Born in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Willis Silver
— married
15 Aug 1852 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Henry Silver, Wesley Leslie Silver, Elizabeth Laura Silver, Joseph Silver, Gideon Silver, Richard Charles Silver, Rufus Silver, Willis Silver Jr, Jesse Silver, Dorsey Dawson Silver, Octavius Silver, Asa Silver and Martha Elizabeth (Silver) Lynch
Died after
after age 65
in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 May 2021
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Biography
Eliza (Wilkins) Silver is a part of US Black heritage.
Eliza was born in 1835. She passed away after 1900.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8S-JTQ : 3 January 2021), Eliza Lilac in entry for Willis Lilac, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXM-VMQ : 19 February 2021), Eliza Silver in household of Willis Silver, Faucetts, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 137, sheet 628A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,966.
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9G-QK3X : 9 March 2021), Willis Silver and Eliza Wilkins, 15 Aug 1852; citing Halifax, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
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Rejected matches › Jane (Unknown) Silver (abt.1837-)
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