From: Pat Corona Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:40 PM To: Subject: QUERY? Andrew J. SWEETEN Does anyone know the maiden name of Clara M. [---?---], widow of Andrew J. SWEETEN? Andrew J. SWEETEN served in the Civil War F110 IL. Inf. His pension record, filed 23 Mar. 1921/31?, IN. names his widow as Clara M. SWEETEN. Druza J. PEAVELER (Gdn.) Druzilla was d/o Andrew J. & Harriett J. (Kirk) SWEETEN. Andrew J. SWEETEN b. abt. 1845? IL. d. after 1900. Married (1st.) 07 Aug. 1864, JCI. Harriett J. KIRK, b. abt. 1846, IL. d. bet. 1883 & 1900, prob. IL. A.J. SWEETIN tombstone is in Kirk Cemetery, JCI. no dates on stone. Harriett J. (Kirk) SWEETIN is said to be buried in an unmarked grave in Kirk Cem. Andrew J. SWEETIN/SWEETEN may have been the s/o Reuben & Elizabeth Jane (Powell) SWEETIN. I do not have documentation or a source that names the parents of Andrew J. but I do have some circumstantial evidence that leads me to that conclusion. Descendants of Andrew J. & Harriett J. (Kirk) SWEETEN. (I) Margaret A. SWEETEN, b. June 1867, IL. prob. Spring Garden Twp. JCI., d. 07 June 1945, bur. Sugar Grove Cemetery, Menard Co. IL. Tombstone inscription reads b/d as 05 Jun. 1868/9? M. 21 Mar. 1894, JCI to Daniel Logan FITZGERRELL, b. Jan. 1863, d. 04 Nov. 1949, bur. Sugar Grove Cemetery, Menard Co. IL. Tombstone inscription reads b/d as 17 Feb. 1864. *(In later records the surname is spelled FITZGERALD). Children of Daniel L. & Margaret A. (Sweeten) FITZGERRELL: 1. Robert Fitzsimmons FITZGERALD, b. 12 Mar. 1897, Spring Garden Twp. JCI. d. Sept. 1983. Last res. Peoria, Peoria Co. IL M: abt. 1919, prob. IL. to Fannie L. [---?---], b. abt. 1900, KY. i. Robert FITZGERALD Jr., son, b. abt. 1921, IL. ii. Leon J. “ “ b. 13 Sept. 1923, IL. d. 09 Apr. 2007, Peoria, Peoria Co. IL. Private, WWII. iii. Daniel Evert “ “ b. 06 Dec. 1924, IL. d. 29 May, 1998, Peoria, Peoria Co. IL. iv. Layman D. “ “ b. abt. 1927, IL. v. Margaret E. “ dau. b. 1930, IL. 2. Walter A. FITZGERRELL, b. 06 Apr. 1904, IL.- d. 25 May 1990. bur. Sugar Grove Cemetery, Menard Co. IL. Tombstone reads “W.L. FITZGERALD”. 3. Andrew S. FITZGERRELL, b. 21 Feb. 1908, IL. d. 19 Dec. 1994, Last Res. Greenview, Menard Co. IL. Married [---?---]. U.S. Army, WWII, POW in Germany. (II) Calvin M. SWEETEN, b. Mar. 1867, prob. Spring Garden Twp. JCI., d. ?, Calvin M. SWEETEN-U.S. Army, WWI, Colorado. M: abt. 1892, Georgianna [---?---], b. Dec. 1870, MO. d.? 1. Clifford H. SWEETEN, son. b. Oct. 1893, CO. 2. Ethel SWEETEN, dau. b. Jan. 1897, CO. 3. James SWEETEN, son, b. May 1899, CO. SSDI b/d: 26 Apr. 1899, d. Jan. 1974, Ogden, Weber Co. Utah. 4. George SWEETEN, son, b. abt. 1909, CO. M: Phyllis [---?---], b. abt. 1910, CO. 5. Louise SWEETEN, dau. b. abt. 1911, CO. 1930 U.S. Census, Douglas, Cochise Co. CO. : Clifford H. SWEETEN, head George SWEETEN, Brother Phyllis “ , Sister-in-law Georgianna “ , Mother (III) Druzilla “Druzzie” j. SWEETEN, b. 1871, prob. Spring Garden Twp. JCI., d. 1932, bur. I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. M: 28 Aug. 1890, JCI., Henry J. PEAVLER, b. June 1867, IL. bur. I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. I have listed 11 children for Henry J. & Druzilla J. (Sweeten) PEAVLER. 1. Ada PEAVLER, dau. b. Feb. 1891, IL. d. Mar 1984, bur. I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. M: 03 Apr. 1918, Gibson Co. IN. Howard Oral OTT, b. 15 Jul. 1893, Princeton, IN. d. 08 Jun. 1971, bur. I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. Howard O.OTT, WWI, Co.M, 325th Inf. IN. i. Howard M. OTT Jr. son, b. 30 May 1919, IN. d. 24 May 1997, bur. I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. M: 07 Oct. 1939, Wanda [---?---], b. 20 Jan. 1922, d. 16 May 1993, bur. I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. ii. Betty OTT, dau. b. abt. 1921, IN. (nfi) iii. Henry Jackson “Jack” OTT, son, b. 04 Jun. 1922, IN., d. 30 Dec. 1987, bur. I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. M: Virginia VANCE, b. 12 Oct. 1925. iv. Jerry C. OTT, son, b. 23 Nov. 1926, IN. d.?, stone in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. v. William Robert “Bob” OTT, son, b. 24 May 1928, IN. d. 03 Nov. 2001, bur I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. M: Ruby J. [---?---], b. 04 Nov. 1929, d.? vi. David L. OTT, son, b. 22 Dec. 1929, IN. d. 17 Dec. 1995. U.S. Army, served in Korea. 2. Jessie PEAVLER, dau. b. 12 Nov. 1892/93?, IL. d. 1961, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco. Gibson Co. IN. M: 01 Apr.1918, Vanderburgh Co. IN. to John DEWEESE, b. 06 Apr. 1888, Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. d. 01 Nov. 1962, br. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. i. James Andrew DEWEESE, son, b. 01 Dec. 1921, IN., d. 19 Jun. 1994, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. 3. Carl Winfield PEAVLER, son, b. 08 Aug. 1896, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co. IL. d. June 1965, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. M: 19 Feb. 1916, Gibson Co. IN. to Hattie L. ALBERTSON, b. 28 June, 1899, TX. d. 12 Nov. 1978, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. i. Jerold PEAVLER, son, b. 25 Sept. 1916, IN. d. 23 Nov. 2005, Evansville, Vandenburgh Co. IN. bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. ii. Charles W. PEAVLER, son, b. 01 Apr. 1919, IN. d. 06 May 1977, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. M: 11 May 1946 to Juanda J. [---?---], b. 08 Oct. 1925, d. 25 Nov. 1999, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. Juanda J. [---?---] PEAVLER m. (2nd.) Bill OSBORNE. iii. Fred E. PEAVLER, son, b. 26 May 1928, IN. d. 04 Mar. 1997, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. U.S. Army, Korea. M, Delores M. PEACH, b. 21 Apr. 1930, stone in I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. no death date on stone. 4. Alva/Alaric B. PEAVLER, son, b. 04 Nov. 1897, IL. d. 28 Dec. 1961, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. WWI-USNRF. 5. Donald B. PEAVLER, son, b. 1901, IN. d. 1924, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. 6. Gerald PEAVLER, b. 25 Sept. 1902, IN., d. 25 Feb. 1908, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. 7. Helen G. PEAVLER, dau. b. abt. 1905, IN. (nfi) 8. Alice PEAVLER, dau. b. 1907, IN. d. 1917, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. 9. Floy PEAVLER, dau. b. 19 May. 1909, IN. d. 22 Jan. 1928, bur. I.O.O.F. Cem. Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. l0. Mary PEAVLER, dau. b. abt. 1911, IN. (nfi) 11. John H. PEAVLER, son, b. abt. 1915, IN. (nfi) (IV) James R. Oscar SWEETEN, b. 10 Mar. 1872, Spring Garden Twp. JCI, d. 28 Jul. 1936, in Road Dist. 1, Menard Co. IL. bur. 30 Jul 1936, Sugar Grove Cem. Menard Co. IL. It appears that “Oscar” remained single & lived most of his adult life with his sister, Margaret & her husband, Logan D. FITZGERRELL. (V) Quintilla J. “Quinty” SWEETEN, b. 20 Dec. 1878, prob. Spring Garden Twp. JCI, d. 19 Feb. 1920, Menard Co. IL. bur. 21 Feb. 1920, Rose Hill Cem. Menard Co. IL. M: 19 Jan. 1908, Menard Co. IL. to John William TERHUNE, b. 1853, KY. d. 15 Aug. 1945, Menard Co. IL. bur. Rose Hill Cem. Menard Co. IL. s/o James TERHUNE & Elizabeth Ann HARRISON. John William TERHUNE married (1st.) Mary E. [---?---], b. 02 Dec. 1854, d. 03 Feb. 1906, bur. Rose Hill Cem. Menard Co. IL. (VI) Arthur Clifford SWEETEN, b. Aug. 1883, prob. Spring Garden Twp. JCI., d. ? “Clifford” SWEETEN is listed on the 1910 & 1920 U.S. Census, Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. in the hshld. of his sister, “Druza” & her husband, Henry PEAVLER. I have not located Arthur Clifford SWEETEN after the 1920 census. ****Sources: Census images, military records, IN. marriage records online at www.ancestry.com Marriage records: IL. marriage record index online at www.cyberdriveillinois.com Cemetery records: Kirk Cemetery inventory online at http://jefferson.ilgenweb.net/ Rose Hill Cemetery & Sugar Grove Cemetery, Menard Co. IL. online at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Francisco, Gibson Co. IN. online at www.findagrave.com Death records: “Illinois, Deaths & Stillbirths, 1916-1947 online at FamilySearch.org. Social Security Death index online at www.ancestry.com Pat Corona