John Sweet Killingsworth

1796 - 1884  (88 years)

• Name	John Sweet Killingsworth  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]
  Birth	Abt 1793	North Carolina   [3]
  Birth	1 May 1796	Edgefield district, South Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 25]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1830	Bibb, Alabama, USA   [10]
  Possessions	1 Jun 1831	Bibb and Chilton Counties, AL, USA
  	Patent purchase 160.76 acres, most property was in Chilton Co; BLM document #5889, General Land Office records. A little southeast of the property his son, Thomas A patented in 1852. Act of congress 24 Apr 1820, regarding sale of public lands.
  Residence	Alabama, United States
  Residence	1850	E C River, Bibb, Alabama, USA   [5, 11]
  Residence	1860	Western District, Upshur, Texas   [6]
  Residence	1870	Precinct 2, Upshur, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Residence Post Office: Coffeeville
  Residence	1880	Precinct 2, Gregg, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Death	21 Oct 1884	Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA   [1, 12, 19, 25]
  Burial	Longview, Gregg County, Texas, United States of America   [1, 12, 19, 25]
  Person ID	I30154	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Anderson Killinsworth,   b. 1774, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA d. 30 Apr 1824, Roane County, Tennessee, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Sweet,   b. 1775, South Carolina, USA d. 10 Aug 1835, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Jan 1796	Raleigh, Guilford, North Carolina, USA   [27, 28, 29, 30]
  Family ID	F10113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emmeline Abney,   b. 1 Jun 1801, Edgefield district, South Carolina, USA d. 19 Nov 1881, Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1820	, Cahawba County, Alabama, USA   [7, 8, 13, 21, 22]
  Children	1. James Anderson Killingsworth,   b. 4 Apr 1821, Bibb Co., Alabama d. 20 Feb 1907, Gregg Co., Texas (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas Abney Killingsworth,   b. 10 Nov 1822, Bibb, Alabama, USA d. 1889, Gregg county Texas, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Albert Killingsworth,   b. 14 Nov 1826, Bibb Co., Alabama d. 17 Aug 1906, Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elizabeth Killingsworth,   b. 1829, Bibb Co., Alabama  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Martha Killingsworth,   b. 4 Jul 1829, Bibb Co., Alabama d. 8 Jul 1906, Gregg Co., Texas (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Avaline Killingsworth,   b. 1830, Bibb Co., Alabama d. 1866, Gladewater, Gregg Co., Texas (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Lucinda Jane Killingsworth,   b. 1 May 1832, Bibb Co., Alabama d. 14 May 1930, Austin, Travis, Texas (Age 98 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Marie Antoinette Killingsworth,   b. 1834, Bibb Co., Alabama d. 1900, Gregg Co., Texas (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Frances Killingsworth,   b. Abt 1836, Bibb Co., Alabama d. Texas  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Julia Ann Killingsworth,   b. 18 May 1838, Bibb Co., Alabama d. 23 Jun 1934, Longview, Gregg Co., Texas (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Amanda Sweet Killingsworth,   b. 2 May 1843, Bibb Co., Alabama, USA d. 31 Aug 1927, Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, United States of America (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. Leroy C. Killingsworth,   b. 1844, Bibb Co., Alabama d. 1864, Texas (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   13. Emmeline Minerva Killingsworth,   b. 20 Aug 1846, Bibb Co., Alabama d. 20 May 1891, Gregg Co., Texas (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

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