Cause of Death: Coronary Thrombosis, duration 1 day due to Coronary Sclerosis, duration 4 years.
Research and source notes - Deborah Sweet:
Info fromObits, Madaline's notes, personal recollections:
Went to Westminister College,Pennsylvania
Farmed in Delaware Co., NY, near Milford/Milford Center - farm at
Goodyear Lake
He was a Sheriff of Otsego Co. for 3 years in the early 1930's.
According to Grandma Sweet (his daughter), he was so grossly overweight
that in order for him to be weighed by the doctor, he had to use the
scales at the feed store. [I am not sure if my recollection on this is
correct. It may have been her Grandfather William Southworth, Madaline's
father, who was soobese. Which may be the reason he died so young. I
remember her saying thathe (whichever one it was,) dropped dead
suddenly. D.Sweet]
Had something todo with the beginnings of IBM. Have not found any
mention of this anywhere though.
From the Delaware Co.NY Genealogy & History online site - Various records
- still need to finish citing the actual sources: from various online
Histories of Otsego County and its Towns:
East Meredith - Formerly known as BRIER ST. In 1868, the East Meredith
post office was established, L.O. Hanford, Postmaster. In 1880,
Postmaster was John H. Thompson
The United PresbyterianChurch, 1870, transferred from the Congregational
Church.
In 1875, pop. was1, 390 per Census. East Meredith's school district
comprised a portion of Kortright. Kortright was about 8 miles from West
Meredith.
Death Record Documentation:
NYS Dept of Health Cert of Death, #50867; Registered #148; Dist. #3801
Place of Death: Otsego Co., City of Oneonta, 40 Elm St.; Length of stay:
10 years; Usual residence: 40 Elm St., Oneonta, Otsego Co., NY, within
limitsof city.; Full name: William Wright; Social Sec.#none; Veteran?
No; Male; White; Married; Spouse: Madaline Southworth, age 60;
dob: July 3, 1880; Age: 62yrs 2mos 22days; Usual Occupation: None;
Birthplace: East Meredith, NY
Father:William Wright, born in Ireland; Mother: Sophia Gibson, born in
NYS; Informant: Mrs. Wm. Wright by W. Lewis, Oneonta, NY[W. Lewis is the
Undertaker]
MEDICAL CERTIFICATION: Dod: Sept. 25, 1942. Dr. Fred M. Johnson of
Oneonta, NY certifies he attended deceased from May 1935 to Sept. 25,
1942, that death occurred at 6:10 am by Coronary Thrombosis, duration 1
day, due to Coronary Sclerosis, duration 4 years. Dated 9/25/1942
Burial: Oneonta Plains Cemetery, Oneonta, NY on Sept. 28, 11942;
Undertaker: Wirt Lewis of Oneonta, NY, License#1892. Registrar: Brenda
Ingalls, rec'd 9/26/1942; Permit issued: 9/26/1942
Birth, Death and Burial info:
5/5/2001 - Oneonta Plains Cem. visit - photos takenof graves.

1. 2. Helen Southworth WRIGHT   b. 14 Jul 1904, 297 Main St., Village of Oneonta, Otsego Co., New York; d. 21 Apr 1988, Phelps Memorial Hospital, Tarrytown, Westchester Co., New York; bur. 13 May 1988, Oneonta Plains Cemetery, Oneonta, Otsego Co., Ny.
2. 3. William Clyde WRIGHT   b. 26 Jul 1908, Milford, Otsego Co., New York; d. 1990, Oneonta, Otsego Co., New York; bur. Oneonta Plains Cemetery, Oneonta, Otsego Co., New York.

Cause of Death: Intracerbral Hemmorhage due to Hypertension
_DEG: 16 Aug1947BS., Ed. from Boston University
Research and source notes: Deborah Sweet-
1) NYS Dept. of Health Cert. of Birth - Reg.#3146 County of Otsego,
Village of Oneonta [number stamped at top of form - 27355 this is the
doc.# used bythe State] - Helen Southworth Wright, b. July 14, 1904, at
297 Main St., County of Otsego, Village of Oneonta, Julian D. Smith,
attended the birth; father, William G. Wright, Age 24, Laborer,
b.Meredith, NY; mother Madaline Mae (Southworth) Wright, Age 22,
b.Milford, NY, both living at 297 Main St.; #of prev.children-0,
#living-1; Given name added from Supplemental Report filed[? hard to read
copy] Mar.7, 1905 CL w/ ER
[the latter is probably the initialsof the clerks who added the
information]
The place where she was born is right in town, opposite the Presbyterian
Church. If it was at one time a privatehome, it is no more. Now it is a
typical downtown building made of brick, newer than 1904, with stores on
street level and apartments above.
2)NYS Dept.of Health Cert. of Death - State file #0000034703
Recorded district #5932 Register #132
Helen S. Sweet, female, dod: 4/21/1988, 5:27 p.m. at Phelps Memorial
Hospital Center, Village of North Tarrytown, Westchester Co., NY,
admitted on 4/20/1988, Medical Record #000353459
dob: 7/14/1904 in NY, Age 83, white,Served in Armed Forces? NO, Hispanic
origin? NO, Education - 17+ years, Soc.Sec.#109-36-5271, Marital Status:
Widowed is checked [this must be wrong. Asfar as I know, she and Grandpa
Sweet were divorced. I must try to get the divorce records]. Usual occup:
Housewife [this is not REALLY true as she was div., and hadn't owned a
home in over 50 yrs.], Name & locality of Company/Firm:Own Home [this is
not really true either - she lived in hotels for the past50 years],
Residence: NY, Westchester, Village of Tarrytown (within village limits),
455 So. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY, 10591 [this is the address of the Hilton
Inn, where she lived], Father: William Wright, Mother: Madeline [sic,
Madaline] Mae [sic, May] Southworth. Informant: William Sweet [son] 34
Van Houten Fields, West Nyack, NY 10994.
Burial, etc.: Cremation, 4/26/1988, Cedar Lawn Crematory, Paterson, NJ
Funeral Home: Higgins Funeral Service, Inc. 321 S.Main St., New City, NY
10956, Registration #01143
Director: Joseph P. Damond, Registration #09039
Cause of death: Intracerebral Hemmorhage due to Hypertension
[note: there was a wake at Higgins and then after cremation there was a
one day wake in Oneonta preceding burial]
3) Oneonta Plains Cem. visit 5/5/2001 - photos taken of grave. Grandma is
buried in the WRIGHT family plot, NOTthe Sweet family plot.
Also visited the home she had built at 428 Main St. Itis still there,
2001, owned by George Monser, who tells me that he had purchased it from
the estate of Dr. Leroy House in 1968. Dr. House bought the house from
Judge Grant, who had bought it from Grandma and Grandpa. Dad had stopped
up several years ago and visited, at which time Mr. Monser gave him the
photo of the house taken in the 50's(?)/ He stated that the oak tree Dad
hadplanted by the garage as a child is now huge. I took new photos.
Deborah Sweet info:
Helen is buried in the WRIGHT family plot, in the same grave as her
beloved grandparents, Sophia Gibson and William Wright. Her parents
Madaline Southworth and William Gibson Wright, and her brother W. Clyde
Wright andhis wife Mildred E. Williams are on the other side of the
stone. It is easilylocated, as it is in the second 'section', right on
the main cem. road, on the right, after the entrance. There are two large
shrubs on either side. I was personally there when she was buried. As a
side note, for anyone who knew Helen, she was cremated, per her own
request. She had wanted Dad (William Gilbert Sweet, her son), Uncle Clyde
Wright (her br

1. 4. William Gilbert SWEET   b. 8 Apr 1925, Oneonta, Otsego Co., New York; d. 27 Sep 1990, J.F.K.Airport/Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica, Queens Co., New York; bur. 1 Oct 1990, Oak Hill Cemetery, Nyack, Rockland Co., Ny.

Research and source notes: Deborah Sweet -
1) Birth, Death and Burial info:
a. Oneonta Plains Cem. visit 5/5/2001 - photos taken of graves.
Clyde was raised on the famiy farm Milford Center, NY. It was on Goodyear
Lake?.
He had anunsuccessful run for Congress.
He owned and operated Wright's FoodMarket on Main St., Oneonta for many
years.
Was on board of Wilbur National Bank, Oneonta
Parson's College, Fairfield, Iowa, is home to the Madaline Wright
Memorial Library and the William G. Wright Hall of Science - Uncle Clyde
was Chairman of the Board of Trustees - the family donated to the college
for the buildings and the cornerstone was unveiled Fri. Oct. 19, 1963
At the time of his mother's death, he was living with his famiy at 136
East St., Oneonta, NY. He moved into the family home at 40 Elm St. and
lived there until his death.

1. 5. WRIGHT  
2. 6. WRIGHT  
3. 7. WRIGHT  

Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Research and notes - Deborah Sweet:
A certified copy of the Marriage registration for Dad & Rose, which she
obtained inAugust of 1988 (this having had something to do with Grandma
Sweet's estateand Dad having to prove that they were legally divorced?)
gives his birthyearas 1926 - this is incorrect:
1. Death Certificate shows dob 1925. see below.
2. Birth Certificate shows dob 1925. see below (additionally, what
little Military records I have also show 1925)
Marriage to Donna Houston - source: Naurashaun Presbyterian Church
Newsletter, Banns
See my FTM book on William Sweet for details on his WWII military
service, a brief synopsis of which is given below.
Birth Documentation: Uncertified - Genealogical Research Only: fromAlbany
NYS Dept. of Health #32674
Dist.No. 3081 Registered No. 67
Place of birth: County: Otsego; City: Oneonta; Place: Parshall Hospital
Full name: William Gilbert Sweet, boy, legitimate
DOB: April 8, 1925, 4:50 p.m.
Father: Steven [sic, actually, Stephen] Gilbert Sweet
Residence: Portlandville, NY
White,Age 25, b.Sioux City, Iowa
Occup: Clerk, General Store [in Portlandville - worked at that store
for many years, was later a butcher there]
Mother: Helen Southworth Wright
Residence: Portlandville, NY
White, Age 20, b. Oneonta, NY
Occup: Housewife
#children born: one; #children living: one
Attending Physician: Norman W. Gutman?
Filed April 11, 1925
[note: it was unusual at the timefor women to give birth in hospitals,
they generally did so at home. However,because of Grandma's polio when
she was younger, she had to deliver in hospital, as it was thought she
was high risk due to the polio.]
Death Documentation: Certified Copy-
City of New York, Death Cert. #56-90-054549
Filed 9/28/1990, Vital Records, Dept of Health, Bourough of Bronx
William Sweet; Place ofDeath: NYC, Borough of Queens; Jamaica Hospital,
Emergency Room; Date and hour: Sept. 27, 1990, 10:16 pm; Male, approx age
65; Certified by Glorioso T. Flores, M.D., 9/27/1990, Jamaica Hospital;
Cause of death: Natural Causes
Usual Residence: NY, Rockland Co., 34 Van Houten Fields, 10994, inside
city limits; Veteran; WWII; Married, Spouse: Patricia Lovatt; DOB:
4/8/1925; Soc.Sec. #076-18-6805; Occupation: Teacher, North Rockland
School; Birthplace: Oneonta,NY; Education: 16 is checked off (this is
wrong, as it would give him only aBachelor's degree - He did, however,
have his Masters degree]; Other namesby which known: William G. Sweet;
Father: Stephen G. Sweet, Mother: Helen S.Wright; Informant: Patricia
Sweet, wife, 34 Van Houten Fields, West Nyack, NY10994 [this address for
Patricia is wrong as she and Bill were separated atthe time, living
apart - she was living in Piermont, NY]; Name of Cemetery: Oak Hill
Cemetery, Nyack, NY; Date of Burial: Oct. 1, 1990; Funeral Director:
Michael J. Higgins Funeral Services, Inc. 24 So. Middletown Rd. Nanuet,
NY10954 [this is a business address, as Dad's wake was held at the
Higgins Funeral Home on South Main St., New City, NY 10956]; Date [my
copy] issued: 3/19/2001; Document #E075342
Family Photos give places of residence for William:
Age 0-2 yrs - Portlandville, Town of Milford, Otsego Co., NY
Age 3 yrs - Otego
Age 3-6 yrs - 8 Murdock Ave., Oneonta - visited this house May 2001-took
photo. Left note for owner if they would like copy of 1940's photo.
Age 7-14 yrs- 428 Main St., Oneonta
Age 14-18 - 14 Miller St., Plattsburgh
MILITARY SERVICE, WWII
Dad was inducted into the Army on Sept. 22,1943 at Plattsburgh, NY.,and
given the Service Number 32-943-870. He was first placed in Co.I, 3rd
Battalion of the 6th Armoured Infantry. His group were to be replacements
forthe exhausted North Africa troops. They were sent to Casablanca,
North Africa immediately, and placed on a train to Oran, in Algeria.
According to some of the men who were on the train, it was 'a little

1. 8. SWEET  
2. 9. SWEET  
3. 10. SWEET  
4. 11. SWEET  

1. 12. WRIGHT  
2. 13. WRIGHT  

1. 14. John Joseph MAYO   b. 16 Feb 1980, Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, Rockland Co., New York; d. 16 Feb 1980, Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, Rockland Co., New York; bur. Gethsemane Cemetery, Rockland Lake, Rockland Co., Ny.
2. 15. Zachary Iron MAYO   b. 16 Feb 1980, Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, Rockland Co., New York; d. 16 Feb 1980, Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, Rockland Co., New York; bur. Gethsemane Cemetery, Rockland Lake, Rockland Co., Ny.
3. 16. MAYO  
4. 17. MAYO  
5. 18. MAYO  

1. 19. SWEET  
2. 20. SWEET  
3. 21. SWEET  

1. 22. SWEET