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Riley Allen Sweet Sr.

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Riley Allen Sweet Sr.

Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
7 Apr 1923 (aged 50)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Chapel Hill, Lot 621.
Memorial ID
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Philippine Islands, United States Army, Puerto Rico. Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902, Cuba, United States Army. He was the son of Parker Hall Sweet and Elizabeth Carslake Shinn Sweet. On September 20, 1904 as Riley Allen Sweet, he married Annie Elizabeth Ellis at the District of Columbia.

The Washington Post Monday, April 9, 1923
Sweet. Suddenly on Saturday, April 7, 1923 at 7AM at his residence, 20 Q Street Northwest, Riley A., beloved husband of Annie E. Sweet. Funeral from the chapel at Oak Hill Cemetery, Thirtieth and R Streets Northwest on Tuesday, April 10 at 2:30 o'clock. Relatives and friends invited.

The Evening Star April 9, 1923
Washington, D.C., Page 7
R.A. Sweet Succumbs
Death Comes Suddenly to Printing Office Employee.
Riley Allen Sweet, an employee of the Government Printing Office, died suddenly Saturday at his home, 20 Q Street Northwest. Funeral services are to be held at the chapel in Oak Hill Cemetery Tomorrow afternoon. Interment is to be private.

Mr. Sweet, who was born in the District, was employed as an electrical expert at the Government Printing Office. He was a member of Miriam Lodge No. 10, F.A.A.M.; Hiram Chapter, R.A.M.; Adoniram Council, R.E.S.; Columbia Commandery No. 2, Knights Templar; Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He served in the Spanish-American War and was a member of the United Spanish War Veterans. The services Tuesday will be under auspices of Hiram Lodge, Columbia Commandery and the Spanish War Veterans. His wife and four children survive.
Philippine Islands, United States Army, Puerto Rico. Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902, Cuba, United States Army. He was the son of Parker Hall Sweet and Elizabeth Carslake Shinn Sweet. On September 20, 1904 as Riley Allen Sweet, he married Annie Elizabeth Ellis at the District of Columbia.

The Washington Post Monday, April 9, 1923
Sweet. Suddenly on Saturday, April 7, 1923 at 7AM at his residence, 20 Q Street Northwest, Riley A., beloved husband of Annie E. Sweet. Funeral from the chapel at Oak Hill Cemetery, Thirtieth and R Streets Northwest on Tuesday, April 10 at 2:30 o'clock. Relatives and friends invited.

The Evening Star April 9, 1923
Washington, D.C., Page 7
R.A. Sweet Succumbs
Death Comes Suddenly to Printing Office Employee.
Riley Allen Sweet, an employee of the Government Printing Office, died suddenly Saturday at his home, 20 Q Street Northwest. Funeral services are to be held at the chapel in Oak Hill Cemetery Tomorrow afternoon. Interment is to be private.

Mr. Sweet, who was born in the District, was employed as an electrical expert at the Government Printing Office. He was a member of Miriam Lodge No. 10, F.A.A.M.; Hiram Chapter, R.A.M.; Adoniram Council, R.E.S.; Columbia Commandery No. 2, Knights Templar; Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He served in the Spanish-American War and was a member of the United Spanish War Veterans. The services Tuesday will be under auspices of Hiram Lodge, Columbia Commandery and the Spanish War Veterans. His wife and four children survive.


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  • Created by: SLGMSD
  • Added: May 19, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37259059/riley_allen-sweet: accessed ), memorial page for Riley Allen Sweet Sr. (7 May 1872–7 Apr 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37259059, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).