Review of the Sea Gate Bed and Breakfast
I recently stayed at the Sea Gate Bed and Breakfast for a memorial Service I attended in Cape Charles, VA. My second great grandfather was killed in 1918 while working as a police officer in the town....
View ArticleFallen officer memorialized, almost a century later
Kenneth Taylor, Larry Taylor, Dave TaylorFallen officer memorialized, almost a century later (LINK)Source: Easter Shore News (The Daily Times)Want to search for your Family History? OneGreatFamily can...
View ArticleNational Law Enforcement Memorial, Washington D.C.
Sgt. James A. Taylor's name on the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington D.C.
View ArticleGenealogy and ebay
For quite awhile now I have had several saved searches on ebay related to my family name and locations they lived. I have still to find actual photos of family members, but I finally ran across...
View ArticleNow Connected to Linkedin
Today I discovered linkedin.com and found it to be a very good networking tool that can be beneficial to sweenyfiles.com. The goal here is to connect family members, so if I find one long lost cousin...
View ArticleBank Employee 89 Years Old - 1931
Chester Times - March 10, 1931 Bank Employee 89 Years Old "Uncle Charlie" Sweeny is Receiving Felicitations of Legions of FriendsHale and hardy, sound both in mind and body, Charles R. Sweeny today...
View ArticleBank Officer 90 Years Young - 1932
Chester Times - March 10, 1932 Bank Officer 90 Years YoungChas R. Sweeny Receives Gifts of Flowers From Fellow EmployeesNinety years ago today, a baby son was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Sweeny, of...
View ArticleChester Couple Married 66 Years - 1931
It isn't so much the lack of love as fast living, that is responsible for so many divorces in these times, is the opinion of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Sweeny, of 217 West Fifth St, who are today quietly...
View ArticleWhen Your Wrong
Sometimes one can spend hours of searching for information on an ancestor only to be corrected months or even years later. It's a good thing because you receive the correct information, but it's...
View ArticleGenealogy and ebay - Episode #2
As the first espisode of Genealogy and ebay mentioned, there are treasures to be found on ebay regarding your family history. The second item I recently found was a 1859-1860 Chester, PA Borough...
View ArticleObituary for Richard Yeoman
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Algona, with Pastor Brian Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Irvington, with military rites...
View ArticleAttorney Named Administrator
Letters of administration have been issued at Media to Howard E. Hannum, local attorney, to administer the $2600 dollar estate of Charles R. Sweeny, late of Feltonville, who died on May 16. Surviving...
View ArticleThree Estates Filed
The will of Mrs. Sallie B. Sweeny, late of 1018 Kerlin Street, this city, probated at Media, leaves her estate, estimated at $10,000 to three sons, William B., John F., and Charles R. Sweeny, Jr. Mrs....
View ArticleThe Missing Link
Mary E. "Nora" Taylor (Hollis) was recently a missing link in my family tree. Close relatives said her name was Nora and said they did not know her because she died at an early age. I was at a loss and...
View ArticleChas R. Sweeny, Sr. to Visit Florida (1926)
Charles R. Sweeny, Sr., of 217 West Fifith Street, Civil War veteran and one of the oldest residents in this city, will leave Chester tomorrow together with his wife, for West Palm Beach, Florida,...
View ArticleFight (July 17, 1882)
Samuel Sweeney was returning home from the city about half past ten Saturday evening, and when near Eighth and Kerlin streets was attacked by two men and struck with what was supposed to be a...
View ArticleSamuel R. Sweeney Obituary (1936)
SWEENEY—At the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Burger, of Hagerstown, Md., on February 17, 1936. Samuel R. Sweeney, aged 88 years. Interment at Chester Rural Cemetery on Thursday afternoon, at...
View ArticleJohn R. Sweeney Obituary (1936)
John R. Sweeney died suddenly on Saturday morning at his home on Dutton’s Mill Road. He was a former resident of this city, where he was born January 15, 1865.The deceased was employed by the Penn...
View ArticleElla E. Williams (Sweeney) 1931
The funeral of Mrs. Ella E. Williams, who died early yesterday morning, will take place from her former residence 506 Parker St, Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Interment will be in Chester Rural...
View ArticleSearching for Hulda Taylor's (Bull) Grave
In response to a request to find the grave of Hulda Taylor at Mechanics Cemetery at Chincoteague Island, VA:I searched the entire cemetery and could not find the graveWe looked at every grave, and...
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