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Forest Albert Sweet 1888–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 MAY 1888

Birth Location: Scyene, Dallas, Texas, United States

Death Date: 5 DEC 1947

Death Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Father: Lewis Sweet

Mother: Sarah Beeman

Spouse(s): Mary Fitts

Children(s): Albert Sweet, Cora Sweet, Forest Sweet, Mary Sweet, Nina Sweet, Ona Sweet, Orville Sweet, Ralph Sweet

Forest Albert Sweet was born in 1888 in Scyene, Dallas, Texas, United States, the child of Lewis Albert Sweet And Sarah Elizabeth Beeman. In 1920, Forest Albert Sweet resided in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States. Forest Albert Sweet married Mary Fitts, and had children including Albert Brooks Sweet, Cora Sweet, Forest Alvin Sweet, Mary Ann Sweet, Nina June Sweet, Ona Sweet, Orville Kenneth Sweet, Ralph Tildon Sweet. Forest Albert Sweet passed away in 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • Forest Albert Sweet was born in 1888 in Scyene, Dallas, Texas, United States, the child of Lewis Albert Sweet And Sarah Elizabeth Beeman.
  • In 1920, Forest Albert Sweet resided in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States.
  • Forest Albert Sweet married Mary Fitts, and had children including Albert Brooks Sweet, Cora Sweet, Forest Alvin Sweet, Mary Ann Sweet, Nina June Sweet, Ona Sweet, Orville Kenneth Sweet, Ralph Tildon Sweet.
  • Forest Albert Sweet passed away in 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Sweet
1847–1911
Birth Location: Sangamon County, Illinois
LS
Sarah Beeman
1857–1928
Birth Location: Parker Co., Texas
SB

Spouses(s)

Mary Fitts
1890–1981
Birth Location: Belcherville, Texas
MF

Children(s)

Albert Sweet
1917–1996
Birth Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
AS
Cora Sweet
1914–1990
Birth Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
CS
Forest Sweet
1920–1998
Birth Location: Wichita Fall, Texas
FS
Mary Sweet
1933–2010
Birth Location: –
MS
Nina Sweet
1929–1966
Birth Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
NS
Ona Sweet
1911–1987
Birth Location: Anadarko, Oklahoma
OS
Orville Sweet
1923–2007
Birth Location: –
OS
Ralph Sweet
1926–1996
Birth Location: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
RS

Forest Sweet's Ancestors

Self
Forest Sweet
1888–1947
Birth Place: Scyene, Dallas, Texas, United States
Parents
Lewis Albert Sweet
1847–1911
Sangamon County, Illinois
Sarah (Elizabeth) Beeman
1857–1928
Parker Co., Texas
Grandparents
James (Jackson) Beeman
1798–1856
Calhoun Co., Illinois
Elizabeth Baker
1814–1898
Bridgeport, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Artemas Baker
1780–1853
Mehettable Conant
1793–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Baker
1728–1813
Mary Rice
1726–1803
Thatcher Conant
1767–1840
Elizabeth Manley
1769–1845

Forest Sweet's Descendants

1.
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Forest (Albert) Sweet (24 MAY 1888–5 DEC 1947) m. Mary Fitts (APR 1890–14 JUL 1981)
  1. 1. Albert (Brooks) Sweet 1917–1996 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Gallaher 1924–2010
    1. 1. David (Gallaher) Sweet 1947–2010
  2. 2. Cora Sweet 1914–1990 m. James (Melville) Copeland 1908–1944
    1. 1. James (Melville Copeland) Jr 1938–2005 m. Deanie (Ruth) Thompson 1941–1972
  3. 3. Forest (Alvin) Sweet 1920–1998 m. Ruth (Diane) Rice 1925–
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Sweet 1933–2010 m. James (Duane) Eggleston 1931–2017
  5. 5. Nina (June) Sweet 1929–1966 m. Douglas (Wilson) Johnston 1914–1997
  6. 6. Ona Sweet 1911–1987 m. Andrew Belknap 1907–
  7. 7. Orville (Kenneth) Sweet 1923–2007 m. Mary (Lewellwyn) Gwaltney 1928–2014
    1. 1. Michael (Linn) Sweet 1947–1994 m. Linda (Louise) Lyman 1948–2008
  8. 8. Ralph (Tildon) Sweet 1926–1996 m. Marjorie (Ann) McElyea 1929–2015

Forest Sweet's Timeline

3 Records

1888
24 MAY 1888
Birth of Forest Albert Sweet in Scyene, Dallas, Texas, United States
Scyene, Dallas, Texas, United States
1920
1920
Age 32
Forest Albert Sweet resided here in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
1947
5 DEC 1947
Age 59
Death of Forest Albert Sweet in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Farmer
    Record Source: 3269.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Church of Christ
    Record Source: 3269.ftw

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 MAY 1888
    Event Place: Scyene, Dallas, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 3269.ftw
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 August 2019, 00:00), entry for Forest Albert Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KZRJ-RKH
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 8 December 2019), Forrest A Sweet in household of Louis Sweet, Mangum Township (south part), Greer, Oklahoma Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 8A, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,337.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. <i>FamilySearch<i>. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), Forrest Sweet and Mary Belle Fitts, 27 Nov 1910; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 8 December 2019), F A Sweet, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States; citing ED 178, sheet 8B, line 68, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1858; FHL microfilm 1,821,858.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 8 December 2019), Forest Albert Sweet, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 4B, line 83, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2409; FHL microfilm 2,342,143.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 August 2019), Forest Albert Sweet, 1917-1918.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Forest A Sweet, 1947; Burial, Del City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States of America, Sunny Lane Cemetery; citing record ID 79346374, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book 4: Sweet, charts 10-18; family group sheet of Lewis Albert Sweet, Mildred Alberta Sweet - Winfree, Individual, Mildred Alberta Sweet - Winfree, 75691 Hidden Creek Road, San Miguel, California, USA, 93451, 805 467 2680

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 August 2019, 00:00), entry for Forest Albert Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KZRJ-RKH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book 4: Sweet, charts 10-18; family group sheet of Lewis Albert Sweet, Mildred Alberta Sweet - Winfree, Individual, Mildred Alberta Sweet - Winfree, 75691 Hidden Creek Road, San Miguel, California, USA, 93451, 805 467 2680

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 DEC 1947
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] 3269.ftw
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 August 2019, 00:00), entry for Forest Albert Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KZRJ-RKH
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Forest A Sweet, 1947; Burial, Del City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States of America, Sunny Lane Cemetery; citing record ID 79346374, <i>Find a Grave</i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book 4: Sweet, charts 10-18; family group sheet of Lewis Albert Sweet, Mildred Alberta Sweet - Winfree, Individual, Mildred Alberta Sweet - Winfree, 75691 Hidden Creek Road, San Miguel, California, USA, 93451, 805 467 2680
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