Silvanus E. "Silas" Forrester^{[1, 2]}

1852 - Bef 1910  (~ 57 years)

• Name	Silvanus E. "Silas" Forrester
  Born	Oct 1852	South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Upper Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1900	District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	Bef 1910	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I78605	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Amos Forrester,   b. 1816, Rocky Creek, Greenville County, South Carolina ,   d. 1885  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Matilda Long,   b. Jan 1811, South Carolina ,   d. 1898  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	Abt 1833
  Family ID	F28928	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	1. Ella Bertha Forrester,   b. 19 Jan 1882, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Nov 1970, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F37658	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Elizabeth Valentine,   b. 17 Oct 1867, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jan 1943  (Age 75 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1883	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Ellen Forrester + 2. Amsberry "Berry" Forrester,   b. 6 Jun 1886, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jun 1956  (Age 70 years) + 3. Matilda Forrester,   b. May 1889, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1931  (Age ~ 41 years)   4. Sarah Cordelia Forrester,   b. 10 Oct 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jan 1952, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years)   5. Phoebe Forrester,   b. Jun 1892, Tennessee   6. Arzillie Forrester,   b. 16 May 1894, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Aug 1914, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 20 years) + 7. Narcissus Foster,   b. 17 May 1898, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Dec 1962, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 64 years)   8. George Dewey Forrester,   b. Jun 1899, Tennessee + 9. Varllavetta "Vetta" Forrester,   b. 17 Apr 1903, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Feb 1977, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)   10. Van Arvin Forester,   b. 17 Apr 1903, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Aug 1968, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F121465	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Oct 1852 - South Carolina Married - 26 Dec 1883 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - Bef 1910 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 99. [S84] E-Mail, Randy Phillips [ransue1@swbell.net], 15 Oct 2011. [S112] Census, 1880. Name: Silas Forrester Residence: Upper Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee Birthdate: 1852 Birthplace: South Carolina, United States Relationship to Head: Self Spouse's Name: Spouse's Birthplace: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: South Carolina, United States Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina, United States Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Male Martial Status: Single Age (Expanded): 28 years Occupation: Farmer NARA Film Number: T9-1248 Page: 448 Page Character: B Entry Number: 301 Film number: 1255248 Household Gender Age Silas Forrester M 28 Narcissa Forrester F 29 Lucy A. Forrester F 24 Savannah Forrester F 9 [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Silas E Foister Titles & Terms: Residence: Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee Birth Date: Oct 1845 Birthplace: South Carolina Relationship to Head of Household: Self Spouse: Elisabeth Foister Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: Tennessee Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: Silas E Foister Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 15 Estimated Marriage Year: 1885 Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0169 Page: 9 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 160 Reference Number: 65 Film Number: 1241562 Image Number: 00539 Household Gender Age Silas E Foister M Spouse Elisabeth Foister F Child Matilda Foister F Child Sarah C Foister F Child Phoebe J Foister F Child Zillia Foister F Child Narcis Foister F Child George D Foister M [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: S. I. Foster Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Elizabeth Valentine Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1883 Marriage Place: Cocke,Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51911-1 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM Source Film Number: 956181 Reference Number: