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From: "ray&cindy" <>
Subject: Re: And I just said that Silviii were NEVER Mennonites!
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 23:55:15 -0500
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dear wait, this is the side of family I have been searching for is there a
way I could get a copy of sooby's book or of this info. Cindy
----- Original Message -----
From: Wanita Lucas <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: And I just said that Silviii were NEVER Mennonites!


>
>
> judy bedford wrote:
>
> > Here is an obit from the Gospel Herald in Sugar Creek Ohio:
> > Silvins.-William Silvins was born Oct. 20, 1835; died Feb. 21, 1920;
> > aged 84
> > y. 4 m. 1 d. He was married to Mahala Jane Brown Dec. 17, 1863. To this
> > union were born nine children, four of whom preceded him in death. His
> > wife
> > died Aug. 2, 1904. The following survive: Joseph A., Mary Catheline
> > Kolb,
> > John S., Geo. J., Emanuel W. He is also survived by one brother, one
> > sister,
> > ten grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Brother Silvins has for
> > many
> > years of his long life been a member of the Mennonite Church, remaining
> > true
> > to the end. Funeral services held Feb. 24 at the Union Hill Church near
> > Sugarcreek, Ohio, conducted by S. H. Miller and D. M. Friedt. Burial in
> > adjoining cemetery.
> > This would be 491 a and his father William is supposedly buried on a
> > Silvius farm north of Sugar Creek in Tusc Co OH...I am going to try to
> > find it.
>
> Judy,
>
> This is part of the family descended from William, son of Joseph and
> Mary. I have quite a bit of copied information on these Silviuses and
> Mennonites and many of them were of that faith. In fact some of John B.
> Silveus' family were also Mennonites
> There is quite an interestinmg account of one of his sons in Sooby's
> book, who was a preacher.
>
> Wanita
>

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