Orea Cleveland Sweezea

1887 - 1980  (92 years)

• Name	Orea Cleveland Sweezea  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	30 Oct 1887	Malden, Missouri   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Mar 1980	Leesburg, Florida ( buried in Michigan)   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I0953	Merged Tree

  
  

  Father	George J. Sweazea,   b. 5 Jul 1852, Jackson Co. Tennessee ,   d. 1889, Malden, Missouri [buried Malden Cemetary]  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Julia Isabell Goad,   b. 7 Jul 1858, Kentucky ,   d. 6 Nov 1943, Flint, Michigan (buried Kennett, Mo.)  (Age 85 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1878	Celina, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F366	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Stegall,   b. 26 Jul 1898,   d. Dec 1984, Tavares, Florida  (Age 86 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1916	Alleene, Ark   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Living Sweezea   2. Living Sweezea   3. Living Sweezea   4. George Milton Sweezea,   b. 20 Dec 1919, Malden, Missouri ,   d. May 1985, Tavares, FL  (Age 65 years)   5. Frank Gerald Sweezea,   b. 20 Jun 1922,   d. 24 Jan 1995  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F370	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  [18212.ged] [sweeze~2.FTW] February 16, 1976 A 60th year wedding anniversary celebration was held Sunday Feb. 15 for Mr & Mrs Orea C. Sweezea of Tavares, Florida. The couple were married Feb. 16, 1916 in Alleene, Arkansas. Mr & Mrs Sweezea lived in Missouri in their early years of married life. Then they moved to Michigan where they raised their family. They have two daughters and three sons, thirteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mr Sweezea has been retired from Michigan Bell Telephone Company for 22 years. They have been living in Florida for the past ten years at 918 County Drive, Tavares, Florida. Joining in the celebration were Mildred and Earle Rosenberger, Pickney, Michigan, Milton & Doris Sweezea of Tavares, Gerald & Janet Sweezea, Flint, Michigan, Geraldine & Sam Bell, Flint, Michigan, and Douglas & Charlotte Sweezea from Burton, Michigan. Also present at the open house celebration were grandchildren, relatives and a host of friends. My Uncle Orea had a beautiful black horse with white stocking feet when they lived in southeast Missouri. His name was Prince. When Uncle Orea left, he gave this horse to his brother, Turner, my grandfather, and my grandfather said that Prince was a very smart horse. They used him as a saddle horse and they also pulled a buggy with him. Granddad used to be a big tease and he said he used to take Prince out for a ride in the woods and try to lose him. He said that he was never able to hide from Prince. Prince always found him no matter where he hid. Uncle Orea was a fine trainer with horses. My grand-dad never liked a roane horse. He saw his father killed by a roane horse when he was 7 years old. {by, Clete Sweezea.}

  
  

• Sources

  [S01612] Personal Family Knowledge. [S01648] sweeze. Date of Import: Aug 1, 1999 [S12068] 18212.ged. Date of Import: Jun 7, 2001