William Wallace Sweet

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WILLIAM WALLACE SWEET, A TRUSTEE of the village of Carthage, was born June 9, 1856, in the town of Wilna, the son of Edwin and Pamelia (Kelsey) Sweet. She was the daughter of Enos Kelsey, of LeRay.
William Wallace, the subject of our sketch, was one of four children. He received his primary education in the common schools; completing it at the Oswego State Normal School. He came to Carthage in 1882, and was employed as salesman in the stores of Walter Horr and of C. E. Francis, remaining some 10 years.
He married Miss Nettie A. Francis, a daughter of Gilbert Francis, of Felts Mills, and they have six children: Ethel C., Gertrude M., Ernest E., Erma P., these last two are twins; Lora and Leah, who also are twins. Mr. Sweet is one of the assessors of the town of Wilna, and one of the trustees of the village of Carthage, secretary of the Carthage Loan and Building Association, and assistant chief of the Fire Department. His present position is salesman for Mr. C. E. Van Slyke. Mr. Sweet is an honorable and respected citizen, enjoying the confidence of his fellow-citizens, as is amply evidenced by the honorable positions to which he has been called.

William married Nettie A. Francis. [Group Sheet]

1. Lora Sweet was born on 11 Feb 1892 in New York, USA; died on 21 Oct 1970 in New York, USA; was buried in Wilna, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (Fairview Cemetery).