Sweet Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Sweet Family

3,893 Sweet records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

3,893Records in our database

1832Earliest birth

3Documented families

2Biographies

See the Sweet family trees →207 Sweet families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

3,893 Sweet records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Michigan (777 of 3,893)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Ada Celeste Sweet, born 1853, Wisconsin
Earliest in the county histories: William Thomas Sweet, born 1832

Most common first names

William92 Charles84 Robert76 James70 Mary69 George63 John63 Helen56 Harry44 Donald37 Arthur33 Dorothy33

Documented families

Sweet families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Sweet family of Johnson CountyIowaStarts: David Sweet and Lydia (Russell) Sweet (b. 1801)Most recent: Angeline (Sweet) Maxwell (b. 1842)

Family records from county histories (2)

David Sweet d. 1845Johnson County, IowaStarts: David Sweet, from KentuckyMost recent: Caleb Joshua Sweet, Martha Jane Sweet, Louisa Ann Sweet Job C. Sweet d. 1847Washington County, IowaStarts: Job C. Sweet, from Rhode IslandMost recent: Stephen D. Sweet, Charles A. Sweet, Milton H. Sweet

The earliest Sweets in the county histories

David SweetBorn 1800Child of Joshua SweetIowa County, Iowa William Thomas SweetBorn 1832, Champaign countyChild of David Sweet and Lydia SweetJohnson County, Iowa Caleb Joshua SweetBorn 1834, Champaign countyChild of David Sweet and Lydia SweetJohnson County, Iowa Elias C. SweetBorn 1835, Summit CountyPortage County, Ohio William N. SweetBorn 1837Child of William Sweet and Elenor SweetHardin County, Ohio Drew SweetBorn 1839Warren County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

207 Sweet families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

12 Sweet death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

14 Sweet people in 11 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

William Thomas SweetBorn 1832 · Johnson County, Iowa Caleb Joshua SweetBorn 1834 · Johnson County, Iowa

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Sweet genealogy: FAQ

Where were Sweet ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 3,893 Sweet records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Michigan (777), then Wisconsin (624) and Ohio (561).

How far back does the Sweet family tree go?

The earliest Sweet birth in our database is 1853: Ada Celeste Sweet, Wisconsin. The old county histories name William Thomas Sweet, born 1832. We have pieced together 207 Sweet family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Sweet family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Sweet family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.