James
Marion
Sweet
Born in Benton, Webster, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Sweet
and Delila (Bookout) Sweet
Brother of
Margaret Perlina (Sweet) Bookout [half], Mary Ann (Sweet) Swearengin [half], Nancy Emmaline (Sweet) Bookout [half], George Washington Sweet [half], Bud Sweet, Elizabeth Frances (Sweet) Crismon [half], Sarah Jane (Sweet) Johns [half], Robert M. Sweet Jr [half], Samuel C. Sweet [half], Tennessee Malinda (Sweet) Wells, John Lyons Sweet, Melvina Angelina (Sweet) Pettit, William Elisha Sweet and Shrilda Anna (Sweet) Gray
Husband of
Lavena Martha (Smith) Sweet
— married
9 Feb 1893 (to about 1929) in Sarvis Point, Webster, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Louie Oscar Sweet
Died
at age 72
in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jul 2022
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Biography
When James Marion Sweet was born on November 3, 1868, in Benton, Missouri, his father, Robert, was 53 and his mother, Delilah, was 41. He married Lavena "Lula" Smith on February 9, 1893, in Webster, Missouri. They had seven children in 22 years. He died on February 5, 1941, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 72, and was buried in Fordland, Missouri.
Sources
1870 United States Federal Census
1900 United States Federal Census
1910 United States Federal Census
1920 United States Federal Census
1930 United States Federal Census
1940 United States Federal Census
Ancestry Family Trees
Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001
Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969
Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Newspapers.com - The Marshfield Mail - 1941-02-13 - Page 1
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
Katie (White) Vitale
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A521572 [compare], Ancestry member katiebet_vitale
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~2.34%
~3.12%
Jim Fanning :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
Yvonne (James) Henderson :
23andMe, GEDmatch A256381 [compare], yourDNAportal YVO5e5c9df0
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A256381 [compare], yourDNAportal YVO5e5c9df0, Ancestry member daisysroots
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~1.56%
Veronica (Green) Owen :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Melody Turner :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Tim Nielsen :
23andMe, yourDNAportal TIM6bdc3e32
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~0.78%
Dana Stewart :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SZ7528401 [compare], Ancestry member DanaLeeds
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~0.78%
Natalie Mills :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch G421746 [compare]
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