When Leonard Covington Sweat was born on 8 December 1812, in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, his father, Gideon Sweat, was 30 and his mother, Letitia “Letty” Johnson, was 17. He married Elizabeth Burgess on 22 December 1828, in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Falls, Texas, United States in 1867 and Madison, Texas, United States in 1870. He died in Texas, United States, and was buried in Jasper Cemetery, Crockett, Houston County, Texas, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1850: Falls, Texas, United States
English: variant of Sweet .
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Possible Related NamesFound on Ancestry: Submitted by Cheryl Tilley Perkins, Great, Great, Great Granddaughter of Leonard Covington Sweat I. It has bothered me for some time that people are mistakenly perpetuating infor …
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