Josephus Northrop Sweet, Sr.

1850 - 1920  (69 years)

• Name	Josephus Northrop Sweet
  Suffix	Sr.
  Nickname	Joseph
  Born	14 Apr 1850	Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Jan 1920	Iowa, United States
  Buried	Champlin Cemetery, Yorkshire, Harrison, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I2572	Speirs-Taylor
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	George Sweet,   b. 18 Sep 1812, Norwich, Oxford, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 1896, Persia, Harrison, Iowa, United States  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Churchfield,   b. 3 Jan 1803, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Bef 1867, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States  (Age 63 years)
  Married	Abt 1849	Iowa, United States   [1]
  Family ID	F786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Champlin
  Married	7 Jul 1872	Harrison County, Iowa, United States   [2]
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2016
  Family ID	F1429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Apr 1850 - Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Married - 7 Jul 1872 - Harrison County, Iowa, United States Died - 8 Jan 1920 - Iowa, United States Buried - - Champlin Cemetery, Yorkshire, Harrison, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		1851 Iowa State Census and the Household of George and Sarah Sweat Pottawattamie, Iowa George Sweat, 39 years old Sarah A Sweat, 38 years old Henry Sweat, 14 years old Kesiah Sweat, 12 year old female Robert Sweat, 10 year old male Phebe Sweat, 7 year old female William Spears, 15 year old male Margarett Spears, 13 year old female Agnes Spears, 10 year old female Joseph G Spears, 6 year old male Sarah A. Sweat, 2-m, 2 year old female Josephus Sweat, 1/6 year old male This document also shows the family of Eller and Margaret Stoker with their daughter Lovina who married William Spears, son of George and Sarah A. Spears. Source: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  		1860 US Federal Census with George and Sarah Ann (Churchfield) Sweet Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa George Sweet, 46 years old; born in U Canada. Sarah A. Sweet, 46 years old; born in Pennsylvania. Henry Sweet, 23 years old; born in U Canada. Kesiah Sweet, 21 year old female; born in U Canada. Robert Sweet, 18 years old; born in U Canada. Phebe Sweet, 16 years old; born in U Canada. Josephus Sweet, 9 years old; born in Iowa. Aaron Sweet, 7 years old; born in Iowa. William Spears, 23 years old; born in Pennsylvania. Joseph Spears, 15 years old; born in Illinois. Source: Year: 1860; Census Place: Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: M653_338; Page: 74; Image: 373; Family History Library Film: 803338

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Iowa, Marriages. Name: George Sweet Gender: Male Spouse: Sarah Churchfield Child: Sarah A. Sweet Reed [S78] Iowa Marriages, Harrison County, 1853-1905, iagenweb.org/harrison/marriage/s.htm. Sweet, Josephus Champlin, Mary 7/7/1872