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Walter Barron Sweet Sr (1885 - 1952)

Walter Barron Sweet Sr
Born in Grizzlie Bluff, Humboldt County, California, USAmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married 8 May 1910 in Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USAmap
Father of , and [private son (1920s - unknown)]
Died at age 67 in Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USAmap
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Biography

Walter Barron Sweet was born on 10 April 1885 Grizzle Bluff, Humboldt County, California. He was the son of Samuel Sweet and Lydia Barron.

In the 1900 Census he was listed as a day laborer.[1] In the 1910 Census, when he was 25 years old, his employment is listed as a bookkeeper in the barrel factory.[2] He continued to work at the barrel factory through 1930. In 1940 he reported he was bookkeeper at a sawmill. [3]

On 8 May 1910 he married Alma Sophia Anderson in Arcata where they established their home. They had three children:

  1. Ethel Margaret (Sweet) Parkerson (b. 1911)
  2. Alma Ruth (Sweet) Moore (b. 1914)
  3. Walter Barron Sweet, Jr (b. 1926)

Walter Barron Sweet passed away 20 June 1952 in Arcata, Humboldt County, California. He is buried there in Sunset Memorial Park.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census, California, Humboldt, Rhonerville, District 0035
  2. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census, California, Humboldt, Union, District 0028.
  3. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census, California, Humboldt, Union, District 12-49.
  • Ancestry Family Trees
  • 1900 United States Federal Census, California, Humboldt, Rhonerville, District 0035.
  • 1910 United States Federal Census, California, Humboldt, Union, District 0028.
  • 1920 United States Federal Census, California, Humboldt, Union, District 0074.
  • 1930 United States Federal Census, California, Humboldt, Arcata, District 0053.

* 1940 United States Federal Census, California, Humboldt, Union, District 12-49.

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  • U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
  • U.S. City Directories (Beta)
  • California Death Index, 1940-1997
  • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  • U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current




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