Individual Details

Washington Democrat Independent, Washington, Iowa, June 13, 1935, Front Page, Col. 3: Mrs. Milton H. Sweet Is Taken. Widow of Old Time Sheriff Died Saturday Evening at Home Here. Mrs. Milton H. Sweet, 78 years old, widow of one of the old-time sheriffs of Washington county, died at six o'clock Saturday evening at her home, 750 East second street. She had been seriously ill for only a week, pneumonia being the cause of her death. As recently as two weeks ago she was able to go to Brighton to attend the funeral of a relative, Baxter Ingham. Adell Kirkpatrick was born Dec. 26, 1857, at Glasgow, Iowa. She lated lived at Brighton and was married May 1, 1907 to Milton H. Sweet at Fairfield. They came to Washington and her home had been ever since at the residence on East Second street. Mr. Sweet died Feb. 7, 1917.

She was a member of the Methodist church of Washington and had been much interested in the church and a regular attendant at its services when her health permitted. She leaves a niece, Mrs. Cecil Mortimore of Brighton and seven nephews, Guy Kirkpatrick of Pasadena, Calif., Cecil Voorhies of Flint, Mich., Carl Voorhies of Carrollton, Ill., Keith Voorhies of Hibbing, Minn., and Ray, Max and Roger Voorhies of St. Louis. Funeral services held at 2:00 Tuesday afternoon at Sherman's funeral home, in charge of Dr. F. C. Witzigman of the Methodist church, with burial in Hillcrest cemetery at Brighton.

Birth	26 Dec 1857	Jefferson Co., Iowa
Residence	1860	Round Prairie, Jefferson Co., Iowa
Residence	1870	Center, Henry Co., Iowa
Residence	1880	Brighton, Washington Co., Iowa
Residence	1885	Brighton, Cass Co., Iowa
Marriage	1 May 1907	Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa - Milton Henry Sweet
Death	11 Jun 1935	Washington, Washington Co., Iowa
Race		White
Burial		Adell K. Sweet, Hillcrest Cemetery, Brighton, Washington Co., Iowa

Spouse

Milton Henry Sweet (1838 - 1917)

Father	James Oliver Kirkpatrick (1815 - 1885)
Mother	Margaret Abrams (1825 - 1887)
Sibling	Oliver Kirkpatrick (1850 - )
Sibling	Minerva Kirkpatrick (1852 - 1853)
Sibling	Mary Eldora "Dora" Kirkpatrick (1863 - 1922)