POSSIBLE MARRIAGE: Montgomery County, VA Marriage Records records a marriage bond for Elizabeth Jewel and Joseph Sweeny on 23 July 1847. Book A, pg 303. Above names and dates also given in "The Family Jewels" by Henson.

!CENSUS: 1880 Montgomery Co., VA Alleghany District 53 Pg 424d 138 Sweeney, Joseph 62-(no occ)-HOH, Eliza J. 54 wife, Joseph E. J. 22 son/farmer, William A. 21 son, Eliza E. 19 dau, Charles E. 15 son/farm hand, Christine Atkins 26 maried dau (husband not noted), James E. Atkins 5 gr-son, George W. 3 gr- son.

• Married: 23 Jul 1847 in , Montgomery County, Virginia ^{1 2}

1. Mary J. Sweeney b: ABT 1849 in Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia
2. Sarah M. Sweeney b: ABT 1850
3. John Thomas Sweeney b: ABT 1851 in , , Virginia
4. Martha Sweeney b: ABT 1853
5. Christina E. Sweeney b: 1 Jun 1854
6. Susan K. Sweeney b: ABT 1855 in , Montgomery Co., Virginia
7. Joseph Evans Sweeney b: 7 Jan 1858
8. William Anderson Sweeney b: 2 Oct 1860
9. Elizabeth E. Sweeney b: ABT 1863
10. Charles Sweeney b: ABT 1865
11. Emmit Sweeney
12. Eliza Ellen Sweeney b: ABT 1862

1. Repository:
   Name: County Courthouse
   
   Title: Marriage Records: Montgomery County, Virginia
   Author: County Clerk
   Page: Book A, pg 303
2. Title: Marriage Records: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
   Publication: database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/)
   Note: Groom's Name Joseph Sweeny
   Groom's Birth Date
   Groom's Birthplace
   Groom's Age
   Bride's Name Eliza Jewell
   Bride's Birth Date
   Bride's Birthplace
   Bride's Age
   Marriage Date 23 Jul 1847
   Marriage Place Montgomery County, Virginia
   Groom's Father's Name
   Groom's Mother's Name
   Bride's Father's Name John Jewell
   Bride's Mother's Name
   Groom's Race
   Groom's Marital Status
   Groom's Previous Wife's Name
   Bride's Race
   Bride's Marital Status
   Bride's Previous Husband's Name
   Indexing Project (Batch) Number M86878-8
   System Origin Virginia-EASy
   Source Film Number 32633
   Reference Number P 303