John Silver (1856 - 1931)

Born 7 Oct 1856 in Ringwood, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sallie Ann (Harwell) Silver — married 15 Feb 1874 in Brinkleyville Township, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1931 at age 75 in Brinkleyville Township, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

John Silver is a part of US Black heritage.

John was the son of Hardy Silver and Nancy Lynch. When John Silver Sr was born on 7 October 1856, in Ringwood, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, his father, Hardy Silver, was 30 and his mother, Nancy Lynch, was 33.

He married Sallie Ann Harwell in 1875, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.

He lived in Halifax, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Brinkleyville Township, Halifax, North Carolina, United States in 1900.

He died on 25 December 1931, in Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 75.

• From Find a Grave: John was the husband of Sallie Ann "Mittie" Harvell-Silver

He was born to Hardy Silver (1826) and Nancy Lynch-Silver, [stepmother?] (1823) in Ringwood. They married 21 Feb 1859

He is the father of:

• Henry Silver (Jan 1875-1946)
• Loraine Silver-Lynch (Oct 1877-1934)
• John W. Silver (Jul 1878-1953)

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD1-HDY : 18 February 2021), John Silver in entry for Hardy Silver, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW89-5G4 : Thu Oct 05 05:52:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Harvey Silver and John Silver, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXM-DB3 : Fri Oct 06 17:41:17 UTC 2023), Entry for John Silver and Sally Silver, 1880.

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSY2-4VL : Fri Oct 06 01:33:00 UTC 2023), Entry for John Silver and Sallie A Silver, 1900.

• "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG3F-2X2 : 29 September 2022), John Silver in entry for Sallie Ann Silver, 1931.

• "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP84-CGN : 10 February 2018), John Silver, 25 Dec 1931; citing Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina, fn 1526 cn 438, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,047.

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4K4-DG6Z : 21 January 2020), John Silver, 1931.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SS-X53V : 24 August 2022), John Silver, ; Burial, Hollister, Halifax, North Carolina, United States of America, Thomas Lynch Cemetery; citing record ID 157554930, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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