Contents |
On 27 December 1850 William (age 10) was living in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.
On 12 September 1860 William (age 20) was living in Ward Twp., Tioga Co., Pennsylvania.
On 7 June 1880 William (age 40) was living in Winterfield, Clare Co., Michigan, United States.
In 1894 William (age about 53) was living in Fairplain Twp., Montcalm Co., Michigan, United States.
In 1898 William (age about 57) was living in Fairplain Twp., Montcalm Co., Michigan, United States.
On 30 June 1900 William (age 60) was living in Fairplain Twp., Montcalm Co., Michigan, United States.
On 27 April 1910 William (age 70) was living in Fairplain Twp., Montcalm Co., Michigan, United States.
William died at the age of 79 on 30 March 1919 in Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan, United States.[1]
William was buried after 30 March 1919 in Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan, Michigan.
Probably came to Michigan in about 1864.
From Civil War records: 5'4 Grey eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion; Occ.: Teamster
From add'l records: 5'4.5 Hazel eyes, brown hair, light complexion
Enlisted as a Private on 15 August 1862.
Enlisted in Company G, 149th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania.
Returned to Co. G, 149th Inf. Nov 17 1862 at Washington, DC?
Missing in action 1 July 1863 near Gettysburg.
Deserted from Company G, 149th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 31 Dec 1863.
---
Appears in a photo with his son, Charles Nelson Sweet, his grandson Earl Howard Sweet, and his great-grandson, Carl E. Budd.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Featured Female Poet connections: William is 13 degrees from Anne Bradstreet, 23 degrees from Ruth Niland, 26 degrees from Karin Boye, 26 degrees from 照 松平, 18 degrees from Anne Barnard, 38 degrees from Lola Rodríguez de Tió, 28 degrees from Christina Rossetti, 15 degrees from Emily Dickinson, 31 degrees from Nikki Giovanni, 20 degrees from Isabella Crawford, 18 degrees from Mary Gilmore and 15 degrees from Elizabeth MacDonald on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.