Hello:
I am researching Thomas SWEETMAN b. abt 1812/14 PA my GrGrGrandfather:
The following is what I have found so far but would like to find his
parents names etc.
Thomas SWEETMAM was married first, date-place unknown to Mary (?),
Thomas settled in Liberty Township section 8 August 1836. He is counted
among the early settlers of the County.
Apparently Mary died and Thomas married second Elizabeth BLACKFORD in
1843 and set out for Iowa and Van Buren County, where daughters Mary
Ellen, Lavina, Martha and Margaret were born between 1844 and 1851. The
first census records I find Thomas and Elizabeth Sweetman on are the
1860 Appanoose County Census and living in the Household with them are
Jacob Sweetman b. abt 1839 and Martin Sweetman b abt 1837 both born in
Indiana, so I am going to assume these are his children from the first
marriage. In old age assistance records in Iowas Amos J. Sweetman lists
his father as William Sweetman and mother Ellen Sweetman. This is the
A.J. Sweetman with who Elizabeth Blackford Sweetman resided with after
Thomas Sweetmans death and is listed as a Grandmother. So we add
another son to the list of children of Thomas Sweetman and Mary (?).
In the Deleware County Marriages there is the marriage of Thomas
Sweetman to Elizabeth Blackford, Mary Ann Sweetman to Eli Babb 1841 and
Jacob Sweetman to Elizabeth Points 1843, brother and sister to Thomas?
I would like to know more about this man, where he came from who his
first wife was, parents, other siblings etc. Any help and information
would be appreciated and will share other information I have.
Thank You
Nancy M. Boyd