Charity Sweat

Source: "Sweat History", Bishop Gregg's 'History of the Old Cheraws' (1867), found in Appling Co, GA Heritage Museum, 209 Thomas St, Baxley, GA 31513

Father: Thomas NEWBERN Mother: Keziah "Kizzie" COLLINS

Born in the part of Blackshear that is now in Pierce County, Ga.

Children not attached:

1. Randall Jesse SWEAT, CSA, born 01 JUL 1843 in Ware County, Georgia, and died 26 JAN 1863 during the 2nd Battle of Manasses in Middleburg, Virginia

2. Thomas Francis Marion SWEAT # 36436040, born 19 NOV 1847 in Ware County, Georgia, and died 11 JUL 1916 in Homerville, Clinch County Georgia

3. Julia SWEAT, born Abt. 1850 in Ware County, Georgia.

She and her family appear in the 1850 Federal Census living in Division 89, Ware County, Georgia. The household, all born in Georgia, included: Nathan Sweat, age 54, $700 of real estate; Charity, age 47, could not read or write; Eady, age 22; Thomas, age 18; Nathan, age 16; William, age 10; Randal, age 7; Alfred, age 5; Thomas, age 3; and Julia, age 1.

She and her family appear in the 1860 Federal Census living in Waresboro postal district, Ware County, Georgia. The household, all born in Georgia, included: Nathan Sweat, age 61, a farmer, real estate valued at $1200 and personal property valued at $1000; Charity, age 59; Randal, age 19; Alford, age 17; and William F, age 22, a farmer with real property valued at $500 and personal property valued at $1200. Enumerated next to them on that census were her son James Sweat with his wife Phebe, age 33 and their nine children, who had real estate valued at $1000 and personal valued at $1200; her son William, age 20 with his wife Sarah; her son Nathan F, age 25, with his wife Lydia, and their three children; Julia Sweat, age 15; and the widow Mary Sweat, age 41, and some of her family.

She does not appear with her husband and children in the 1870 Federal Census of Subdivision 130, Glenmore post office district, Ware County, Georgia, enumerated July 1, 1870. The household at that time, all born in Georgia, included: Nathan Sweat, age 74, farmer, real property valued at $500 and personal property valued at $600; Alford J, age 25, farm laborer; Julia, age 21, domestic servant; Caleb Street, age 22, farm laborer.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 28 2021, 17:36:52 UTC