1850 Levi Sweet was taxed in Sangamon, Illinois. [1]
1850 Levi Sweet (age 39, born New York) and Lucy Sweet (age 38, born New Hampshire) lived at Sangamon, Illinois with Amanda (age 18), Henry (age 12), Sarah (age 8), and Albert (age 3). [2]
1860 L J Sweet (age 48, born New York) and Lucy Sweet (age 48) lived at Dallas, Texas with Albert L (age 13). [3]
1865 Levi Sweet died and was buried at Garland Memorial Park, Garland, Dallas County, Texas. [4]
1870 Lucy Sweet (age 56, born Missouri) lived in the household of Sarah Manning (age 25) and F Manning (age 35) with Albert Sweet (age 21), in Dallas, Texas. [5]
Research Notes:
We are uncertain about distinguishing Joseph Sweet, son of Joseph, from Levi, son of Theophilus, in Texas records.
"Joseph Sweet moved to Scyene, Dallas County, Texas, in 1852, and soon after became postmaster, and died in office in 1864. His wife died the same year." [6]
A biosketch reports [7]:
Levi [eldest son of Theophilus Sweet], born in New York, married in Sangamon county in 1832 to Lucy Colburn, a daughter of Isaac Colburn, who died at Louisville, Kentucky, in 1820. They had five children, moved in 1853 to Scyene, Texas, and Mr. S. died there in 1863, leaving his family there. Levi Sweet was a preacher in the Christian Church before he went to Texas, and continued to preach as long as he lived.
[1] Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[4] Find A Grave Memorial 29639630, [FindAGrave].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] John Carroll Power, History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois, 698, [GoogleBooks].
[7] John Carroll Power, History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois, 699, [GoogleBooks].