Birth: 18 June 1913 Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
Father: James Otis Sweeney 1873-1955
Mother: Alice Marian Godfrey 1884-1938
Marriage: 29 April 1935
Wife: Yvonne Mae Adams [Dennis] 1914-1991
Death: 7 June 1945 Codington, South Dakota, USA
Buried: Section Crown Hill 2nd Add On- Plot # 8, Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
Marilyn (Marilyan) Yvonne Sweeney 1936-1936
Entry in Ancestry South Dakota, U.S., Birth Index, 1856-1917 for John Sweeney born 18 June 1913 in Minnehaha, parents James Sweeney and Alice Godrey, filed 21 June 1913.
Two entries in Ancestry South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1915 for John A Sweeney aged 2, born in South Dakota, father born in Illinois, mother in South Dakota.
In the 1920 census as John A Sweeney aged 6, born in South Dakota, and living with his parents (James A born in Illinous and Alice M born in South Dakota), two brothers (Sewell O and Stephen C), and two grandmothers (Eudora B Sweeney and Marion M Godfrey) at 1421 So Duluth Ave, Sioux Falls Ward 5, Minnehaha, South Dakota
Entry in Ancestry South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1925 for John Sweeney aged 11, born in South Dakota, father born in Illinois, mother in South Dakota.
Entry in Ancestry U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 for John A Sweeney, a student, living in rented property 1429 S Duluth Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1930. Jas O and Alice M Sweeney (parents?), Sewell O and Step C Sweeney (brothers?) and Eudora B Sweeney widow Carter (grandmother?) were living at the same address.
In the 1930 census as John Sweenwy aged 16, born in South Dakota, and living with his parents (Otus J born in Illinois and Alice born in South Dakota), two brothers (Sewell and Stephen) and grandmother (Eudora) at 1428 S Duluth Ave, Sioux Falls Ward 5, Minnehaha, South Dakota.
Entry in Ancestry U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 for John A Sweeney a driver for J O SWeeney, living in rented property 1429 S Duluth Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1932 Jas O ansd Alice M Sweeney (parents?) were living at the same address.
Entry in Ancestry South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1935 for John Sweeney aged 21, born in South Dakota, father born in Illinois, mother in South Dakota, single and living in Sioux Falls.
Entry in Ancestry U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 for John A Sweeney, student, living in rented property 1429 S Duluth Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 1935. Jas O ansd Alice M Sweeney (parents?), and Stephen C Sweeney (brother?) were living at the same address.
In the 1940 census as John Sweeney aged 26, born in South Dakota, an osteopath in an osteopathic office, working on his own account worked 52 weeks in previous year for no income, but had other sources, and living with his wife (Yvonne) in a rented property $35 at 109 First Street, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, but in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota in 1935.
Entry in Ancestry U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 for John Arthur Sweeney born 18 June 1913 in Sioux Falls, address 109 1st St ?, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, height 5 ft 7in, weight 138, light complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, next of kin Mrs Yonne Adams Sweeney wife, an Osteopathic Physician at 202 Granite ? Block, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, registered 16 October 1940 in Watertown, South Dakota, USA, with "Died 6-7-45" added
Entry in Ancestry South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1945 for John Arthur Sweeney aged 31, born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, father born in Bloomington Illinois, mother in Beresford South Dakota, married in 1935, spouse Adams, and living in Ward 2, Codington.
Entry in Ancestry South Dakota, U.S., Death Index, 1879-1955 for John A Sweeney died 7 June 1945 in Codington (223590).
Entry in Find a Grave for John Arthur Sweeney born 1913 died 1945, buried Section Crown Hill 2nd Add On- Plot # 8, Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA "John A./Sweeney/1913 1945".
There are twenty eight entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for John Arthur Sweeney.
John Arthur E Sweeney was the husband of Yvonne Mae Adams, second cousin of Zelda E Molloy, wife of Frank Bridger Lower, the fourth cousin once removed of Cyril T Larby, my second cousin once removed.
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