THE SABETHA HERALD Wednesday October 13, 1926
James Sweetland, 78 years of age, died unexpectedly at his home in Seneca of heart failure at 7 a. m. Friday. The deceased was one of the Sweetland family which located in Nemaha County in the fifties. James Sweetland was a native of Henry County, Ill., born at Geneseo in 1848. With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Sweetland, he came to Doniphan County in 1855. Soon afterward Isaac Sweetland settled on what were known as the Iowa trust lands in Brown County, but did not remain long. They moved to a farm near the Nemaha River in the fall of 1855 and in the spring of 1856 located on the Beamer farm just northeast of Sabetha. It was the Beamer farm then, for Isaac Sweetland secured the place from the government. Here the Sweetland family of children grew up. In 1861, Isaac Sweetland, head of the family, joined. Captain Williams’s company for the Civil War, and the son, Frank Sweetland, not yet of age volunteered with Dr. Hays’s White Cloud Company. The two served through the war.
Isaac Sweetland sold his farm to John Beamer after the war and moved to Sabetha. Isaac Sweetland died in 1902 at the age of 79. His widow passed away in Sabetha in 1923 at the age of 97 years. James Sweetland leaves his widow and the following children: Ernest Sweetland in the army in the Hawaiian Islands, Isaac Sweetland, mechanic, who recently moved from Fairview to Sabetha, Francis Sweetland who farms northeast of Falls City, Mrs. Rudy Baer of Leavenworth and ten grandchildren. His living brothers are as follows: Frank Sweetland in the Old Soldiers Home at Leavenworth; Alonzo Sweetland in Sabetha; Steve Sweetland north of Sabetha; Ezra Sweetland of Hiawatha and Ira Sweetland in Portland. James Sweetland had always lived in this section of the country. He made his home for a time at Axtell and had lived in Seneca several years. He was an estimable citizen, a good neighbor and reared a family that has gone out and done well. He will be missed by a large circle of friends. The body was brought to Sabetha on the Saturday afternoon Grand Island train and services were held at the United Brethren church at 4 p. m conducted by Rev Hope. Interment was in the Sabetha cemetery beside the deceased’s parents.
James Sweetland, 78 years of age, died unexpectedly at his home in Seneca of heart failure at 7 a. m. Friday. The deceased was one of the Sweetland family which located in Nemaha County in the fifties. James Sweetland was a native of Henry County, Ill., born at Geneseo in 1848. With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Sweetland, he came to Doniphan County in 1855. Soon afterward Isaac Sweetland settled on what were known as the Iowa trust lands in Brown County, but did not remain long. They moved to a farm near the Nemaha River in the fall of 1855 and in the spring of 1856 located on the Beamer farm just northeast of Sabetha. It was the Beamer farm then, for Isaac Sweetland secured the place from the government. Here the Sweetland family of children grew up. In 1861, Isaac Sweetland, head of the family, joined. Captain Williams’s company for the Civil War, and the son, Frank Sweetland, not yet of age volunteered with Dr. Hays’s White Cloud Company. The two served through the war.
Isaac Sweetland sold his farm to John Beamer after the war and moved to Sabetha. Isaac Sweetland died in 1902 at the age of 79. His widow passed away in Sabetha in 1923 at the age of 97 years. James Sweetland leaves his widow and the following children: Ernest Sweetland in the army in the Hawaiian Islands, Isaac Sweetland, mechanic, who recently moved from Fairview to Sabetha, Francis Sweetland who farms northeast of Falls City, Mrs. Rudy Baer of Leavenworth and ten grandchildren. His living brothers are as follows: Frank Sweetland in the Old Soldiers Home at Leavenworth; Alonzo Sweetland in Sabetha; Steve Sweetland north of Sabetha; Ezra Sweetland of Hiawatha and Ira Sweetland in Portland. James Sweetland had always lived in this section of the country. He made his home for a time at Axtell and had lived in Seneca several years. He was an estimable citizen, a good neighbor and reared a family that has gone out and done well. He will be missed by a large circle of friends. The body was brought to Sabetha on the Saturday afternoon Grand Island train and services were held at the United Brethren church at 4 p. m conducted by Rev Hope. Interment was in the Sabetha cemetery beside the deceased’s parents.
THE SABETHA HERALD Wednesday October 13, 1926
James Sweetland, 78 years of age, died unexpectedly at his home in Seneca of heart failure at 7 a. m. Friday. The deceased was one of the Sweetland family which located in Nemaha County in the fifties. James Sweetland was a native of Henry County, Ill., born at Geneseo in 1848. With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Sweetland, he came to Doniphan County in 1855. Soon afterward Isaac Sweetland settled on what were known as the Iowa trust lands in Brown County, but did not remain long. They moved to a farm near the Nemaha River in the fall of 1855 and in the spring of 1856 located on the Beamer farm just northeast of Sabetha. It was the Beamer farm then, for Isaac Sweetland secured the place from the government. Here the Sweetland family of children grew up. In 1861, Isaac Sweetland, head of the family, joined. Captain Williams’s company for the Civil War, and the son, Frank Sweetland, not yet of age volunteered with Dr. Hays’s White Cloud Company. The two served through the war.
Isaac Sweetland sold his farm to John Beamer after the war and moved to Sabetha. Isaac Sweetland died in 1902 at the age of 79. His widow passed away in Sabetha in 1923 at the age of 97 years. James Sweetland leaves his widow and the following children: Ernest Sweetland in the army in the Hawaiian Islands, Isaac Sweetland, mechanic, who recently moved from Fairview to Sabetha, Francis Sweetland who farms northeast of Falls City, Mrs. Rudy Baer of Leavenworth and ten grandchildren. His living brothers are as follows: Frank Sweetland in the Old Soldiers Home at Leavenworth; Alonzo Sweetland in Sabetha; Steve Sweetland north of Sabetha; Ezra Sweetland of Hiawatha and Ira Sweetland in Portland. James Sweetland had always lived in this section of the country. He made his home for a time at Axtell and had lived in Seneca several years. He was an estimable citizen, a good neighbor and reared a family that has gone out and done well. He will be missed by a large circle of friends. The body was brought to Sabetha on the Saturday afternoon Grand Island train and services were held at the United Brethren church at 4 p. m conducted by Rev Hope. Interment was in the Sabetha cemetery beside the deceased’s parents.
James Sweetland, 78 years of age, died unexpectedly at his home in Seneca of heart failure at 7 a. m. Friday. The deceased was one of the Sweetland family which located in Nemaha County in the fifties. James Sweetland was a native of Henry County, Ill., born at Geneseo in 1848. With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Sweetland, he came to Doniphan County in 1855. Soon afterward Isaac Sweetland settled on what were known as the Iowa trust lands in Brown County, but did not remain long. They moved to a farm near the Nemaha River in the fall of 1855 and in the spring of 1856 located on the Beamer farm just northeast of Sabetha. It was the Beamer farm then, for Isaac Sweetland secured the place from the government. Here the Sweetland family of children grew up. In 1861, Isaac Sweetland, head of the family, joined. Captain Williams’s company for the Civil War, and the son, Frank Sweetland, not yet of age volunteered with Dr. Hays’s White Cloud Company. The two served through the war.
Isaac Sweetland sold his farm to John Beamer after the war and moved to Sabetha. Isaac Sweetland died in 1902 at the age of 79. His widow passed away in Sabetha in 1923 at the age of 97 years. James Sweetland leaves his widow and the following children: Ernest Sweetland in the army in the Hawaiian Islands, Isaac Sweetland, mechanic, who recently moved from Fairview to Sabetha, Francis Sweetland who farms northeast of Falls City, Mrs. Rudy Baer of Leavenworth and ten grandchildren. His living brothers are as follows: Frank Sweetland in the Old Soldiers Home at Leavenworth; Alonzo Sweetland in Sabetha; Steve Sweetland north of Sabetha; Ezra Sweetland of Hiawatha and Ira Sweetland in Portland. James Sweetland had always lived in this section of the country. He made his home for a time at Axtell and had lived in Seneca several years. He was an estimable citizen, a good neighbor and reared a family that has gone out and done well. He will be missed by a large circle of friends. The body was brought to Sabetha on the Saturday afternoon Grand Island train and services were held at the United Brethren church at 4 p. m conducted by Rev Hope. Interment was in the Sabetha cemetery beside the deceased’s parents.
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