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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

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

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Biography

  • Hiram Sweet was born in 1811 in Fleming, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Sweet and Elizabeth Mershon.
  • Hiram Sweet married Mahala Montgomery Henkle, and had children including Anna Catherine Sweet, Amanda Jane Sweet, Jason Sweet, Austin 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
Sarah Anderson
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 (22 Aug 1836 – 19 Aug 1921) m. Samuel (B) Moore (19 Jun 1832 – 2 Sep 1915)
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Moore (6 May 1866 – 16 Jan 1927) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hipskind (1 Jan 1874 – 9 May 1948)
      1. 1. Florence Moore (20 Jan 1892 – 26 Oct 1950) m. Owen Griffith (21 Feb 1882 – )
        1. 1. Donald (E) Griffith (1 Jan 1911 – 2 Oct 2000)
        2. 2. Leona (Maude) Griffith (19 Apr 1912 – 3 Jul 1994) m. Edgar (I) Jackson (30 Aug 1905 – 29 Jul 1983)
      2. 2. Lawrence (Benjamin) Moore (7 May 1893 – 26 Nov 1983) m. Grace (Baird) Schmitt (11 Mar 1897 – Oct 1969)
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Moore (12 Aug 1919 – 9 Oct 2004) m. Charles (C) Trendley (22 Sep 1907 – 30 Sep 1964)
      3. 3. Dorothy (Marie) Moore (29 Aug 1894 – 2 May 1977) m. Harold (Phillip Henry) Hipskind (18 Oct 1896 – 4 Apr 1949)
        1. 1. James (Francis) Hipskind (15 Jul 1918 – 21 Oct 1986)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (June) Hipskind (16 Sep 1919 – 10 Jul 2004) m. Woodrow (J) Sweet (7 Nov 1918 – 4 Dec 1996)
      4. 4. Anna (K) Moore (23 Dec 1895 – Nov 1979) m. Charles Surber (4 Dec 1894 – 25 Feb 1966)
        1. 1. Charles (Philip) Surber (17 Jul 1916 – 18 Aug 1979)
        2. 2. Mary (Esther) Surber (8 Mar 1920 – 4 Sep 1999) m. Paul (Francis) Cass (10 Jul 1916 – 29 Apr 1959)
      5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin Jr) Moore (19 Oct 1902 – 18 Oct 1983)
      6. 6. Ruth (E) Moore (11 Jun 1904 – 27 May 1994) m. Harold (S) Raifsnider (26 Mar 1897 – 15 Jan 1971)
      7. 7. Julia (Margaret) Moore (18 Feb 1915 – 20 Sep 1973) m. Alfred (A) Howard (23 Aug 1913 – 23 Jun 1997)
  2. 2. Amanda (Jane) Sweet (12 Mar 1836 – 23 Oct 1858) m. Samuel (B) Moore (19 Jun 1832 – 2 Sep 1915)
    1. 1. Charles (F) Moore (28 Dec 1856 – 2 May 1913)
  3. 3. Jason Sweet (14 Jun 1839 – 29 Mar 1878) m. Sarah Myers (27 Jul 1846 – 3 Jul 1919)
  4. 4. Austin Sweet (23 Jun 1845 – 2 Jul 1920) m. Jane (Ann) Cross (10 Nov 1856 – 21 Dec 1932)
    1. 1. Charles (Elmer) Sweet (25 Dec 1881 – 5 Aug 1957) m. Eva (Marie) Cramer (Mar 1886 – 28 Aug 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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