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John B. SWEENEY

John B. SWEENEY

Male 1827 - 1885  (57 years)

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  • Name John B. SWEENEY 
    Born 20 Mar 1827  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation millwright  [2, 3] 
    Died 14 Jan 1885  [1] 
    Buried Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I42164  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2017 

    Father Hiram SWEENEY 
    Mother Mary COSGRAY 
    Family ID F2268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth SMITH,   b. CA 1833,   d. Bef Apr 1860  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Married Mar 1852  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Marriage Bond 18 Mar 1852  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Hiram SWEENEY,   b. Dec 1851, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Ralph SWEENEY,   b. CA 1854, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Sarah M. SWEENEY,   b. CA 1857
    Documents
    42164_JohnBSweeney_ElizabethSmith_MarriageBond_TylerCoVa_18Mar1852.jpg    		42164_JohnBSweeney_ElizabethSmith_MarriageBond_TylerCoVa_18Mar1852.jpg
    Family ID F42585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Harriet GAPEN,   b. 30 Jul 1835,   d. 14 May 1921  (Age 85 years)  [5] 
    Marriage Bond 2 Apr 1860  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Married 10 May 1860  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 1 1860:
      John Sweeney, 36, farmer & miller, value of real estate $2000, value of personal estate $150; Harriet, 26; Hiram, 8; Ralph, 6; S. M. (female), 4; Mary, 2.
      (Note: John & Harriet were indicated has having married within the year.)

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jul 29 1870:
      John B. Sweeney, 43, millwright, value of real estate $3500, value of personal estate $1000; Hariet, 33; Hiram, 17; Ralph, 15; Sarah M, 13; Daniel C, 6; James B, 4; Matilda, 2; Elisha, 3 months (b. Feb); Mary Underwood, 12.
    Children 
    +1. Daniel C. SWEENEY, Jr.,   b. 14 Jan 1864, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1952, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +2. James B. SWEENEY,   b. 5 Feb 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1924, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     3. Matilda SWEENEY,   b. CA 1868
     4. Elisha SWEENEY,   b. Feb 1870
     5. Laura C. SWEENEY,   b. Jun 1876
    Documents
    42164_JohnBSweeney_HarrietGapenUnderwood_MarriageBond_TylerCoVa_2Apr1860.jpg    		42164_JohnBSweeney_HarrietGapenUnderwood_MarriageBond_TylerCoVa_2Apr1860.jpg
    Family ID F16975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.

    3. [S2060] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan Twp).

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    5. [S1604] Death record of son.

    6. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, MR p. 8, line 19 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12038219&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as John B. Sweeney, widowed, 33, b. Monongalia Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Hiram & Mary Sweeney, occupation millwright; and Harriet Underwood, widowed, 24, b. & res. in Tyler Co, dau of John & Matilda Gapin. Married May 10 1860 in Tyler County, officiated by Jacob Yeater.