Mary Eliza (Moxley) Sweets (1835 - 1873)

Born 9 Nov 1835 in Kentucky

Ancestors

Died 5 Apr 1873 at age 37 in Uniontown, Kentucky

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Biography

1850 U.S. Census

In 1850, John Moxley was a shoemaker living in Nelson County, Kentucky. Members of his household, all born in Kentucky, included:

• John Moxley, age 53
• Polly, age 45 (cannot read or write)
• Margaret E., age 18
• William, age 15
• Mary E., age 13 (attended school)
• Amanda, age 9 (attended school)
• Martha, age 4
• John All, age 45 (mistakenly indexed as John Ace Moxley. He would later marry Margaret) ^[1]

Marriage 1853

Name: Thomas Sweets

Marriage Bond Date: 08 Sep 1853

Marriage License Date; 08 Sep 1853

Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1853

Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Age: 24

Birth Year (Estimated): 1829

Spouse’s Name: Mary Eliza [Elizabeth on Marriage Register] Moxley

Spouse’s Age: 18

Spouse’s Birth Year (Estimated): 1835

Spouse’s Father's Name: John Moxley^[2][3][4]

Death 1873

Mary E Sweets

Birth: Nov. 9, 1835

Death: Apr. 5, 1873

Burial: Uniontown City Cemetery

Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky, USA^[5]

Some of this biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65V-DX2 : accessed 27 April 2015), John Moxley, Nelson county, Nelson, Kentucky, United States; citing family 629, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V65W-Q5S : accessed 14 October 2015), Thomas Sweets and Mary Elizabeth Moxley, 13 Sep 1853; citing p. , Nelson, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 481,509. Digital Folder Number 004706055, Image Number 00687
3. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V65W-465 : accessed 14 October 2015), Thomas Sweets and Mary Eliza Moxley, 08 Sep 1853; citing p. 169, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 481,489. Digital Folder Number 004705583, Image Number 00463.
4. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V65W-Q5M : accessed 14 October 2015), Thomas Sweets and Mary Elizabeth Moxley, 08 Sep 1853; citing p. , Nelson, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 481,509. Digital Folder Number 004706055, Image Number 00686
5. ↑ Headstone transcription, Find A Grave Memorial# 106734125, Record added: Mar 15, 2013.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Donald Marlowe for creating WikiTree profile Moxley-122 through the import of Don_Direct.ged on May 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Donald and others.