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James Kelly Sweet 1896–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 JAN 1896

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: BET 1917 AND 1987

Death Location: Blue Grass Cemetery, Blue Grass, Highland, Virginia, United States

Father: William Sweet

Mother: Merle Douglas

Spouse(s): Ocum Massey

Children(s): Mamie Sweet, William Sweet, Zelma Sweet

In 1896, James Kelly Sweet entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to William Harrison Sweet And Merle Minnie Douglas. In 1900, James Kelly Sweet resided in Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentuck. In 1900, James Kelly Sweet resided in Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentuck. James Kelly Sweet married Ocum Marie Massey, and had children including Mamie Marie Sweet, William Harrison Sweet, Zelma Beatrice Sweet. James Kelly Sweet passed away in 1917 in Blue Grass Cemetery, Blue Grass, Highland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1896, James Kelly Sweet entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to William Harrison Sweet And Merle Minnie Douglas.
  • In 1900, James Kelly Sweet resided in Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentuck.
  • In 1900, James Kelly Sweet resided in Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentuck.
  • James Kelly Sweet married Ocum Marie Massey, and had children including Mamie Marie Sweet, William Harrison Sweet, Zelma Beatrice Sweet.
  • James Kelly Sweet passed away in 1917 in Blue Grass Cemetery, Blue Grass, Highland, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sweet's Ancestors

Self
James Sweet
1896–1917
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
William Harrison Sweet
1869–1948
Greenup, Kentucky, United States
Merle (Minnie) Douglas
1871–
, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sweet's Descendants

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James (Kelly) Sweet (4 JAN 1896–BET 1917 AND 1987) m. Ocum (Marie) Massey (16 MAR 1901–6 SEP 1926)
  1. 1. Mamie (Marie) Sweet 1926–1928
  2. 2. William (Harrison) Sweet 1925–2010 m. Margery (Virginia) Farr 1918–2008
  3. 3. Zelma (Beatrice) Sweet 1921–1922

James Sweet's Timeline

9 Records

1896
4 JAN 1896
Birth of James Kelly Sweet in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 4
James Kelly Sweet resided here in Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 4
James Kelly Sweet resided here in Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 4
James Kelly Sweet resided here in Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
1910
1910
Age 14
James Kelly Sweet resided here in Magisterial District 3, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 3, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
1910
1910
Age 14
James Kelly Sweet resided here in Magisterial District 3, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 3, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
1910
1910
Age 14
James Kelly Sweet resided here in Magisterial District 3, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 3, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
1917
BET 1917 AND 1987
Age 21
Death of James Kelly Sweet
None
1975
AFT 27 APR 1975
Age 79
Burial of James Kelly Sweet in Blue Grass Cemetery, Blue Grass, Highland, Virginia, United States
Blue Grass Cemetery, Blue Grass, Highland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1896
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Kelly Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L64C-9SD
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 August 2018), James Kelly Sweet, 27 Apr 1975; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2012); citing Herndon, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 December 2015), Kelly Sweet, ; Burial, Blue Grass, Highland, Virginia, United States of America, Blue Grass Cemetery; citing record ID 138783492, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Kelly Sweet, Apr 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 9 August 2019), Kelley Sweet in household of William Sweet, Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11, sheet 13B, family 200, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,509.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 9 August 2019), Kelley Sweet in household of William Sweet, Magisterial District 3, Boyd, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 5B, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 464; FHL microfilm 1,374,477.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 July 2019), Kelly Sweet, Cabin Creek Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-21, sheet 13A, line 19, family 193, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4412.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 March 2018), Kelly Sweet, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2018), Kelly Sweet in entry for Sweet, 20 Feb 1944; citing Acme, Kanawha, West Virginia, County Records, v R-S p 42, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 460,372.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Kelley Sweet and Merle Grace Wili, 02 Jul 1932; citing Mill Gap, Highland, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,048,457.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 27 August 2018), Kelly Sweet and Merle Grace Will, 02 Jul 1932; citing Mill Gap, Highland, Virginia, reference p 79 #24; FHL microfilm 31,997.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 March 2018), Kelley Sweet, 1917-1918; citing Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,992,559.
    [13] World Family Tree Vol. 74, Ed. 1, Tree #0278
    [14] 278.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Acme, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Kelly Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L64C-9SD

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 MAY 1975
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Kelly Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L64C-9SD

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Milton, Cabell, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Kelly Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L64C-9SD

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Acme, Kanawha, West Virginia
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Kelly Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L64C-9SD

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Description
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Kelly Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L64C-9SD

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 27 APR 1975
    Event Place: Blue Grass Cemetery, Blue Grass, Highland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Kelly Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L64C-9SD
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 December 2015), Kelly Sweet, ; Burial, Blue Grass, Highland, Virginia, United States of America, Blue Grass Cemetery; citing record ID 138783492, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1987
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 74, Ed. 1, Tree #0278
    [2] 278.FTW
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Kelly Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L64C-9SD
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 August 2018), James Kelly Sweet, 27 Apr 1975; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2012); citing Herndon, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 December 2015), Kelly Sweet, ; Burial, Blue Grass, Highland, Virginia, United States of America, Blue Grass Cemetery; citing record ID 138783492, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Kelly Sweet, Apr 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Kelly Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L64C-9SD

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 3, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Kelly Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L64C-9SD

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 24 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Kelly Sweet(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L64C-9SD

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 3, Boyd, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 3, Cannonsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 3, Boyd, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

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