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John Sweet 1820 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1820

Birth Location: Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 30 Jul 1854

Death Location: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA

Father: Nathaniel Sweet

Mother: Elizabeth Maddox

Spouse(s): Catherine Blackburn

Children(s): Malissa Sweet

The story of John Sweet began in 1820 in Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, USA. John Sweet married Catherine Blackburn, and had children including Malissa Ann Sweet. John Sweet passed away in 1854 in Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sweet began in 1820 in Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, USA.
  • John Sweet married Catherine Blackburn, and had children including Malissa Ann Sweet.
  • John Sweet passed away in 1854 in Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Sweet
1800 – 1874
Birth Location: Fleming, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Maddox
1802 – 1878
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Blackburn
1826 – 1848
Birth Location: Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Malissa Sweet
1844 – 1926
Birth Location: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
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John Sweet's Ancestors

Self
John Sweet
1820 – 1854
Birth Place: Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Sweet
1800 – 1874
Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Maddox
1802 – 1878
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William Sweet
1769 – 1830
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Mershon
1775 – 1840
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Mershon
1750 – 1813
Martha Stevens
1752 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Mershon
1706 – 1793
Francinah Anderson
1714 – 1796
Benjamin Stevens
1699 – 1763
Sarah Anderson

John Sweet's Descendants

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John Sweet (30 Jul 1820 – 30 Jul 1854) m. Catherine Blackburn (1826 – 1848)
  1. 1. Malissa (Ann) Sweet (17 Jul 1844 – 12 Mar 1926) m. Levi (Thomas) Tingley (29 Nov 1837 – 4 Dec 1926)
    1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Tingley (11 Mar 1860 – 14 Apr 1936) m. Samuel (Thomas) Nail (12 Sep 1865 – 6 Apr 1925)
      1. 1. Mary (Louise) Nail (3 Jan 1886 – 13 Apr 1965) m. Harry (Benjamin) Allen (11 May 1885 – 4 May 1957)
        1. 1. Ben (Woodrow) Allen (19 Apr 1917 – 5 Apr 1995)
      2. 2. George (Wesley) Nail (13 Feb 1888 – 21 Nov 1943) m. Emma (Ellen) Hoover (17 May 1893 – 25 Feb 1923)
        1. 1. Samuel (Benton) Nail (23 Dec 1913 – 1 Aug 1998) m. Jewel (Irene) Burgess (5 Jan 1905 – 19 May 1989)
        2. 2. Loretta (Martha Lyn) Nail (18 May 1916 – 25 Oct 1992) m. Lawrence Houston (1 Feb 1904 – 23 Oct 1988)
      3. 3. Warren (Fredrick) Nail (12 Sep 1889 – 11 Aug 1970) m. Alta (Marie) Vaught (14 Feb 1899 – 24 Apr 1949)
        1. 1. Loretta (Frances) Nail (7 Jun 1916 – 20 Jul 1996) m. Palmer Plew (18 Apr 1918 – Nov 1981)
      4. 4. Cora (Gladys) Nail (11 Dec 1892 – 10 Nov 1966) m. Frank (Everett) Brown (23 Mar 1893 – 10 Nov 1966)
        1. 1. Leota (Rose) Brown (11 Oct 1916 – 23 Apr 1994) m. Oda (Franklin) Gosnell (17 Feb 1915 – Apr 1981)
        2. 2. June (Aneka Jans) Brown (21 Jul 1919 – Feb 1985)
        3. 3. George (Everett) Brown (1927 – 1990)
      5. 5. Loretta (Madge) Nail (26 Apr 1894 – 8 Jan 1965) m. Earl (Charles) Wilson (14 Jun 1894 – 8 Jan 1965)
      6. 6. Malissa (Mae) Nail (16 May 1896 – Oct 1975) m. Thomas (Edward) Schille (8 Oct 1891 – 25 Dec 1972)
      7. 7. Elsie (Valerie) Nail (16 Sep 1898 – 1 May 1922) m. Walter (Cecil) Landsaw (7 Oct 1897 – May 1952)
        1. 1. John Landsaw (28 Jun 1917 – Jul 1984)
      8. 8. Orville Nail (30 Mar 1901 – 16 May 1970)
    2. 2. Levi (Nathaniel) Tingley (28 Mar 1870 – 1 Jun 1948) m. Onie (Day) Lindsay (19 Mar 1899 – 12 Nov 1984)
      1. 1. Malissa (Ann) Tingley (3 Jul 1920 – 8 Apr 2005) m. William (Hubert) Cooper (29 Jul 1919 – 29 Jan 2008)
    3. 3. Myrtle (Love) Tingley (30 May 1883 – 8 Feb 1971) m. Zara Shawver (26 Aug 1886 – 8 Feb 1955)
      1. 1. Kenneth (Fremont) Shawver (30 Jul 1906 – 23 Nov 1967)
      2. 2. Charles (Emerson) Shawver (16 Mar 1908 – 20 May 1990)
      3. 3. Leo (Dean) Shawver (20 Nov 1909 – 20 Feb 1957) m. Hildreth (Irene) Ulrey (6 Sep 1908 – 6 Mar 2001)
      4. 4. Harold (Eugene) Shawver (27 Jul 1914 – 23 May 1972) m. Donna (Mae) Roach (20 Aug 1919 – 6 Aug 2013)
      5. 5. Rosalie Shawver (30 Apr 1918 – 5 Jun 2009) m. Theron (Bower) Brown (27 Dec 1914 – 14 Jun 1982)

John Sweet's Timeline

2 Records

1820
30 Jul 1820
Birth of John Sweet in Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, USA
Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, USA
1854
30 Jul 1854
Age 34
Death of John Sweet in Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1820
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
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