James Lee Silvers
1839 - 1916 (76 years)-
Name James Lee Silvers Born 23 Aug 1839 Zanesville, Boone County, Indiana 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1870 Empire, McLean County, Illinois Occupation brick and tile worker [1] _MILT Civil War. 94th Illinois regiment volunteers. [3] Died 30 Apr 1916 Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois [1, 2, 3] Buried 2 May 1916 Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois [1, 2] Person ID I304 Gritton Last Modified 27 Feb 2024
Family Harriet Bathina Kilmer, b. 13 Feb 1845, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois , d. 3 Mar 1918, Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois (Age 73 years) Married 26 Jun 1862 McLean County, Illinois [3, 4] Children 1. Myrtle L. Silvers, b. 9 Apr 1867, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois , d. 14 Nov 1912, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois (Age 45 years)Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F161 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 23 Aug 1839 - Zanesville, Boone County, Indiana 
Married - 26 Jun 1862 - McLean County, Illinois 
Census - 1870 - Empire, McLean County, Illinois 
Died - 30 Apr 1916 - Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois 
Buried - 2 May 1916 - Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - James Lee Silvers, for a great many years a resident of Leroy and a veteran of the Civil War, died suddenly at his home in that place Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. He had eaten a hearty dinner and soon after complained of not feeling well and went in and lay down upon a couch. Members of the family going to him a few minutes later found him dead. He had been ill since last fall and his death was not unexpected.
Deceased was born in Zanesville, Boone County, Ind., August 23, 1839. When he arrived at the age of fifteen he went with his parents to Iowa and came to Illinois in 1861. The next year, June 26, he was united in marriage to Harriett Kinder, a Leroy girl, who survives him. To this union nine children were born, three of whom are living. They are: Mrs. Frank Ramsey, of Pontiac; Mrs. George Taylor, of Catlin; and Earnest Silvers, of Leroy.
On August 26, 1862, Mr. Silvers enlisted at Bloomington in the 94th Illinois regiment volunteers under Col. John McNulta, and left his bride of a few months to do battle for his country, He saw service at Vicksburg, Prairie Grove and Mobile Bay. He served during the remainder of the war and was given an honorable discharge in 1865. Coming back to Leroy he engaged himself in the brick and tile manufacturing business and continued this until his health would not permit it. He was a man well thought of in the community, a member of the Methodist Church and the G. A. R. and possessed a host of friends whom he had won by his honorable dealings with his fellowmen.
Bloomington Weekly Pantagraph
Friday, May 5, 1916, Bloomington, Illinois
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- James Lee Silvers, for a great many years a resident of Leroy and a veteran of the Civil War, died suddenly at his home in that place Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. He had eaten a hearty dinner and soon after complained of not feeling well and went in and lay down upon a couch. Members of the family going to him a few minutes later found him dead. He had been ill since last fall and his death was not unexpected.
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