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Moses Blakely Sweeney 1873–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1873

Birth Location: Columbus Bartholomew, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 29 March 1958

Death Location: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Newton Sweeney

Mother: Lydia Dunlap

Spouse(s): Valeria Beckswith

Children(s): James Sweeney

The story of Moses Blakely Sweeney began in 1873 in Columbus Bartholomew, Indiana, USA. In 1880, Moses Blakely Sweeney resided in Wayne, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA. In 1900, Moses Blakely Sweeney resided in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA. Moses Blakely Sweeney married Valeria A Beckswith, and had children including James Paul Sweeney. Moses Blakely Sweeney passed away in 1958 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Moses Blakely Sweeney began in 1873 in Columbus Bartholomew, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1880, Moses Blakely Sweeney resided in Wayne, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1900, Moses Blakely Sweeney resided in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA.
  • Moses Blakely Sweeney married Valeria A Beckswith, and had children including James Paul Sweeney.
  • Moses Blakely Sweeney passed away in 1958 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Newton Sweeney
1843–1900
Birth Location: Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
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Lydia Dunlap
1846–1887
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
LD

Spouses(s)

Valeria Beckswith
1874–1956
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
VB

Children(s)

James Sweeney
1897–1926
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
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Moses Sweeney's Ancestors

Self
Moses Sweeney
1873–1958
Birth Place: Columbus Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Parents
Newton Jasper Sweeney
1843–1900
Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
Lydia ("Liddy" Ellen) Dunlap
1846–1887
Ohio, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Moses Sweeney
1801–1890
Casey County, Kentucky, USA
Martha Sweeney
1805–1872
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Blakely Dunlap
1820–1887
Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, USA
Margaret Ullery
1828–1888
Shelby County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dunlap
–1851
Jacob Ullery
1792–1879
Catharine Everhart
1794–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Ulery
1767–1849
Anna Barin
1763–1861

Moses Sweeney's Descendants

1.
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Moses (Blakely) Sweeney (28 Aug 1873–29 March 1958) m. Valeria (A) Beckswith (March 1874–7 May 1956)
  1. 1. James (Paul) Sweeney 1897–1926 m. Alice (B.) Crabb 1897–1985
    1. 1. Betty (Jo) Sweeney 1921–2004 m. Vincent (Roman) Horn 1920–1988
      1. 1. Kevin (P) Horn –2016
    2. 2. Alice (Pauline) Sweeney 1918–2022 m. Raymond (William) Smetzer 1905–1969

Moses Sweeney's Timeline

13 Records

1873
28 Aug 1873
Birth of Moses Blakely Sweeney in Columbus Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Columbus Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 7
Moses Blakely Sweeney resided here in Wayne, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Wayne, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 27
Moses Blakely Sweeney resided here in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
1902
1902
Age 29
Moses Blakely Sweeney resided here in Columbus, Indiana, USA
Columbus, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 37
Moses Blakely Sweeney resided here in Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 44
Moses Blakely Sweeney resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 47
Moses Blakely Sweeney resided here in Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 52
Moses Blakely Sweeney resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 57
Moses Blakely Sweeney resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 62
Moses Blakely Sweeney resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 67
Moses Blakely Sweeney resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 77
Moses Blakely Sweeney resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1958
29 March 1958
Age 85
Death of Moses Blakely Sweeney in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Columbus Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_149; Line: 24
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01260; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 89-47B
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T625_551; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 180
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2340457
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kansas; Registration County: Shawnee
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: 266; Page: 231C; Enumeration District: 015
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1240359
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T624_457; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0179; FHL microfilm: 1374470
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: 5351; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 107-72
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wayne, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: 266; Page: 231C; Enumeration District: 015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1240359

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1902
    Event Place: Columbus, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T624_457; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0179; FHL microfilm: 1374470

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kansas; Registration County: Shawnee

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Topeka Ward 5, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T625_551; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 180

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_149; Line: 24

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2340457

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01260; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 89-47B

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01260; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 89-47B

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: 5351; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 107-72

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1958
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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