Sylvester Ness (1862 - 1937)

Born 23 Feb 1862 in Providence, Lucas, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Adelaide Claricy (Black) Ness — married 1885 in Hanson, South Dakota, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1937 at age 75 in Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota, USA

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Biography

Sylvester Ness was born on 23 Feb 1862 in Providence, Lucas, Ohio, USA (Twin to Esther as the fourth child of Michael Nichlas Ness and Ellenor Perry). He had eight siblings, namely: Charles F, William S, Wealthy Jane, Esther, Matilda, Elmer, Cora, and Oliver. He died on 04 Oct 1937 in Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota, USA. When he was 23, he married Adelaide Claricy Black, daughter of Ira Black and Caroline Carroll, on 03 Nov 1885 in Whitehouse, Lucas, Ohio, USA. Sylvester Ness lived in Providence, Lucas, Ohio, USA in 1870 (Age 8). He lived in Providence, Lucas, Ohio, USA in 1880 (age 17). He lived in Worthen, Hanson, South Dakota, USA in 1900 (Age 37 Marital Status: married relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in South Dakota, USA in 1905 (Age: 43; Marital Status: Married). He lived in Meade, South Dakota, USA in 1910 (Age 47 Marital Status: married relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in South Dakota, USA in 1915 (Age: 52; Marital Status: Married). Homestead: 18 Mar 1915 in Meade, South Dakota, USA (Homestead Land Section: 14; Homestead Meridian: Black Hills; Homestead Range: 011E) He lived in Golden, Meade, South Dakota, USA in 1920 (Age 57 Marital Status: married relationship: Head ). He lived in South Dakota, USA in 1925 (Age: 62; Marital Status: Married). He lived in Clough, Meade, South Dakota, USA in 1930 (Age: 67; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head; Occupation: Farmer). He lived in Clough, Meade, South Dakota, USA in 1935 (Age: 72; MaritalStatus: Married). Bear Butte cometary, Sturgis, SD. Sylvester Ness was buried in Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota, USA (Bear Butte cometary, Sturgis, SD). Sylvester Ness and Adelaide Claricy Black had the following children: Stella Mae Ness was born in Jul 1886 in Indiana, USA. She died in 1961 in South Dakota, USA. She married Bruce George Lee on 22 Feb 1906 in Hanson, South Dakota, USA. She married Carl Freeman on 05 Jul 1913 in Lawrence, South Dakota, USA. Roy Sylvester Ness was born on 11 Jul 1888 in Lucas, Ohio, USA. He died on 12 Apr 1935 in Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota, USA. He married Blanche Evelyn Brink on 05 Jul 1913 in Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA. Clayton Edmund Ness was born on 31 Mar 1890 in Whitehouse, Lucas, Ohio, USA. He died on 20 Feb 1974 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA (Age: 83). He married Lucille Hotchkins on 21 Oct 1922 in Meade, South Dakota, USA (Clay Age 32, Lucille Age 18). Ira August Ness was born on 12 Aug 1892 in Whitehouse, Lucas, Ohio, USA. He died on 30 Apr 1947 in Ventura, California, USA (Age: 54). He married Dacel D Hotchkin on 25 Jan 1916 in Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota, USA.

Sources

*Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X841-ZM9 : 26 August 2019), Sylvester Ness and Addie Black, 03 Nov 1885; citing Marriage, Lucas, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm

• United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LM-HKN : 19 March 2020), Sylvester Ness in entry for Michael Ness, 1870.
• United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89P-7CT : 27 August 2017), Sylvester Ness in household of Michael Ness, Providence, Lucas, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 60, sheet 155B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,044.
• United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMR7-GPC : accessed 26 June 2020), Sylvester Ness, Rosedale & Worthen Townships, Hanson, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 175, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,550
• South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;Dakota Department of Health, Index to South Dakota Death Records, 1905-1955, Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health
• Find A Grave: Memorial #122534336