Capt
Silas
A
Wadsworth
Born in Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Wadsworth
and Nancy Ann (Skaggs) Wadsworth
Brother of
Robert Wadsworth, Margaret Peggy (Wadsworth) Ragle, Fem Wadsworth, John Wesley Wadsworth, Joseph Wadsworth, Thomas Wadsworth, Peter Ragle Wadsworth and Elizabeth Wadsworth
Husband of
Margaret (Raser) Wadsworth
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Jackson Wadsworth, Thomas Wadsworth, Leticia Wadsworth, Leroy Wadsworth and Mary Alice (Wadsworth) Love
Died
at age 37
in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Mar 2021
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Contents |
Biography
- Silas was born in 1826 and passed away in 1864.
Residence
- 14 Jan 1847: Daviess County, Indiana
- 1850: Van Buren, Daviess County, Indiana
Military Service
- 4 July 1861: Captain in Co. E, 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry Volunteers
- He led his men through many battles during the three years of his command.
- He was shot in the head and killed at the Battle of Winchester, near Winchester, Virginia during the American Civil War.
- Burial: Raglesville Cemetery, Raglesville, Daviess County, Indiana
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #43641735
- Profile for Capt Silas A Wadsworth at FamilySearch; contributed by various users.
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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:
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:
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~6.25%
Jean (Holt) Stevens
:
23andMe, GEDmatch EF827541C1 [compare], yourDNAportal JEA9ac488e3
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EF827541C1 [compare], yourDNAportal JEA9ac488e3, Ancestry member jstevens1030
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch EF827541C1 [compare], yourDNAportal JEA9ac488e3
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~1.56%
Mindy Crays :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Pam Channel :
23andMe
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