Silas Sylvester

1898 - 1978  (79 years)

• Name	Silas Sylvester
  Birth	29 Mar 1898	Russia
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jan 1978	OR
  Person ID	I33847	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2024

  
  

  Family	Minnie Claire Volts,   b. 25 Nov 1905, East St. Louis, St. Clair, IL d. 11 Aug 2003, Washington County, OR (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1922	Vancouver, Clark, WA
  	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

  Birth - 29 Mar 1898 - Russia Marriage - 12 Jan 1922 - Vancouver, Clark, WA Death - 15 Jan 1978 - OR  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.