A history of cities & towns in Iowa notes by Thomas Mitchell, founder of Mitchellville, Iowa that a William Sweeney arrived in 1851. 1860 census lists William Sweeney @ Four Mile Township, Rising Sun, Ia. Records show William Sweeney and his wife Jane as charter members of Rising Sun Church of Crist which was organized in 1854. Census records show children to include Thomas Mitchell Sweeney, born in 1851 in Ia. Thomas Mitchell Sweeney married Laura Emma Shivers and moved to Flathead County, MT, where they lived until their death. Thomas Mitchell Sweeney was my Great-grandfather. One of my Mother's memories of him was that he was a fireman in DesMoines, Ia. I hope someone on this list has knowledge of this Sweeney. Faye McLeland The Oregon Coast