Silas Sylvester

Male 1898 - 1978  (79 years)


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  • Name Silas Sylvester 
    Birth 29 Mar 1898  Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Jan 1978  OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I33847  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2024 

    Family Minnie Claire Volts,   b. 25 Nov 1905, East St. Louis, St. Clair, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 2003, Washington County, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jan 1922  Vancouver, Clark, WA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Washington, Marriage Records
      Name: Minnie C Volts
      [Minnie Claire Volts]
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Age: 18
      Birth Date: abt 1904
      Birth Place: Illinois
      Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1922
      Marriage Place: Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA
      Spouse: Silas Sylvester
      Father: Ben F Valto
      Mother: Nora E Drullinger

      Washington, Marriage Records
      Name: Silas Sylvester
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Age: 23
      Birth Place: Russia
      Marriage Date: 12 January 1922
      Marriage Place: Vancouver, Clark, Washington
      Spouse: Minnie C Volts
      Father: Albert Sylvester
      Mother: Rose Zilbert
      [NOTE: Married by minister, Joseph P. Marlatt. At the time of the marriage, both Silas and Minnie were living in Portland, Oregon. First marriage for both of them.]
    Family ID F12393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2024 

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • 1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: Silas Sylvester
      Age: 42
      Estimated birth year: abt 1898
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Russia
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1940: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
      Map of Home in 1940: View Map
      Street: Se Martins Street
      House Number: 7512
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
      Residence in 1935: Same House
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Citizenship: Having First Papers
      Sheet Number: 2B
      Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 45
      Occupation: Electric Welder
      House Owned or Rented: Owned
      Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2500
      Attended School or College: No
      Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 51
      Income: 1800
      Income Other Sources: No
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Silas Sylvester 42
      Minnie C Sylvester 35

      Oregon, U.S., Naturalization Records 1865-1991
      Name Silas Sylvester Vysocki [Silas Sylvester]
      Record Type Naturalization Declaration
      Departure Place Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
      Arrival Place Blaine Washington
      Declaration Place Oregon, USA
      Spouse Minnie Clair

      NOTE: Declaration of intention lists Silas' full name at entry into the USA as Silas Sylvester Vysocki, but that he was known as Silas Sylvester.

      Excerpts from the Oregon Death Index and the Social Security Death Index.
      Silas Sylvester died 15 January 1978 in Washington County, Oregon, at age 79. He was born 29 March 1898.
      Spouse: Claire.
      Certificate: 78-01810.
      SSN issued: Oregon (Before 1951).

      The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, January 18, 1978, Funeral Notice.
      Excerpts:
      Silas SYLVESTER.
      Died: January 15th.
      Survived by: wife, Claire; brothers and sisters, Ann Carlin, Olga, Alex, Edward and Henry Sylvester.
      Services: Friday, at the Chapel of Mt. Scott Funeral Home.
      Private entombment: Lincoln Memorial mausoleum.

      Oregon, Naturalization Records 1865-1991.
      DECLARATION OF INTENTION, USA District of Oregon, United States District Court of District of Oregon. Page 170, No. 11588.
      Excerpts:
      Name: Silas Sylvester Vysocki (known as Silas Sylvester).
      Birth Date: 29 March 1898.
      Birth Place: Kovel, Russia.
      Age: 28.
      Arrival Date: on or about May 1910.
      Arrival Place: Blaine, Washington, from Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
      Declaration Place: Oregon, USA.
      Spouse: Minnie Clair, born in E. St. Louis, Ill.
      Occupation: Riveter in Structural Iron.
      Residence: Portland, Oregon.
      Signature: Silas Sylvester Vysocki.
      Date: 4 January 1927.

      World War I Draft Registration Cards
      Name: Sylvester Vysocki
      Residence: 91 Stanton, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
      Birth Date: 29 March 1898.
      Born in: Russia.
      Age: 20.
      Occupation: Shipbuilder.
      Nearest Relative: Rose Vysocki, 91 Stanton, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. Mother.
      Signature: Sylvester Vysocki.
      Date: September 12, 1918.

      The 1930 & 1940 census for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, shows Silas Sylvester & wife, Minnie C. In 1940, Silas was listed as age 42, an occupation of electric welder, born in Russia, with First Papers toward citizenship. Minnie was age 35, born in Illinois. In 1930, Minnie was listed as a stenographer, but no occupation in 1940.