Signature of #2 William from his Last Will and Testament
of 26 December 1800
on file in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Click here for Don Silvius' web pages on the history of #2 William
and at this link are more photos of Silvius headstones in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

Taufschein (baptism fraktur)
of Peter Shellhammer b: 1816 in Westmoreland Co., PA

Peter is the son of
Philip Shellhammer and Elizabeth Silvis
#2-26-142

Jacob (Jake) Silvis and wife Mariah (Heffelfinger)
#2-21-92-422-422.b
Of the Southbend, Pennsylvania, Silvis'.

Photo thanks to Rick Silvis

Benjamin Franklin Silfies and wife,  
Mary Ann (Halderman) 

Wanda received the photo from her aunt
Evelyn (Silfies) Shaw (his grandaughter).

GAR medal Benjamin received.

[Given to all men at some point a year or two after the war who survived the war.  They were then called the Grand Army of the Republic and one of these was put on their graves at their death.  It was something like American Legion Vets of today.]

Obituary of Benjamin Franklin Silfies 442.h.

Click here for the

Obituary of brother William 442.b.

Ralph Oliver Silfies and
wife, Ida Mae (Best)

son of  Benjamin Franklin Silfies
#2.22.102.442.h. above

Artmus, son of of Chester
and Ellen
2-22-105-463.a.(5)

Thanks to Jay Silfies
grandson of Ralph

Elemanda (Silfies) and husband, Lewis Frank Rex
2-22-105-463.b.

Photos thanks to Michael Gallagher who received them from
his grandmother, a daughter of Agnes.

believed to be located in the GAR Cemetery in Summit Hill, Carbon County, PA

Photo thanks to Michael Gallagher who received it from
Grace Ebeneter (she received it from
From Bob Williams 2 Jan 2003)

Web site of #2.23.111.494. John Silvius and wife Elizabeth (Royer)

#2.23.111.494.c.(1)

[Picture thanks to Ruth L. (Silvius) Ziems (daughter of Wilbur) and Art Moore]

Family of #2.23.111.494.c.(1)
John Lawrence and Luetta (Marine)

[Picture thanks to Ruth L. (Silvius) Ziems (daughter of Wilbur) and Art Moore]

Headstone of #2.23.112.510 William W. Silveus
Headstone #1995
Co. I 8th Pa. Reserves Infantry
Buried in Annapolis Cemetery

Photo thanks to Judy Bedford

William was paroled as a prisoner of war at City Point, VA, on January 9, 1863 and reported to Camp Parole, Maryland.  By the time he was returned to the Union lines, however, his health had completely failed.   Admitted to the military hospital on the steamboat "New York" on January 11, 1863, William Silveus died of the fever the next day.  The records say in brackets [typhoid] fever.

Camp Parole

". . . Camp parole was built outside of Annapolis.  At these facilities, Union prisoners paroled from Confederate prisons could get a bath, a shave, fresh clothing, and in some cases badly needed medical attention. The soldiers would then stay at Camp Parole until they could be either sent home or rejoin their regiments. This is the only known photograph of the Parole barracks and it includes a portrait of the band in front of the camp headquarters."    Taken from: 

http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s1259/121/7590/html/0000.html  

Headstone of #2.26.145.591 Lydia Ann

Good Hope Cemetery
outside of Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois

Taken about 1986--the stone disappeared after 1986 but was recently
found (before May 2002) and re-set in Good Hope Cemetery.

Thanks to Joanne "Jo" Robinson
[email protected]

#2.26.145.591.e Jeremiah Martin

Thanks to Joanne "Jo" Robinson
[email protected]

Family of #2.26.145.591.h, Amanda (Martin) Teel, about 1923
(seated)

Standing, left:  Ethol (Teel) Lantis, Rosie (Schafer) Jensen [daughter of Alta (Teel) Rasmussen], Charles Teel, May (Teel) Brown

Thanks to Joanne "Jo" Robinson
[email protected]