Charles Gould Sweetland

Brief Life History of Charles Gould

When Charles Gould Sweetland was born on 10 April 1818, in Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia, United States, his father, Dr. Eleazer Sweetland, was 35 and his mother, Sarah 'Sally' Hawkins Van Meter, was 23. He lived in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States in 1850. He died on 24 November 1858, at the age of 40, and was buried in Sweetland Cemetery, Sweetland, Nevada, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr. Eleazer Sweetland
1782–1838
Sarah 'Sally' Hawkins Van Meter
1794–1881
Elizabeth Ann Sweetland
1815–1892
Mary Hester Sweetland
1816–1846
Charles Gould Sweetland
1818–1858
Samuel McFerrin Sweetland
1820–1856
Isaac Van Meter Sweetland
1821–1891
Sarah Sweetland
1822–1888
Martha Sweetland
1823–1885
Captain William Albert Sweetland
1829–1863
Henry Preston Sweetland
1829–1877
James Otis Sweetland
1833–1921
Caroline Virginia Sweetland
1835–1890
Margaret Van Meter Sweetland
1837–1920

Sources (2)

  • C G Sweetland in household of G B Lucke, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Charles Gould Sweetland, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Sweetlands Farm in Upottery (Devon), perhaps from Old English swēte ‘sweet, pure, pleasant’ + land ‘land’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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