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- 1860 Census c Peterstown, W. VA, Monroe Co., page 148, lis t s: James Swinney and Eliza, sons: Benjamin (B.F.P. Sweene y? ?), Hugh B. and John Swinney (spelled Swinney).
Reference of obits listed below are: Index of Death Recor d s in Monroe Co., W. VA, The Monroe Watchman: Hugh B. Swee ne y Vol 56, No 45 Ms. H. B. Sweeney Vol 58, No 49 Vio l a Sweeney Vol 23, No 18
Obit for Hugh B. Sweeney A brief notice appears in the Cha r leston Gazette of yesterday announcing the death of Mr. H ug h B. Sweeney, as follows: "Funeral services for H. B. Sw een ey, 77, who died Monday evening, have not been definit el y arranged pending arrival of relatives. He is survive d b y the widow, two daughters, Mrs. I. B. Bush of Charlest on , and Mrs. J. P. Dyer of Princeton and four sons, Messr s . F. C. and R.C. Sweeney of Charleston, A.H. Sweeney of P a rkersburg, and W. L. Sweeney of Huntington. "Mr. Sween e y was born in Monroe County and lived here for a numbe r o f years in the vicinity of Johnson's Cross Roads. Late r h e moved to Athens, W. VA and in recent years had made h is h ome in Charleston. He was a brothercin?law of Mrs. A . C. L ynch of Union and Col. J. H. Crosier of Ronceverte . He als o leaves many other relatives and friends in thi s section w ho truly regret to learn of his leavectaking o f life.
Obit for Viola Sweeney On Sunday, May 20th, 1894, at Conco r d, Mercer county, Viola, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Swee ne y, aged 4 years.
!Listed in the Mercer County, WV censuses of 1900 and 1910.
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