Silas was born about 1856, he was shot in the arm by his father during a dispute and bled to death on 7 May 1906
Sources
US Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Upper Division, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M653_918; Page: 152; Family History Library Film: 803918 Dwelling 260; Family 261
US Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Mulberry, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 1224; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1241224 Dwelling 333 Family 336
Wilkes County North Carolina Marriage Records 24 Dec 1881
“Wilkes Journal-Patriot” 10 May 1906; 8 May 1906
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Sonia Parsons for creating WikiTree profile Higgins-2196 through the import of DNA Skeleton Tree.ged on Sep 8, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sonia and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silas: