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Dora Ellen Sweeney 1871–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1871

Birth Location: Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 1950

Death Location: Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: GS Sweeney

Mother: Delia Green

Spouse(s): Mark Wall

Children(s): Ruth Wall, Harold Wall, Grace Wall, Clarence Wall, Carl Wall, Kitty Wall, Leverne Wall, Mark Wall, Mary Wall

The story of Dora Ellen Sweeney began in 1871 in Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA. In 1880, Dora Ellen Sweeney resided in Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA. In 1900, Dora Ellen Sweeney resided in Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA. Dora Ellen Sweeney married Mark Thomas Wall, and had children including Carl Anderson Wall, Clarence Leslie Wall, Grace M Wall, Harold P Wall, Kitty May Wall, Leverne Wall, Mark Alfred Wall, Mary Ellen Wall, Ruth Wall. Dora Ellen Sweeney passed away in 1950 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Dora Ellen Sweeney began in 1871 in Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, Dora Ellen Sweeney resided in Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1900, Dora Ellen Sweeney resided in Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA.
  • Dora Ellen Sweeney married Mark Thomas Wall, and had children including Carl Anderson Wall, Clarence Leslie Wall, Grace M Wall, Harold P Wall, Kitty May Wall, Leverne Wall, Mark Alfred Wall, Mary Ellen Wall, Ruth Wall.
  • Dora Ellen Sweeney passed away in 1950 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

GS Sweeney
1833–1907
Birth Location: Putnam County, Indiana, USA
GS
Delia Green
1836–1924
Birth Location: Ripley County, Indiana, USA
DG

Spouses(s)

Mark Wall
1874–1933
Birth Location: Illinois
MW

Children(s)

Ruth Wall
1917–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
RW
Harold Wall
1904–1963
Birth Location: Iroquois, Illinois, USA
HW
Grace Wall
1897–1990
Birth Location: Shelby County, Illinois, USA
GW
Clarence Wall
1900–1968
Birth Location: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
CW
Carl Wall
1901–1961
Birth Location: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
CW
Kitty Wall
1907–2001
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
KW
Leverne Wall
1910–
Birth Location: Illinois
LW
Mark Wall
1913–1990
Birth Location: Watseka, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
MW
Mary Wall
1913–1997
Birth Location: Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
MW

Dora Sweeney's Ancestors

Self
Dora Sweeney
1871–1950
Birth Place: Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Parents
GS Joseph Sweeney
1833–1907
Putnam County, Indiana, USA
Delia (M) Green
1836–1924
Ripley County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
GS (John Sweeney) Sr
1800–1856
North Carolina, USA
GS (Harriett Alice) Collins
–1836
Kentucky, USA
GS (Jones) Green
1805–1865
New York, USA
GS (Barbara) Bean
1803–1886
Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
GS Sweeney
1779–
GS Marin
1779–
GS Green
1758–1821
GS Hix
1771–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GS Greene
1731–1778
Nancy Justice
1729–1780
GS III
1748–1815
GS Simpson
1750–1850

Dora Sweeney's Descendants

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Dora (Ellen) Sweeney (17 Oct 1871–26 Dec 1950) m. Mark (Thomas) Wall (abt 1874–1933)
  1. 1. Ruth Wall 1917–
  2. 2. Harold (P.) Wall 1904–1963 m. Lilafay (Katherine) Toelstede 1908–1999
    1. 1. Gerald (Harold) Wall 1927–1997
  3. 3. Grace (M.) Wall 1897–1990 m. Farrell (Dewey) Cushman 1898–1973
    1. 1. Kenneth (Wallace) Cushman 1931–2010
    2. 2. Violet (Aileen) Cushman 1922–2003
    3. 3. Harold Cushman 1921–
    4. 4. Bernard Cushman 1925–
    5. 5. Darwin (Gene Cushman) Sr 1926–1998
      1. 1. Darwin ("Gene" Cushman) Jr 1950–2022
    6. 6. Helen (F) Cushman 1919–
  4. 4. Clarence (Leslie) Wall 1900–1968 m. Edith (Gertrude) Starkey 1904–1984
    1. 1. Betty (L.) Wall 1925–
    2. 2. Wayne (L.) Wall 1927–2013
  5. 5. Carl (Anderson) Wall 1901–1961 m. Viola I. 1909–1961
    1. 1. Thomas Wall 1935–1935
  6. 6. Kitty (May) Wall 1907–2001 m. Aretas (Arnold) Dayton 1907–1998
  7. 7. Leverne Wall 1910–
  8. 8. Mark (Alfred) Wall 1913–1990 m. Freda (Marie) Decker 1915–2006
  9. 9. Mary (Ellen) Wall 1913–1997 m. Clifford (H.) Mayotte 1907–1984

Dora Sweeney's Timeline

10 Records

1871
17 Oct 1871
Birth of Dora Ellen Sweeney in Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 9
Dora Ellen Sweeney resided here in Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 29
Dora Ellen Sweeney resided here in Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 39
Dora Ellen Sweeney resided here in Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 49
Dora Ellen Sweeney resided here in Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 59
Dora Ellen Sweeney resided here in Middleport, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Middleport, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 64
Dora Ellen Sweeney resided here in Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois
Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 69
Dora Ellen Sweeney resided here in Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 79
Dora Ellen Sweeney resided here in Crescent, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Crescent, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
1950
26 Dec 1950
Age 79
Death of Dora Ellen Sweeney in Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1871
    Event Place: Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00813; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 38-53
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T625_372; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 84
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Middleport, Iroquois, Illinois; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0034
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: 214; Page: 234D; Enumeration District: 134
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0018
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T624_292; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1374305
    [7] Illinois, County Marriages
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Crescent, Iroquois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: 214; Page: 234D; Enumeration District: 134

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0018

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T624_292; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1374305

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T625_372; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 84

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Middleport, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Middleport, Iroquois, Illinois; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0034

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00813; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 38-53

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00813; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 38-53

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Crescent, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Crescent, Iroquois

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Crescent City
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1950
    Event Place: Crescent City, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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