Edwin Sweney Biographical Sketch from Beers History of Warren County, Ohio
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Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 10 October 2005

Sources:
The History of Warren County Ohio
Part V. Biographical Sketches
Wayne Township
(Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992)

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EDWIN SWENEY, tile manufacturer, Waynesville; born in Clear Creek Township, Warren Co., Oct. 14, 1827; is a son of James and Clarissa (Coffeen) Sweney, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Jefferson Co., N. Y. The paternal grandparents were William and Sarah Sweney, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Virginia; they emigrated to Ohio, landing at Cincinnati in 1799; thence into Warren County, and settled four miles north of Lebanon, and here spent the balance of his life, performing his full share of pioneer life. He was a natural mechanic and in that day made himself very useful in manufacturing shoes, chairs and articles of general utility and demand in that day. James Sweney was 3 years of age when brought to this wilderness, and here was raised to manhood, inured to the roughness and deprivations of those early days; was married and became the father of five children; four now survive— D. Clinton, Edwin, Monroe and Helen (now Mrs. Dr. Thomas G. Farr, residing at Selma, Greene Co., Ohio). Mr. Sweney located upon the part of the section of land which was purchased by his father when he first located in this county, and here he resided during his entire life; he died in January, 1879, nearly 83 years of age; his wife still resides on the old home place, now 80 years of age. This land, their first purchase, has now been in possession of the Sweney family for more than fourscore years. Mr. Sweney devoted himself exclusively to farming—a very unassuming man, not courting or desiring public office or notoriety, but a kind neighbor and a good citizen; served one term as County Commissioner. The maternal grandparents were Goldsmith and Reform Coffeen, natives of Vermont, who first emigrated to Jefferson Co., N. Y.; thence to Warren Co., Ohio, where they lived and died near Red Lion. The subject of this sketch was raised to farm labor, and remained with his father till 1850, when he emigrated to Iowa, where, on Feb. 18, 1851, he was united in marriage with Dorcas F., daughter of Solomon and Rebecca Redman, natives of Kentucky; Solomon was a son of Thomas Redman; Rebecca was a daughter of

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James Williams, of Kentucky. Solomon and family emigrated to Iowa about 1837. In 1849, he went to California, where he died about one year after leaving home; his wife died in Iowa about 1871. They had ten children; five now survive—William, Elijah, Martha (now Mrs. Smith), Dorcas and George, all of whom reside in the West, except Dorcas; she was born Dec. 28, 1833. Mr. Sweney and wife have three children—Clara, born Nov. 10, 1851; Arthur M. and Ella I. (twins), born June 16, 1867; Mr. Sweney was a carpenter by trade, and after his marriage followed that business in Iowa till 1855; thence he moved to Wisconsin; thence in the winter of 1859-60. removed to Warren Co., Ohio, and here carried on his trade till in 1869, when he engaged in the business of manufacturing tile at Red Lion. In 1874, he formed a partnership with M. Josiah Hough, of Raysville, where they have continued the business to the present time. Mr. Sweney is one of the pioneers in the tile manufacturing business, and we may safely say, in the quality of their tile, they are probably not excelled by any and equaled by very few.

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