hmtl5 James Lee Silvers b. 23 Aug 1839 Zanesville, Boone County, Indiana d. 30 Apr 1916 Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

James Lee Silvers

Male 1839 - 1916  (76 years)


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  • Name James Lee Silvers 
    Born 23 Aug 1839  Zanesville, Boone County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Empire, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation brick and tile worker  [1
    _MILT Civil War. 94th Illinois regiment volunteers.  [3
    Died 30 Apr 1916  Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried 2 May 1916  Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I304  Gritton
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2024 

    Family Harriet Bathina Kilmer,   b. 13 Feb 1845, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1918, Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 26 Jun 1862  McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Children 
     1. Myrtle L. Silvers,   b. 9 Apr 1867, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1912, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Aug 1839 - Zanesville, Boone County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Jun 1862 - McLean County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Empire, McLean County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Apr 1916 - Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 May 1916 - Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • James Lee Silvers, for a great many years a resident of Leroy and a veteran of the Civil War, died suddenly at his home in that place Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. He had eaten a hearty dinner and soon after complained of not feeling well and went in and lay down upon a couch. Members of the family going to him a few minutes later found him dead. He had been ill since last fall and his death was not unexpected.

      Deceased was born in Zanesville, Boone County, Ind., August 23, 1839. When he arrived at the age of fifteen he went with his parents to Iowa and came to Illinois in 1861. The next year, June 26, he was united in marriage to Harriett Kinder, a Leroy girl, who survives him. To this union nine children were born, three of whom are living. They are: Mrs. Frank Ramsey, of Pontiac; Mrs. George Taylor, of Catlin; and Earnest Silvers, of Leroy.

      On August 26, 1862, Mr. Silvers enlisted at Bloomington in the 94th Illinois regiment volunteers under Col. John McNulta, and left his bride of a few months to do battle for his country, He saw service at Vicksburg, Prairie Grove and Mobile Bay. He served during the remainder of the war and was given an honorable discharge in 1865. Coming back to Leroy he engaged himself in the brick and tile manufacturing business and continued this until his health would not permit it. He was a man well thought of in the community, a member of the Methodist Church and the G. A. R. and possessed a host of friends whom he had won by his honorable dealings with his fellowmen.

      Bloomington Weekly Pantagraph
      Friday, May 5, 1916, Bloomington, Illinois
      [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Illinois, Deaths and stillbirths index, 1916-1947.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S12] Illinois Marriages.