Born at Simsville, on the banks of the Brandywine river, Delaware. When a child, his father, Miles Sweeney, and family removed to western PA, Crawford Co., East Followfield township.
Mr. Sweeney attended Allegheny College at Meadsville. In 1857, he arrived in Rock Island, where he was made the principal of the Second Ward school. In his spare time, he studied law under the direction of the Hon. George Pleasants. He went on to become a prominent attorney in the area.
He married Harriet E. Allen in 1862, who bore him five children - three surviving their father: Mrs. F. S. Kenfield of Berry Co., MI; and Edward A. and William J. Sweeney, of Rock Island; as well as a sister, Mrs. Margaret Magill of Silverlake, KS. He also leaves a widow, Emma (Tunnel), whom he married in Oct 1894 after his first wife died in 1889.
The funeral was held from the home, and burial was in the family plot at Chippiannock Cemetery; graveside services were private.
Summarized from extensive obituary in the Rock Island Argus on 14 Sep 1910, and subsequent funeral notice in the same newspaper on 16 Sep 1910.
Mr. Sweeney attended Allegheny College at Meadsville. In 1857, he arrived in Rock Island, where he was made the principal of the Second Ward school. In his spare time, he studied law under the direction of the Hon. George Pleasants. He went on to become a prominent attorney in the area.
He married Harriet E. Allen in 1862, who bore him five children - three surviving their father: Mrs. F. S. Kenfield of Berry Co., MI; and Edward A. and William J. Sweeney, of Rock Island; as well as a sister, Mrs. Margaret Magill of Silverlake, KS. He also leaves a widow, Emma (Tunnel), whom he married in Oct 1894 after his first wife died in 1889.
The funeral was held from the home, and burial was in the family plot at Chippiannock Cemetery; graveside services were private.
Summarized from extensive obituary in the Rock Island Argus on 14 Sep 1910, and subsequent funeral notice in the same newspaper on 16 Sep 1910.
Born at Simsville, on the banks of the Brandywine river, Delaware. When a child, his father, Miles Sweeney, and family removed to western PA, Crawford Co., East Followfield township.
Mr. Sweeney attended Allegheny College at Meadsville. In 1857, he arrived in Rock Island, where he was made the principal of the Second Ward school. In his spare time, he studied law under the direction of the Hon. George Pleasants. He went on to become a prominent attorney in the area.
He married Harriet E. Allen in 1862, who bore him five children - three surviving their father: Mrs. F. S. Kenfield of Berry Co., MI; and Edward A. and William J. Sweeney, of Rock Island; as well as a sister, Mrs. Margaret Magill of Silverlake, KS. He also leaves a widow, Emma (Tunnel), whom he married in Oct 1894 after his first wife died in 1889.
The funeral was held from the home, and burial was in the family plot at Chippiannock Cemetery; graveside services were private.
Summarized from extensive obituary in the Rock Island Argus on 14 Sep 1910, and subsequent funeral notice in the same newspaper on 16 Sep 1910.
Mr. Sweeney attended Allegheny College at Meadsville. In 1857, he arrived in Rock Island, where he was made the principal of the Second Ward school. In his spare time, he studied law under the direction of the Hon. George Pleasants. He went on to become a prominent attorney in the area.
He married Harriet E. Allen in 1862, who bore him five children - three surviving their father: Mrs. F. S. Kenfield of Berry Co., MI; and Edward A. and William J. Sweeney, of Rock Island; as well as a sister, Mrs. Margaret Magill of Silverlake, KS. He also leaves a widow, Emma (Tunnel), whom he married in Oct 1894 after his first wife died in 1889.
The funeral was held from the home, and burial was in the family plot at Chippiannock Cemetery; graveside services were private.
Summarized from extensive obituary in the Rock Island Argus on 14 Sep 1910, and subsequent funeral notice in the same newspaper on 16 Sep 1910.
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