of Johnson County, Iowa · documented from the public record
The family in the record
David Sweet d. 1845
David Sweet⚭ Lydia Sweet
childrenCaleb Joshua Sweet · Martha Jane Sweet · Louisa Ann Sweet · William Thomas Sweet · Angeline Sweet
Their story
What the record says
Native of Kentucky, removed as a child to Ohio, later resided in Indiana.
Married in Champaign county, Ohio.
Settled in Johnson County, Iowa (near Lone Tree, Fremont township) May 1838.
Lived only seven years after settlement (death ~1845).
Buried at River Junction cemetery.
One of the most prominent early families of Johnson County.
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