jan 1963 – 30 Apr 1994)
      2. 2. Virginia (Faith) Tingley (3 Aug 1918 – 30 Oct 2006) m. Glen (Washington) Kendall (22 Sep 1914 – 8 Apr 1982)
        1. 1. Robert (Dale) Kendall (13 Jul 1943 – 15 Jul 2001)
      3. 3. Dwight (E) Tingley (1922 – )
      4. 4. Roy (Lee) Tingley (14 Feb 1925 – 9 Jul 2009)
      5. 5. Burdette Tingley (1 Jan 1927 – 28 Mar 1988)
    3. 3. Austin (W) Sweet (15 Dec 1906 – Aug 1971)
  4. 4. Andrew (Jackson) Sweet (2 Feb 1878 – 31 Mar 1949) m. Eliza (Grace) Buckle (1 Nov 1882 – Oct 1970)
    1. 1. Gladys (Marian) Sweet (24 Apr 1901 – 21 Jun 1996)
    2. 2. Russell Sweet (17 Feb 1902 – 22 Nov 1987) m. Lydia (Luella) Austin (4 Jul 1907 – 21 Nov 1985)
    3. 3. Noel Sweet (1906 – 1955)
    4. 4. Donald Sweet (1912 – )
  5. 5. Stella (Mae) Sweet (6 Sep 1879 – 22 Dec 1954) m. Harve (N) Willison (19 Dec 1874 – 22 Sep 1969)
    1. 1. Ernest (Andrew) Willison (30 Jun 1896 – 12 Nov 1980) m. Emma (E) Jacobs (20 Jul 1898 – 1 Nov 1986)
  6. 6. Daisy (Laura) Sweet (18 Dec 1881 – 6 Jan 1935) m. Frank (C) Macy (May 1887 – 24 Mar 1939)
    1. 1. Paul (F) Macy (11 Dec 1909 – 2 Oct 1947) m. Dorothy (Lois) Repschlager (17 Jun 1911 – 16 Apr 2005)
    2. 2. Mabel (Pauline) Macy (3 Dec 1912 – 12 Jul 1986)
    3. 3. Thelma (Marian) Macy (15 Sep 1913 – 13 Jul 1992) m. James (Earl) Reed (8 Sep 1908 – 8 Dec 1993)
  7. 7. Martha Sweet (5 Dec 1884 – 23 Aug 1968) m. Walter (Matthew) Harlow (17 Oct 1883 – 12 Nov 1961)

Austin Sweet's Timeline

2 Records

1838
11 Feb 1838
Birth of Austin B Sweet in Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA
1920
16 Feb 1920
Age 82
Death of Austin B Sweet in Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
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