Person Page 363

Nelson M. Sweet

Biography

• Nelson M. Sweet was born in 1820 in Indiana.
• He was born in 1831 in Clermont County, Ohio.^1,2
• He was enumerated on the census of 1850 in Auburn, Clark county, Illinois.²
• He and Maria Jane Bennett were married on 24 October 1852 in Vermilion County, Illinois.^3,1,4,5
• He died before 28 May 1863 His wife filed for a CW Pension on this date.⁶

Citations

1. [S8813] Sherilyn Johns Sherilyn Johns, Email Correspondence with Sherilyn Johns
   
2. [S824] 1850 Illinois Federal Census and Index
   
3. [S2821] Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852
   Nelson M. Sweet md Maria Bennett 24 Oct 1852
4. [S2886] Vermilion County, Illinois marriage records, 1826-1900; indexes, 1826-1896
   
5. [S15285] Fallingdoa Ancestry User, Fallingdoa Ancestry User recorded as Extract #14683
   Letter from Fallingdoa Ancestry User () to Rasmusson, Jenny; ().
   
6. [S4318] National Archives and Records Administration, Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (http://www.ancestry.com)
   Source Information
   National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
   Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.
   Description
   This database is an index to and images of pension cards of Civil War veterans in the United States and also includes earlier service by Civil War veterans. Others relate to service in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Regular Establishment