George W. Sweet (1928)

FOLEY, LITTLE, POPE, RITCHIE, SWEET, THOMPSON, WIGGINS, WILLARD

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 12/29/2005 at 11:26:55

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, July 26, 1928
Page 4

Death of George W. Sweet

George W. Sweet, an old resident of Webster township, died Saturday, July 21, at the age of 78 years. He had been in good health until within the last few months. He was taken seriously ill three weeks ago.

Mr. Sweet was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sweet and was born in Indiana, August 14th, 1849. When a small child he came with the family to Delaware county, where he grew to young manhood. He came to Madison county when he was a young man.

He was married to Miss Ruth Pope May 14, 1876, and to this union were born thirteen children. Two died in infancy, and one daughter, Mrs. Phoebe Little, passed away in 1927. The surviving children are Oscar of Sheldon, Wisconsin; Samuel of Pine River, Minnesota; Oliver and Mrs. Grace Willard of McComb, Illinois; Chancy and Mrs. Rachel Wiggins of Pocahontas; Charles of Merrill; Mrs. Frances Foley of Adair county, and Henry and James in the home. Besides his wife and children he leaves two half-sisters, Mrs. Francis Thompson of Ogden, Illinois, and Mrs. Phoebe Ritchie of Eton Rapids, Michigan, and forty-three grandchildren.

The Rev. A. R. Weed, pastor of the West Star church, conducted the funeral services in the home, Monday afternoon, July 23, and burial was made in the Wight cemetery.

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