Emily Ione Phillips and Henry W. Sylvester
HENRY W. SYLVESTER, son of LUCINA WOOD and AMOS RALPH SYLVESTER, was born July 27, 1840 in Illinois,456 and died October 31, 1934 in Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota.456 He is buried in State Veterans Home Cemetery, Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota.456
He married EMILY IONE PHILLIPS. She was born October 7, 1843 in Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin,456 and died October 5, 1916 in Lemmon, Perkins, South Dakota.456 She is buried in State Veterans Home Cemetery, Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota.456
Children of EMILY IONE PHILLIPS and HENRY W. SYLVESTER:
- LORAINE SYLVESTER, b. March 5, 1874, Monroe, Green, Wisconsin;456 m. JOHN A. SAMELSON on June 27, 1890 in Ipswich, Edmunds, South Dakota8862; d. July 13, 1951, Casper, Natrona, Wyoming.456
- JULIA P. SYLVESTER, b. September, 1875;456 d. October 5, 1875;456 bur. Gap Cemetery, Albany, Green, Wisconsin.456
- IDA LUCINA SYLVESTER, b. February 20, 1883, Green County, Wisconsin;11457 m. CLYDE MARTIN CHRISTIAN on February 21, 1906 in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota501; d. August 29, 1969, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois.456
Military Service
Civil War
Henry W. Sylvester
- Enlisted in Company A, Wisconsin 40th Infantry Regiment on 16 May 1864 as a Private
- Mustered out on 16 Sep 1864 at Milwaukee, WI.6940
Obituaries
Janesville Daily Gazette, November 9, 193412277
HENRY W. SYLVESTER, 94, DIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Albany — Henry W. Sylvester, 94, Civil War veteran and a former Green county resident died in his home at Hot Springs, S. D. His parents were Amos and Lucinda Wood Sylvester, pioneer settlers of Sylvester township, his grandfather, Amos R. Sylvester, for whom the town was named was one of the first settlers of Green county. Mr. Sylvester was born July 27, 1840, west of Albany in Sylvester township. He married Miss Emily Phillips, they left this vicinity 51 years ago and moved to Dakota. He was the last one of four brothers all of whom were Civil War veteran's, a brother Moses Sylvester, a resident of Albany for 18 years and one of Albany's veterans, died five years ago. Survivors are 4 children: Mrs. Lora Samuelson, Mrs. Ida Christenson, Clara Sylvester, G. H. Sylvester, all of Hot Springs. Mrs. Eugene Laughridge and Mrs. Charles Purinton, of this vicinity are nieces of the deceased. Funeral services and burial was at Hot Springs.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 18504817 | Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin | |
| August 23, 18604814 | Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin |
