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Gordon Clayton Sweeney 1898–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1898

Birth Location: Prentiss, Mississippi

Death Date: 11 Mar 1971

Death Location: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana

Father: Jacob Sweeney

Mother: Priscilla Green

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Gordon Clayton Sweeney was born in 1898 in Prentiss, Mississippi, the child of Jacob Hughel Jake Sweeney And Priscilla Elizabeth Green. In 1900, Gordon Clayton Sweeney resided in Cross Roads, Prentiss, Mississippi. In 1910, Gordon Clayton Sweeney resided in Tipton, Tennessee. Gordon Clayton Sweeney passed away in 1971 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana.

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Biography

  • Gordon Clayton Sweeney was born in 1898 in Prentiss, Mississippi, the child of Jacob Hughel Jake Sweeney And Priscilla Elizabeth Green.
  • In 1900, Gordon Clayton Sweeney resided in Cross Roads, Prentiss, Mississippi.
  • In 1910, Gordon Clayton Sweeney resided in Tipton, Tennessee.
  • Gordon Clayton Sweeney passed away in 1971 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana.

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Gordon Sweeney's Ancestors

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Gordon Sweeney
1898–1971
Birth Place: Prentiss, Mississippi
Parents
Jacob Hughel "Jake" Sweeney
1868–1942
Tippah, Mississippi
Priscilla (Elizabeth) Green
1862–1902
Prentiss, Mississippi
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Ann "Polly") Moore
1840–1868
Coosa, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Sr.
1802–1860
Nancy James
1814–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gordon Sweeney's Timeline

4 Records

1898
12 Apr 1898
Birth of Gordon Clayton Sweeney in Prentiss, Mississippi
Prentiss, Mississippi
1900
1900
Age 2
Gordon Clayton Sweeney resided here in Cross Roads, Prentiss, Mississippi
Cross Roads, Prentiss, Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 12
Gordon Clayton Sweeney resided here in Tipton, Tennessee
Tipton, Tennessee
1971
11 Mar 1971
Age 73
Death of Gordon Clayton Sweeney in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1898
    Event Place: Prentiss, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cross Roads, Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: 826; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240826
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1523; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0293; FHL microfilm: 1375536

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cross Roads, Prentiss, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cross Roads, Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: 826; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240826

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1523; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0293; FHL microfilm: 1375536

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1971
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana

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