John Bourman Silveus (1828 - 1904)

Born 16 Dec 1828 in Greene, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Bixler) Silveus — married about 1853 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Catherine (Culp) Silveus — married 1855 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 29 Apr 1904 at age 75 in Owaneco, Christian, Illinois, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1828 in Greene County, Pennsylvania. In 1849 he moved with his father to Mercer County, Pennsylvania.^[1] He was a Mennonite and in 1853 married Catherine Bixler (born 1835, died 1898). Children listed for John in Mercer County were David B., Michael, and Nicholas Johnson. By 1860 John was occupied as a sawyer.^[2] However, John and Catherine were alleged to have possibly had this marriage annulled because they were cousins and marriage with this degree of consanguinity was against Mennonite norms.^[3] He later married Catherine Culp (Kolb) of Pennsylvania. In 1870 he resided in Paint Township, Holmes County, Ohio where John and his wife raised most of their family.^[4] Further children included Mima Catherine, Ruth J., Adda, and Addah Pricilla. He and Catherine moved to Christian County, Illinois about 1878 and he raised broom corn there, establishing a broom shop where he resided in Locust Township on Main Street in Owaneco, Illinois.^[5] John died after a lingering illness combined with the "complication of diseases resultant upon old age." After their deaths, John and his spouse were both buried in Mound Chapel Cemetery in Taylorville Township of Christian County.^[6],^[7],^[8],^[9],^[10]

Research Notes

The Family Search profile for John lists a death date of 7 May 1879. However, this is probably incorrect. An obituary for J. B. Silveus published in The Daily Breeze on Saturday, Apr. 30, 1904 establishes that he died Friday, April 29, 1904.^[11]. There is another grave in the Mound Chapel Cemetery for a John Silveus born in 1827 and died in 1879,^[12] but this profile assumes that this John would be a descendant of one of the brothers of David Silveus (Joseph or William). Although one source assigns Mary Isophene as a daughter of John Bourman Silveus,^[13] the memorial profile for Mary Isophene (Silveus) Cowgill lists her as a daughter for John Silveus born 1827.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Federal Census 1850, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, West Lackawannock Township, Dwelling 97 family 98 [1]
2. ↑ United States Federal Census 1860, Pennsylvania, Worth Township, Dwelling 1569, family 1515 [2]
3. ↑ Michael Silveus, Silveus Family History Booklet, quoting the work of Irene Hays-Trapp as transcribed by Edith H. Sooby [3]
4. ↑ United States Federal Census 1870, Ohio, Holmes County, Paint Township, Dwelling 124, Family 120 [4]
5. ↑ United States Federal Census 1900, Illinois, Christian County, Locust Township, Dwelling 204, Family 207 [5]
6. ↑ Hays-Trapp, Irene. 1990. Silveus. John A. Brookens, 62pp. [6]
7. ↑ Family Search Profile, John Bourman Silveus, 1828–1879, KC65-73F [7]
8. ↑ Anonymous. John Adam Fischer. Genealogical website accessed May 24, 2022 [8]
9. ↑ Silveus, Michael. Silvius genealogy website, entry for John Bourman Silveus, accessed May 23, 2022 [9]
10. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial 186638432, J. Bourman Silveus [10]
11. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial 186638432, J. Bourman Silveus [11]
12. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial 103324393, John Silveus [12]
13. ↑ Silveus, Michael. Silvius genealogy website, entry for John Bourman Silveus, accessed May 23, 2022 [13]
14. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial 134136907, Mary Isophene Silveus Cowgill [14]