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BUFFALO COUNTY, NEBRASKA
FAMILY GROUP SHEETS
JAMES and MARY DECKER SWEENEY
HUSBAND: James "Jim" Edward SWEENEY
BORN: 14 May 1863, West Deer Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
DIED: 18 Feb. 1947, Springfield, OR
BURIED: March, 1947, Springfield, OR, Laurel Hill Cem.
MARRIAGE: 5 July 1893, Loup City, Sherman Co., NE
OTHER MARRIAGES: none
FATHER: George Sweeney, born in PA
MOTHER: Satiah Ann Criner, Middlesex Twp., Butler Co., PA
MILITARY SERVICE: none
NOTES: Jim and his wife, Mary, raised their children on a farmsite just north of Poole, NE. His first living quarters with his wife Mary was in a dugout on the Tilson farm.
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WIFE: Mary Janette DECKER
BORN: 4 May 1878, Belleplain, IA
DIED: 7 Nov. 1931, Springfield, OR
BURIED: Nov. 9, 1931, Springfield, OR, Laurel Hill Cem.
OTHER MARRIAGES: none
FATHER: John W. Decker, Sussex Co., NJ
MOTHER: Emmaline "Emma" Enize Brewer, Richland Twp, Tama Co., IA
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CHILD 1: Floyd J. SWEENEY
SEX: Male
BORN: 20 Oct. 1894, Poole, NE
DIED: 21 Oct. 1962, Eugene, OR
BURIED: Oct. 23, 1962, Springfield, OR
SPOUSE: Ethel Obert
MARRIAGE: before 1941, OR
MILITARY SERVICE: none
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CHILD 2: Daisey Adeline SWEENEY
SEX: Female
BORN: 15 Dec. 1897, Gladstone or Tama (?), IA
DIED: 13 Dec. 1942, Springfield, OR
BURIED: Springfield, OR
SPOUSE: Roy Pugh
MARRIAGE: 17 May 1917, Grand Island, NE
MILITARY SERVICE: unknown
NOTES: Daisey died of breast cancer.
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CHILD 3: Jenny SWEENEY
SEX: Female
BORN: 27 Jan. 1899, Poole, NE
DIED: 10 Feb. 1899, Poole, NE
BURIED: 11 Feb. 1899, Poole, NE, buried Majors Cem. south of Poole, NE
MARRIAGE: not married, died in infancy
NOTES: Her name is spelled "SWENEY" on her headstone.
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CHILD 4: John Charles SWEENEY
SEX: Male
BORN: 12 Jan. 1900, Poole, NE
DIED: 30 June 1963, Tillamook, OR
BURIED: Tillamook, OR
SPOUSE: Oleta Hamilton
MARRIAGE: 1922, OR
MILITARY SERVICE: WWI, served in France.
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CHILD 5: George Philo SWEENEY
SEX: Male
BORN: 23 Jan. 1902, Whitman, NE
DIED: 16 Dec. 1969, Grand Island, NE
BURIED: 19 Dec. 1969, Grand Island Cem.
SPOUSE: Leland "Lee" Fern Clark
MARRIAGE: June 21, 1929, Grand Island, NE
MILITARY SERVICE: none
NOTES: George was a clerk in the Burlington RR station in Ravenna, NE.
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CHILD 6: Justin "Dick" Clark SWEENEY
SEX: Male
BORN: 5 July 1904, Poole, NE
DIED: 26 Dec. 1961, Ravenna, NE (was living in Poole, NE)
BURIED: 29 Dec. 1961, Majors Cem., Poole, NE
SPOUSE: Flora Fester
MARRIAGE: date unknown, NE
MILITARY SERVICE: no
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CHILD 7: Samuel Noah SWEENEY
SEX: Male
BORN: 20 Jan. 1906, Poole, NE
DIED: 16 May 1992, Springfield, OR
BURIED: cremated 17 May 1992; buried Laurel Hill Cem., Springfield, OR
SPOUSE: Doris Girard
MARRIAGE (date, place): September 14, 1938, Springfield, OR
MILITARY SERVICE: WWII, served in the Pacific.
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CHILD 8: Thelma E. SWEENEY
SEX: Female
BORN: 12 Oct. 1907, Poole, NE
DIED: 1 July 1983, Mission Viejo, CA
BURIED: CA
SPOUSE: Ralph Long
MARRIAGE: unknown
MILITARY SERVICE: N/A
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Submitter's name: George Jerome "Jerry" Sweeney
Email:gsweeney@neb.rr.com
Date: 18 Dec. 2001
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