Ware County GaArchives Biographies.....Sweat, Carey M. 1861 - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
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   CAREY M. SWEAT. Possessing rare business ability and foresight, Carey M.
Sweat occupies a position of prominence and influence among the substantial and
influential residents of Waycross, being identified with various enterprises of
magnitude and importance. A son of the late Capt. James A. Sweat, he was born,
December 9, 1861, in Ware county, Georgia, on a farm lying five miles south of
Waresboro.

   Born and bred in South Carolina, Capt. James A. Sweat migrated in early life
to Georgia, locating in what is now Pierce county. The southern part of the
state was then but sparsely settled, being largely in its primitive wildness,
with plenty of deer, turkeys and other wild game common to this region. The
Indians here had their happy hunting grounds, and ofttimes caused the newcomers
fear and trouble through murderous attacks, thieving and otherwise molesting
them. The whites built log forts, to which the women and children repaired for
safety when the redskins started out on a death-dealing mission, while the men
organized companies for protection against the savages, James A. Sweat becoming
a captain of one of those little brave bands of pioneer settlers. About 1853
Captain Sweat removed to Ware county, Georgia, and having purchased a tract of
wild land five miles south of Waresboro erected first a log house, and later
replaced the original structure with a substantial frame house. With the
assistance of slaves, he cleared and improved a homestead, and later, as his
means increased, bought large tracts of land in Ware and adjacent counties,
becoming an extensive and prosperous landholder. He continued his agricultural
operations until his death, at which time he was sixty-one years, one month, and
fifteen days old.

   Captain Sweat was three times married. He married first Elizabeth Newburn.
She died in 1853, leaving eleven children, namely: Thomas, Martin, Bryant,
Farley, Elias, Ancil, Charlotte, Cassie, Maria, Tabitha and Mary. He married for
his second wife Mary Newburn, a sister of his first wife. For his third wife
Captain Sweat married a widow, Mrs. Serena (Miller) Clough, who by her union
with her first husband, Mr. Clough, had four children, Jonathan J. Clough,
deceased; Mary, still living; Emma, and Lilla, deceased. She was born in Ware
county, Georgia, a daughter of Martin and Nancy (Brewton) Miller, and
granddaughter of William Miller, a pioneer of Bulloch county, Georgia, and a
soldier in the Revolutionary war. By this union two children were born, namely:
Carey M. Sweat, the subject of this sketch, and Frank L. Sweat.

   Although young when his father died, Carey M. Sweat assumed the care of the
home farm to a large extent. He attended the public schools as regularly as
possible, acquiring a good knowledge of the common branches of study, while
under his mother's guidance he was well trained to habits of industry and
thrift. Succeeding eventually to the ownership of the parental homestead, he
carried on general farming successfully until twenty-seven years old, when he
made an entire change of occupation and residence. Removing to Waycross, Mr.
Sweat's first introduction into the business world was as a manufacturer of
turpentine, an industry in which he first embarked while living on the farm. His
industrial and financial interests expanded rapidly, fortune smiling on his
every effort, and he is now associated with many enterprises of note.

   One of the organizers of the Waycross Exchange Bank, Mr. Sweat served as its
president from its formation until 1910, and is now one of its directors. He was
one of the six men who erected the Hotel La Grande block; is a stockholder in
the Consolidated Naval Stores Company; a director in the Citizens Bank of
Douglas, Georgia; a stockholder in the Southern Naval Stores Company; a
stockholder, and vice-president, of the Texas Turpentine Company; a stockholder
in the State Life Insurance Company; and a stockholder and the vice-president of
the Newillard Naval Stores Company of Texas.

   Politically Mr. Sweat is a stanch Democrat, but has been too much absorbed in
his personal affairs to engage in politics, although he has served as a member
of the city council. Fraternally he belongs to Waycross Lodge, No. 305, Ancient
Free and Accepted Order of Masons; religiously both he and his wife are
consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

   Mr. Sweat has been twice married. On April 27, 1887, he was united in
marriage with Miss Mollie McDonald, who was born in Ware county, Georgia, a
daughter of William A.v and Mary Ann (Deen) McDonald. She died December 7, 1892,
leaving two children, James Lester and Vera E. Mr. Sweat married second, May 14,
1901, Susan E. McDonald, a daughter of Col. William A. and Rebecca (Thompson)
McDonald. Of this union six children have been born, namely: Thelma Lucille,
Lillian Marie, Carey McDonald, Ralph Franklin, Juniatta Rebecca, and Norman Ancil.



Additional Comments:
From:

A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913




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