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Hiram Sweet 1811–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1811

Birth Location: Fleming, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1892

Death Location: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA

Father: William Sweet

Mother: Elizabeth Mershon

Spouse(s): Mahala Henkle

Children(s): Anna Sweet, Amanda Sweet, Jason Sweet, Austin Sweet

In 1811, Hiram Sweet entered the world in Fleming, Kentucky, USA, born to William Sweet And Elizabeth Mershon. Hiram Sweet married Mahala Montgomery Henkle, and had children including Amanda Jane Sweet, Anna Catherine Sweet, Austin Sweet, Jason Sweet. Hiram Sweet passed away in 1892 in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1811, Hiram Sweet entered the world in Fleming, Kentucky, USA, born to William Sweet And Elizabeth Mershon.
  • Hiram Sweet married Mahala Montgomery Henkle, and had children including Amanda Jane Sweet, Anna Catherine Sweet, Austin Sweet, Jason Sweet.
  • Hiram Sweet passed away in 1892 in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sweet
1769–1830
Birth Location: Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Mershon
1775–1840
Birth Location: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mahala Henkle
1814–1891
Birth Location: Upper Tract, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Anna Sweet
1836–1921
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Amanda Sweet
1836–1858
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Jason Sweet
1839–1878
Birth Location: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, USA
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Austin Sweet
1845–1920
Birth Location: Dublin, Wayne, Indiana, USA
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Hiram Sweet's Ancestors

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Hiram Sweet
1811–1892
Birth Place: Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Sweet
1769–1830
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Mershon
1775–1840
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Mershon
1750–1813
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Martha Stevens
1752–1796
Mommouth, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Mershon
1706–1793
Francinah Anderson
1714–1796
Benjamin Stevens
1699–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henri Mershon
1672–1738
Hannah Houghton
1679–1738
Cornelius Anderson
1670–1724
Annetje Opdyck
1675–1746

Hiram Sweet's Descendants

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Hiram Sweet (17 Dec 1811–26 Feb 1892) m. Mahala (Montgomery) Henkle (8 Oct 1814–4 Apr 1891)
  1. 1. Anna (Catherine) Sweet 1836–1921 m. Samuel (B) Moore 1832–1915
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Moore 1866–1927 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hipskind 1874–1948
      1. 1. Dorothy (Marie) Moore 1894–1977 m. Harold (Phillip Henry) Hipskind 1896–1949
        1. 1. James (Francis) Hipskind 1918–1986
        2. 2. Elizabeth (June) Hipskind 1919–2004 m. Woodrow (J) Sweet 1918–1996
      2. 2. Florence Moore 1892–1950 m. Owen Griffith 1882–
        1. 1. Donald (E) Griffith 1911–2000
        2. 2. Leona (Maude) Griffith 1912–1994 m. Edgar (I) Jackson 1905–1983
      3. 3. Lawrence (Benjamin) Moore 1893–1983 m. Grace (Baird) Schmitt 1897–1969
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Moore 1919–2004 m. Charles (C) Trendley 1907–1964
      4. 4. Anna (K) Moore 1895–1979 m. Charles Surber 1894–1966
        1. 1. Charles (Philip) Surber 1916–1979
        2. 2. Mary (Esther) Surber 1920–1999 m. Paul (Francis) Cass 1916–1959
      5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin Jr) Moore 1902–1983
      6. 6. Ruth (E) Moore 1904–1994 m. Harold (S) Raifsnider 1897–1971
      7. 7. Julia (Margaret) Moore 1915–1973 m. Alfred (A) Howard 1913–1997
  2. 2. Amanda (Jane) Sweet 1836–1858 m. Samuel (B) Moore 1832–1915
    1. 1. Charles (F) Moore 1856–1913
  3. 3. Jason Sweet 1839–1878 m. Sarah Myers 1846–1919
  4. 4. Austin Sweet 1845–1920 m. Jane (Ann) Cross 1856–1932
    1. 1. Charles (Elmer) Sweet 1881–1957 m. Eva (Marie) Cramer 1886–1967

Hiram Sweet's Timeline

2 Records

1811
17 Dec 1811
Birth of Hiram Sweet in Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Fleming, Kentucky, USA
1892
26 Feb 1892
Age 81
Death of Hiram Sweet in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1811
    Event Place: Fleming, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1892
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
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