Doddridge County Roots


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James W. SWEENEY

James W. SWEENEY

Male 1848 - 1925  (~ 77 years)


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  • Name James W. SWEENEY
    Birth CA 1848  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp), enumerated on Jun 18 1870:
      James Steele, 37, b. Pa, miller, value of real estate $12,000, value of personal estate $2,000; Nancy M, 26, b. Ohio (mother of foreign birth); Walace, 20, b. Va, miller; Mary C. Reed, 19, b. Va, domestic servant; James Sweeny, 21, b. Va, miller; Leonidus Everheart, 21, b. Va, wool carder.

      Obituary, West Union Herald, Thursday, Sep 30 1915:
      "John R. (sic) Steele, of Clarksburg, died at the home of his daughters there last Saturday evening at the age of 81 years. He was city collector of the city for 13 years consecutively. In early life, he was proprietor of the Point Mills in that city. He was a brother of James Steele, who formerly owned the Steeles Mills east of Smithton in this county."
    Census 1880  Fairfield Twp, Highland Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  New Matamoras, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation miller  [2, 3, 4] 
    Death 12 Mar 1925  Maple Valley, King Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I95282  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2017

    Father William SWEENEY,   b. CA 1822, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Mother Jane Eliza SAYRE,   b. CA 1829, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F41185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Harriet MCCONNELL,   b. Sep 1844, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1917, Maple Valley, King Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
    Marriage 17 Sep 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Charles Earl SWEENEY,   b. CA 1876, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1951, Renton, King Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)
     2. James Ira SWEENEY,   b. May 1880, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1950, Seattle, King Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years)
     3. Ureta Matie SWEENEY,   b. 14 Nov 1884, Highland Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F47981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    2. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

    3. [S1710] 1880 Census.

    4. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    5. [S3] Washington Death Records, 1883-1960 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).