SWEATT FAMILY bow

Descendants of Ephram Sweatt

Generation No. 1

1. EPHRAM1 SWEATT was born August 06, 1798 in Bladen, Co, North Carolina,
and died June 18, 1879 in Fayette Co., Georgia.
He married SARAH PERRY.

Notes for EPHRAM SWEATT:
This is a eulogy written by his son at the time of his death:
My father, the Rev. E. Sweat, was born in Bladen County, N. C., August 6, 1798, and was brought up in that and Robertson county. He was left an orphan at ten years old, but through the kindness of friends was cared for and obtained a small share of education. His mother being a Christian lady, on her death-bed, when he was ten years old, exhorted him to meet her in heaven, which he has always said in his Christian experience was the loudest preaching he ever heard; but he did not seek religion till about twenty years old, he having moved to Marlboro District, S.C., where he had been happily married to Miss Sarah Perry, and became settled in life. He then began to seriously reflect upon his future and the admonitions of a dying mother, and to seek the salvation of his soul. After working himself out of work, as he often expressed himself, just between hope and despair, God for Christ's sake pardoned his sins while alone in the forest, and he joined the Methodist Church, and remained in Marlboro till 1825, at which time he migrated to the frontier settlements of Middle Georgia. He stopped in Pike county among a few white settlers and Creek Indians, and in the organization of a Methodist Church was appointed class leader, and in a short time was licensed to exhort, and after remaining seven years in Pikecounty, he removed to Fayette county, and aided in establishing Churches in those ends of the earth. About 1840 he was licensed to preach, and in 1849 was ordained deacon by Bishop Andrew, and about 1862 was ordained elder at Griffin, Ga. My father has been a member of the Methodist Church about sixty years, and has served the Church in all of her lower offices to acceptability. As a minister, sympathetic and energetic, very searching and pointed in his discourses; as a Christian, he was zealous and exemplary, exhibiting a character worthy the name he had espoused; as a neighbor generous and benevolent. Thus he lived to do good and to get good till the day of his death which was June 18, 1879 at his home three miles east of Fayetteville, Ga., where he bade adieu to earth amidst a large concourse of weeping relatives and friends, with a smile on his countenance, and with his last words saying, "All is well."

Columbus, Ga., June 29, 1879 J. W. Sweatt

More About EPHRAM SWEATT:
occupation: Farmer and Pastor

Children of EPHRAM SWEATT and SARAH PERRY are:
i. MARTHA2 SWEATT, b. Abt. 1823, South Carolina.
ii. BENJAMIN SWEATT, b. Abt. 1828.
2. iii. JAMES WALTER SWEATT, b. January 07, 1831, Pike Co, Zebulon, Georgia;
d. June 02, 1902, Columbus, Georgia.
iv. ELIJAH SWEATT, b. Abt. 1832, Georgia.
v. SOLOMON SWEATT, b. Abt. 1833, Georgia.
vi. HARRICK (?) SWEATT, b. Abt. 1834, Georgia.
vii. FRANCIS D. SWEATT, b. Abt. 1835, Georgia.
viii. SARAH SWEATT, b. Abt. 1836, Georgia.
ix. AMANDY SWEATT, b. Abt. 1837, Georgia.
3. x. ELIAS SOLOMON SWEATT, b. July 14, 1840, Georgia;
d. August 01, 1911, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA.
xi. EMILY SWEATT, b. Abt. 1841.

Generation No. 2

2. JAMES WALTER2 SWEATT (EPHRAM1) was born January 07, 1831 in Pike Co, Zebulon, Georgia,
and died June 02, 1902 in Columbus, Georgia.
He married ELIZABETH ANNE MORRIS May 02, 1854,
daughter of WILLIAM MORRIS and ELIZA.

Notes for JAMES WALTER SWEATT:
James Walter Sweatt was a corporal in the 13th Georgia Volunteers, the FayetteRangers.
Wounded at Antietam, and severely wounded at Spotsylvania. DRB in Texas.

Children of JAMES SWEATT and ELIZABETH MORRIS are:
i. WILLIAM EPHRAIM3 SWEATT, b. February 20, 1855, Fayette Co., Fayetteville, Georgia;
d. January 16, 1858, Fayette Co., Fayetteville, Georgia.
ii. NATHANIEL JOHNNIE SWEATT, b. September 25, 1856, Fayette Co., Fayetteville, Georgia;
d. January 19, 1858, Fayette Co., Fayetteville, Georgia.
iii. SUSAN MARGARET DAW SWEATT, b. November 22, 1857, Fayette Co, Fayetteville, Georgia;
d. Columbus, Georgia;
m. DAVID G. REED, October 06, 1878.
iv. SARAH ANNE SWEATT, b. January 21, 1859, Fayette Co, Fayetteville, Georgia;
d. January 31, 1937, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama;
m. WILLIAM J. HELMS, May 29, 1881.
v. JOHN BENJAMIN SWEATT, b. January 05, 1860, Fayette Co, Fayetteville, Georgia;
d. June 06, 1875, Dekalb Co, Georgia.
vi. DELANEY AMANDA SWEATT, b. February 13, 1861, Fayette Co, Fayetteville, Georgia;
d. June 11, 1911, Columbus, Georgia.
vii. MARTHA JANE SWEATT, b. October 03, 1862, Fayette Co, Fayetteville, Georgia;
d. August 02, 1931, Columbus, Georgia;
m. GEORGE K. POWELL, April 03, 1884.
4. viii. SOLOMON ANDREW SWEATT, b. December 28, 1865, Fayette Co., Georgia;
d. April 11, 1949.
ix. CORA ELIZABETH SWEATT, b. August 29, 1867, Campbell Co, Atlanta, GA
; m. GEORGE JOHNSON HELMS.
x. MIRANDA ELLEN SWEATT, b. July 16, 1869, Campbell Co, Atlanta, GA;
d. July 17, 1876, Dekalb Co, Georgia
5. xi. WAYMAN POTTER SWEATT, b. October 12, 1872, Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia;
d. January 03, 1950, Muscogee Co, Columbus, Georgia.
xii. ELIAS WALTER SWEATT, b. March 14, 1874, Fayette Co, Fayetteville, Georgia;
d. August 10, 1876, Dekalb Co, Georgia
xiii. ROBERT DANVILLE LATTIMORE LANG SWEATT, b. September 15, 1877, Chambers Co, West Point, GA;
d. September 16, 1925, Dekalb Co, Georgia;
m. MARY RUSH.
xiv. THOMAS JACKSON SWEATT, b. July 11, 1879, Russell Co, Girard, AL;
d. January 09, 1949;
m. DICIE SEYMOUR, October 23, 1898.

More About THOMAS JACKSON SWEATT:
occupation: Clerk in hotel in Columbus, GA
where buried: Parkhill Cemetary, Columbus, GA

3. ELIAS SOLOMON2 SWEATT (EPHRAM1) was born July 14, 1840 in Georgia,
and died August 01, 1911 in Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA
. He married FRANCIS "FANNIE"FAGAN.

Children of ELIAS SWEATT and FRANCIS "FANNIE"FAGAN are:
i. WILLIAM3 SWEAT, b. Abt. 1862.
ii. MARY ELLEN SWEAT, b. October 17, 1866, Georgia; d. April 07, 1881.
6. iii. JAMES LOONEY SWEAT, b. November 25, 1872, Fayette Co, Ga;
d. May 12, 1936, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA.
iv. JOHN SWEAT, b. Abt. 1874.
v. SARAH SWEAT, b. Abt. 1880.
vi. OTIS G. SWEAT, b. November 19, 1882.

Generation No. 3

4. SOLOMON ANDREW3 SWEATT (JAMES WALTER2, EPHRAM1) was born December 28, 1865 in Fayette Co., Georgia,
and died April 11, 1949.
He married (1) MAGGIE B. HUTCHINS August 11, 1887.
He married (2) HESTER WHITFIELD Abt. 1900.

Children of SOLOMON SWEATT and HESTER WHITFIELD are: i. VESTIS4 SWETT, b. Abt. 1901.
ii. THOMAS SWETT, b. Abt. 1904.
7. iii. VERTIS ALVIN SWETT, b. December 08, 1906, Tifton, Tift Co, or TyTy, Tift or Worth Co, GA;
d.February 24, 1976, Titusville, FL.

5. WAYMAN POTTER3 SWEATT (JAMES WALTER2, EPHRAM1) was born October 12, 1872 in Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia,
and died January 03, 1950 in Muscogee Co, Columbus, Georgia.
He married LOUISE AMANDA VARNER April 08, 1894,
daughter of JOHN VARNER and KATE WYATT.

Notes for WAYMAN POTTER SWEATT:
Address in Census : 1024 16th Street Columbus, GA

More About WAYMAN POTTER SWEATT:
occupation: Railroad Engineer-Central of GA.-Locomotive
where buried: Parkhill Cemetary, Columbus, GA
Bapt./Chris.: moved to Columbus, Ga in 1879
Fact 4: retired from railroad April 1944 after 49 years
Fact 5: member of Brotherhood of Locomtive Engineers
Fact 6: member of Masonic Order
Fact 7: member of Woodman of the World

Notes for LOUISE AMANDA VARNER:
shot herself after a series of domestic arguments -- from newspaper article

More About LOUISE AMANDA VARNER:
occupation: teacher
where buried: Parkhill Cemetary, Columbus, GA
Bapt./Chris.: moved to Columbus, Ga in 1884
Fact 4: lived in Columbus, Ga for 60 years
Fact 5: member of East Highland Methodist Church
Fact 6: died of self inflicted gun shot wound
Cause of Death: self inflicted gunshot wound

Children of WAYMAN SWEATT and LOUISE VARNER are:
8. i. WALTER VERNON4 SWEATT, b. February 20, 1897, Georgia;
d. March 02, 1968, Muscogee Co, Columbus, Georgia.
ii. OTIS V. SWEATT, b. April 22, 1900, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama; d. March 28, 1974;
m. (1) ETHEL MAE GREEN; m. (2) GLADYS PRICE RAY.

More About OTIS V. SWEATT:
where buried: Parkhill Cemetary, Columbus, GA
iii. GLADYS SWEATT, b. December 20, 1903, Georgia; d. February 08, 1952;
m. J. G. HOLLAND.

More About GLADYS SWEATT:
where buried: Parkhill Cemetary, Columbus, GA
Bapt./Chris.: lived in Tampa, FL in 1944

6. JAMES LOONEY3 SWEAT (ELIAS SOLOMON2 SWEATT, EPHRAM1) was born November 25, 1872 in Fayette Co, Ga,
and died May 12, 1936 in Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA
He married MARY JANE "MACE" O'SHEILDS 1897 in Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA.

Children of JAMES SWEAT and MARY O'SHEILDS are:
9. i. WILLIE MAE4 SWEAT, b. March 06, 1899, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA;
d. December 13, 1972, East Point, Fulton Co, GA.
ii. LESTER CLAUDE SWEAT, b. 1904, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA;
d. May 1960, Hapeville, Fulton Co, GA;
m. (1) IRENE MILLER; m. (2) FLORENCE CALHOUN, 1925
. iii. FRANCES SWEAT, b. 1906, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA; d. November 22, 1980, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA;
m. ARTHUR HUTCHINSON WALLIS, Abt. 1923, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA.
iv. NAOMI LEE SWEAT, b. 1909, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA; d. December 25, 1989, Fayette Co, Fayetteville, Georgia;
m. MARION L. STIPE, 1933, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA.
v. MARTHA PENMAN SWEAT, b. December 04, 1912, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA;
d. August 01, 1981, East Point, Fulton Co, GA;
m. GENE FORD, February 1940, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA.
vi. MARY JANE SWEAT, b. November 02, 1914, Jonesboro, GA; d. April 15, 1984, East Point, Fulton
Co, GA; m. BARNEY L. WALKER, June 1933, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA.

Generation No. 4

7. VERTIS ALVIN4 SWETT (SOLOMON ANDREW3 SWEATT, JAMES WALTER2, EPHRAM1)
was born December 08, 1906 in Tifton, Tift Co, or TyTy, Tift or Worth Co, GA,
and died February 24, 1976 in Titusville, FL.
He married HAZEL VIOLA BOHNER.

Notes for VERTIS ALVIN SWETT:
Notice the new spelling. His sister in law tells me that there was a dispute of the family land in Tift and Worth Counties, and a little rift. Some changed spellings. DRB in Tex.

Child of VERTIS SWETT and HAZEL BOHNER is:
i. HAZEL IONA5 SWETT, b. June 01, 1929, Plant City, FL; d. October 03, 1986.

More About HAZEL IONA SWETT:
Fact 4: died of Leukemia

8. WALTER VERNON4 SWEATT (WAYMAN POTTER3, JAMES WALTER2, EPHRAM1)
was born February 20, 1897 in Georgia,
and died March 02, 1968 in Muscogee Co, Columbus, Georgia.
He married KATHRYN VICTORIA MONTGOMERY June 20, 1929 in Muscogee Co, Columbus, Georgia,
daughter of JAMES MONTGOMERY and MARY MCKEE.

More About WALTER VERNON SWEATT:
occupation: Auto Service
where buried: Parkhill Cemetary, Columbus, GA
Bapt./Chris.: lived in Tampa, FL in 1944

Children of WALTER SWEATT and KATHRYN MONTGOMERY are:
i. MARY ELINOR5 SWEATT, b. November 01, 1932, Columbus, Muscogee Co.,Georgia;
m. WILLIAM E. ROWE, JR., September 15, 1952, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama.
ii. BARBARA NELLE SWEATT, b. December 07, 1930, Columbus, Muscogee Co., Georgia;
d. January 25, 1998, Columbus, Georgia;
m. (1) LEE ROE; m. (2) RICHARD JENKINS.

More About BARBARA NELLE SWEATT:
occupation: Civil Servant - Ft. Benning, GA
where buried: January 28, 1998, Parkhill Cemetary, Columbus, GA
Cause of Death: Luekemia

9. WILLIE MAE4 SWEAT (JAMES LOONEY3, ELIAS SOLOMON2 SWEATT, EPHRAM1)
was born March 06, 1899 in Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA,
and died December 13, 1972 in East Point, Fulton Co, GA.
She marriedDANIEL ELMER FUTRAL December 31, 1917 in Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA.

Children of WILLIE SWEAT and DANIEL FUTRAL are:
i. DANIEL ELMER5 FUTRAL, JR., b. November 29, 1918, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA;
m. EDNA OLLIE MOORHEAD, January 02, 1940, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA.
ii. BETTY MAE FUTRAL, b. May 07, 1932;
m. ROY BISHOP, October 27, 1951, Ringold, GA.

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