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William Howard Sweet 1847–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1847

Birth Location: Brownsville,Fayette,Pennsylvania,USA

Death Date: 21 Jul 1910

Death Location: Saxton, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Sweet

Mother: Mary Willetts

Spouse(s): Sarah Barnett

Children(s): Jesse Sweet, James Sweet, Cloyd Sweet, Myrtle Sweet, Leta Sweet, Ralph Sweet, Elsie Sweet, Mary Sweet, Martha Sweet

William Howard Sweet was born in 1847 in Brownsville,Fayette,Pennsylvania,USA, the child of John Sweet And Mary E Willetts. William Howard Sweet married Sarah Ellen Barnett, and had children including Cloyd Edgar Sweet, Elsie Jane Sweet, James Herbert Bert Sweet, Jesse Alvin Sweet, Leta Maud Sweet, Martha L Sweet, Mary Elizabeth Sweet, Myrtle Belle Sweet, Ralph Murray Sweet. William Howard Sweet passed away in 1910 in Saxton, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Howard Sweet was born in 1847 in Brownsville,Fayette,Pennsylvania,USA, the child of John Sweet And Mary E Willetts.
  • William Howard Sweet married Sarah Ellen Barnett, and had children including Cloyd Edgar Sweet, Elsie Jane Sweet, James Herbert Bert Sweet, Jesse Alvin Sweet, Leta Maud Sweet, Martha L Sweet, Mary Elizabeth Sweet, Myrtle Belle Sweet, Ralph Murray Sweet.
  • William Howard Sweet passed away in 1910 in Saxton, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sweet's Ancestors

Self
William Sweet
1847–1910
Birth Place: Brownsville,Fayette,Pennsylvania,USA
Parents
John Sweet
1816–1858
England
Mary (E) Willetts
1816–1884
Dudley, stratfordshire, England
Grandparents
Ann Lawrence
1787–1856
St George, Gloucestershire, England
Mark (John) Willetts
1785–1857
Cradley, Worcestershire, , England
Mary Loft
1787–
North Flat, Kent, , England
Great-Grandparents
Mark Willetts
1747–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sweet's Descendants

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William (Howard) Sweet (10 Oct 1847–21 Jul 1910) m. Sarah (Ellen) Barnett (22 November 1848–11 Oct 1939)
  1. 1. Jesse (Alvin) Sweet 1871–1956
  2. 2. James (Herbert 'Bert') Sweet 1877–1946 m. Cora (Odessa) Eichelberger 1879–1945
    1. 1. Marcia (Maxine) Sweet 1910–2002 m. Gerald Geraghty 1906–1954 m. Percy (Carroll) Launders 1904–1952
      1. 1. Patricia (Alynne) Launders 1932–2017
    2. 2. William (H) Sweet 1905–1977 m. Emily Sweet 1908–
  3. 3. Cloyd (Edgar) Sweet 1880–1948
  4. 4. Myrtle (Belle) Sweet 1883–1885
  5. 5. Leta (Maud) Sweet 1888–1893
  6. 6. Ralph (Murray) Sweet 1885–1972
  7. 7. Elsie (Jane) Sweet 1872–1959 m. William (Wellington) Shannon 1863–1935
    1. 1. Martha (S) Shannon 1910–1999
    2. 2. Spencer (Sweet) Shannon 1893–1964
    3. 3. Elizabeth (W) Shannon 1908–
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Sweet 1875–1960 m. James (Alexander " Allie") Eichelberger 1872–1933
    1. 1. Eli Eichelberger 1906–1982
    2. 2. Helen (M.) Green 1911–1992
  9. 9. Martha (L) Sweet 1892–1979

William Sweet's Timeline

3 Records

1847
10 Oct 1847
Birth of William Howard Sweet in Brownsville,Fayette,Pennsylvania,USA
Brownsville,Fayette,Pennsylvania,USA
1910
21 Jul 1910
Age 63
Death of William Howard Sweet in Saxton, Bedford Co., PA
Saxton, Bedford Co., PA
1910
21 Jul 1910
Age 63
Death of William Howard Sweet in Saxton, Bedford Co., PA
Saxton, Bedford Co., PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1847
    Event Place: Brownsville,Fayette,Pennsylvania,USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1910
    Event Place: Saxton, Bedford Co., PA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1910
    Event Place: Saxton, Bedford Co., PA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saxton, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

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