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Alexander “Alex” Sweeney

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Alexander “Alex” Sweeney

Birth
Ireland
Death
7 Apr 1895 (aged 71–72)
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 9.1, Row 3, Grave 15
Memorial ID
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THE KANSAS CITY TIMES
Kansas City, Missouri
Thursday, 11 April, 1895
Page 5

The funeral services over the remains of Alexander Sweeney, the old soldier who shot himself at 1016 Union avenue Sunday, were held in Stewart & Carroll's undertaking room yesterday. The remains were interred in Union cemetery.

(newspaper clipping researched by Jerry)
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THE KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, Missouri
Friday, 12 April, 1895
Vol 15, Issue 207, Page 2

DEATHS.

Sweeney, Alex, 1016 Union avenue, 72 years, gun shot, April 7.
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From Missouri Record of Death Transcript:

Jackson County, Roll C 19509, #491
• Sweeney, Alex
• Male
• White
• Age: 72
• Died: 7 Apr 1895
• Widowed
• Born: Ireland
• Place of death: 1016 Union
• Cause of death: Suicide
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From cemetery records:

• Sweeney, Alex
• Burial 10 Apr 1895
• Undertaker: Stewart & Carroll
• Fee: $8
• Section 9 Lot 3 Grave 15
THE KANSAS CITY TIMES
Kansas City, Missouri
Thursday, 11 April, 1895
Page 5

The funeral services over the remains of Alexander Sweeney, the old soldier who shot himself at 1016 Union avenue Sunday, were held in Stewart & Carroll's undertaking room yesterday. The remains were interred in Union cemetery.

(newspaper clipping researched by Jerry)
___

THE KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, Missouri
Friday, 12 April, 1895
Vol 15, Issue 207, Page 2

DEATHS.

Sweeney, Alex, 1016 Union avenue, 72 years, gun shot, April 7.
___

From Missouri Record of Death Transcript:

Jackson County, Roll C 19509, #491
• Sweeney, Alex
• Male
• White
• Age: 72
• Died: 7 Apr 1895
• Widowed
• Born: Ireland
• Place of death: 1016 Union
• Cause of death: Suicide
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From cemetery records:

• Sweeney, Alex
• Burial 10 Apr 1895
• Undertaker: Stewart & Carroll
• Fee: $8
• Section 9 Lot 3 Grave 15

Gravesite Details

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  • Maintained by: swede
  • Originally Created by: J F-B
  • Added: Jan 6, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83061602/alexander-sweeney: accessed ), memorial page for Alexander “Alex” Sweeney (1823–7 Apr 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83061602, citing Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by swede (contributor 47330563).