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Richard Wayne SWEENEY

Richard Wayne SWEENEY

Male 1925 - 1997  (72 years)

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  • Name Richard Wayne SWEENEY 
    Born 18 Mar 1925  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930, 1940  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 15 Jun 1943 to 9 Jan 1946  [4, 5, 6] 
    U.S. Navy aviation, World War II, Korean War 
    Education Doddridge Co HS (1943)  [6] 
    Residence Lehigh Acres, Lee Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Residence 1945  Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1947  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Died 17 Aug 1997  Lehigh Acres, Lee Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9, 10] 
    • Death date given in SSDI as Aug 18 1997, but obituary, Florida Death Index, and veterans records indicate Aug 17 1997.
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I10604  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2013 

    Father Richard Lee SWEENEY,   b. 26 Aug 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1980  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Vena Estella HILL,   b. 26 Aug 1895, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1965, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F33764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilma Lee WALLACE,   b. 26 Sep 1925, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1991, Lee Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [11, 12] 
    Married 12 May 1945  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Wayne Lee SWEENEY,   b. 14 Jul 1947, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 1 years)
     2. Richard H. SWEENEY,   b. 3 Jun 1949, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 2007  (Age 58 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Family ID F3833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S14] Obituary.

    6. [S1596] Newspaper article.

    7. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    8. [S1673] Newspaper birth announcement of son.

    9. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    10. [S2396] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records).

    11. [S981] Leola Williams Andrews, Jupiter, FL .

    12. [S1372] Obituary of wife's brother.