William Johnson Sweeney

1837 - 1920  (82 years)

• Name	William Johnson Sweeney
  Birth	18 Dec 1837	Mercer, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 May 1920
  Burial	Odd, Raleigh, WV, Brammer Cem.
  Person ID	I3746	Swinney Line
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2001

  
  

  Father	Martin Newton Swinney, Sr,   b. 19 Mar 1797, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 1874, Mercer Co., WV (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Nancy Meador,   b. 20 Jan 1799, Giles Co., VA d. 11 Apr 1862, Flat Top, Mercer Co. VA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1820
  Notes	CHAN: NOTE 08:58
  Family ID	F1154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah C. Hedrick,   b. 13 Nov 1839, Greenbrier, VA d. 15 Jan 1863 (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1860	Wyoming, VA
  Notes	CHAN: NOTE 18:13
  Children	+ 1. George Kaska Sweeney,   b. 28 Dec 1861, Mercer, VA d. 1948 (Age 86 years) + 2. William Green Sweeney,   b. 12 Dec 1862, Mercer, VA d. 1961 (Age 98 years)
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2001
  Family ID	F1437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Isabella F. Peters,   b. 5 Jun 1849   d. 12 Dec 1932 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1866
  Notes	CHAN: NOTE 18:13
  Children	1. Virginia Belle Sweeney,   b. 7 Jun 1868, Raleigh, WV d. 1909 (Age 40 years)   2. Erastus B. Sweeney,   b. May 1872, MO d. 1961 (Age ~ 88 years)   3. Mary Susan Sweeney,   b. 1873, Jackson, MO d. 1953 (Age 80 years) + 4. John N. Sweeney,   b. 1876, WV d. 1909 (Age 33 years)   5. Nannie E. Sweeney,   b. Jul 1879   d. 1974 (Age ~ 94 years)   6. Grover Cleveland Sweeney,   b. Apr 1884   d. 1950 (Age ~ 65 years)   7. Emma Sweeney,   b. 5 Nov 1886   d. After 1978 (Age 92 years)   8. Clara Sweeney,   b. 28 Dec 1889   d. 11 Mar 1895 (Age 5 years)
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2001
  Family ID	F2561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !Sgt., Co D, 17th VA Cav.; enl 30 Jul 1862 in Mercer Count y ; transferred from 8th VA Cavalry; absent, horse detail 3 1 Oct 1864. (17th Vi rginia Cavalry; Nelson Harris; 1994 ) His last muster with his company wa s in Dec. 1864 - ove r 3 months before the war ended, after which he went AWOL a n d his pay was stopped for having absconded with a gun an d cartridge box. (Bill B entley) !Per (Marriage Records of Wyoming Co., WV; 1854-1880; Vo l . 1; Compiled by Norma Pontiff Evans; 1980; p. 27) No. 1 4 - Wm. P. Swinney and Sus an C. Hedrick m. by Leroy T. Sea ton. !Descendant info from "Martin Newton Swinney, Sr." (Bil l B entley, Aug 1998)