Maria COOK
- BIRTH: Feb 1843; Canada
Father: Henry COOK
Mother: Elizabeth //
Family 1: William Marion SYLVESTER
- MARRIAGE: 8 Jun 1863; Lancaster, Grant Co., Wisconsin, USA
- CHILDREN:
- Mary SYLVESTER
- Frank SYLVESTER
- Bertha SYLVESTER
- Clifford SYLVESTER
- Raymond SYLVESTER
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Notes
Updated March 9, 2023. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com
- County: Grant
- Wife: Maria COOK
- Parents: Henry and Elizabeth COOK
- Husband: Wm M SYLVESTER
- Parents: Wm and Mary SYLVESTER
- Occupation: Farmer
- Residence: Blue River
- Birthplace: Maine
- Date of Marriage: June 8th, 1863
- Location: Lancaster
- Ceremony: Minister
- Officiant: R. DUDGEON, of Lancaster
(2) 1870 United States Census for Wisconsin, Grant Co., Blue River (Muscoda Post Office): Page 5; August 13, 1870.
Maria [COOK] SYLVESTER is married to W. Marion SYLVESTER, head of household. She is 27 years old and born in Canada. Children in the household are Mary SYLVESTER (age 6, b. Wisconsin) and Frank SYLVESTER (age 3, b. Wisconsin).
(3) 1880 United States Census for Nebraska, Hamilton Co., Hamilton Precinct: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 99; Page 8; June 14, 1880.
Maria [COOK] SYLVESTER is married to William M. SYLVESTER, head of household. She is 37 years old and was born in Canada, with her father born in Ireland and her mother born in Vermont. She is sick with Neuralgia. Children in the household, all born in Wisconsin, are Mary (age 16), Frank (age 12), Bertha (age 7) and Clifford (age 2).
(4) Newspapers.com: The Garden City Herald; Garden City, Kansas, 25 Apr 1896, Sat; Page 4.
"Clifford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. SYLVESTER, was born in the state of Wisconsin, October 25th, 1877. After a serious illness of some three weeks he departed this life April 16th, 1896, aged 18 years, 5 months, and 21 days... we desire to express our thanks to the many friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us in so many ways during the sickness of our son Clifford, and expressly would we thank his teachers and schoolmates for their touching tributes to his memory."
(5) 1900 United States Census for Kansas, Finney Co., Garden City Twp.: Supervisor's District 7; Enumeration District 42; Sheets 5B-6A; June 14-16, 1900.
Maria [COOK] SYLVESTER is married to William SYLVESTER, head of household. Children in the household are Raymond SYLVESTER (b. Jun 1880 in Nebraska) and Bertha [SYLVESTER] CROW (b. Apr. 1873 in Wisconsin). Their granddaughter Genevive CROW (b. Apr. 1899 in Kansas) also resides in the household.
- Birth date: February 1843; age 57
- Number of Years of Present Marriage: 37 years
- Birthplace: Canada/English, with her father born in Ireland and her mother born in Vermont
(6) 1905 Kansas State Census for Finney Co., Garden City: Page 7.
Maria [COOK] SYLVESTER is married to William SYLVESTER, head of household. She is 62 years old. Their daughter Bertha [SYLVESTER] CROW (age 31) and granddaughter Jenevive (age 5) also reside in the household.
(7) 1910 United States Census for Kansas, Finney Co., Garden City Twp., Garden City (part of); Second Ward: Supervisor's District 7; Enumeration District 40; Sheet 7A, April 20, 1910.
Maria SYLVESTER is head of household. Her adult children in the household are Bertha [SYLVESTER] CROW (age 37, divorced, mother of 1) and Raymond SYLVESTER (age 29, single, a house carpenter).
- Address: 1020 4th
- Age: 67; a widow
- Motherhood: She has given birth to 7 children, 4 presently living
- Birthplace: Canada, with her father born in Ireland and her mother born in Vermont
- Home ownership: Rents a house
(8) 1915 Kansas State Census for Finney Co., Garden City: Page 5.
Maria [COOK] SYLVESTER is head of household. She is 72 years old, born in Canada and came to Kansas from Nebraska. Her adult children Ray SYLVESTER (age 34, a carpenter) and Bertha SYLVESTER (age 41, a teacher) reside with her.
(9) 1920 United States Census for Kansas, Finney Co., Garden City Twp., Garden City, Ward 3: Supervisor's District 7; Enumeration District 45; Sheet 6A; January 9, 1920.
Maria SYLVESTER is head of household. Her adult children in the household are Bertha SYLVESTER (age 46, divorced, a public school teacher) and Raymond SYLVESTER (age 39, single, a house carpenter).
- Address: Joseph Street
- Home: Owned, free of mortgage
- Age: 76
- Marital Status: Widow
- Immigration: 1852; a naturalized citizen
- Birthplace: Canada, with her father from Ireland and her mother from Vermont
(10) 1925 Kansas State Census for Finney Co., Garden City: Page 8.
Maria [COOK] SYLVESTER is head of household. She is an 82 year old widow born in Canada, immigrated to the United States in 1852, and came to Kansas from Nebraska. Her adult children Bertha SYLVESTER (age 52, a widow) and Raymond SYLVESTER (age 44, single) also reside in the household. They live on Joseph Street.
(11) "Everybody Burned Cow Chips in Early Days" via Newspapers.com: The Garden City News; Garden City, Kansas; 01 May 1930, Thu; Page 2.
"If a homestead twelve miles from the Colorado line in Sherman county can be called 'Western Kansas,' and if the year 1886 can be called 'Pioneer Days,' possibly the following account can be included among those asked for by the 'Western Kansas Pioneer Society.' In June 1886, William Marion SYLVESTER, and wife, Maria SYLVESTER, arrived from Hamilton county, Nebraska, with their family, May, Frank, Bertha, Clifford and Raymond, and located on their homestead, the SE quarter of section 24, Twp. 8, Range 41, Sherman county, Kansas. It was a new, almost uninhabited country. White lumber for a barn was being hauled from Wallace, on the nearest railway, the SYLVESTERs lived In a tent and a shed. During a shower, two members of the family took refuge under the table, the only place in the shed where no rain fell. While the crop was being planted, the barn was the domicile for man and beast. Then autumn came, and a substantial concrete house was built. Many and varied were the experience of the homesteaders. A few came In 1883, but the great immigration was In 1886. Many came in covered wagons, some by stage from Oberlin, the end of the railway. One brought his earthly possessions in a small two wheeled cart drawn behind the wagon of a friend. Nearly all lived in dugouts and sod bouses, and all burned 'chips'. Indians and buffalo had long since departed, but herds of range cattle drifted in with every blizzard, and ate the farmer's scanty store of feed and endangered the life of anyone on foot. One neighbor who had no team, made his way after dark to borrow Frank's pony, with which to drive the cattle away. Another used the pony, to drive them away from bis oxen 'lariated' on the prairie. One man nearly lost his life when attacked by a straggler from the herd that had passed on. One compensation was the fresh beef that varied the monotonous diet of bread and lard gravy. SYLVESTER's was the only well in that vicinity for several years, and people came from miles around for water. Some carried it borne in buckets, some hauled it in barrels in their wagons or on sleds. While her husband was at work, one homesteader's wife hauled water on a sled with one horse. A box for baby to ride in was nailed fast in front of the barrel. The mother walked the two and one-half miles homeward. The first school in the community was a 'subscription school,' taught ably by a homesteader's daughter. After the district was organized, a sod school house was built in an adjoining district, the required number of pupils was obtained by counting three homesteader's wives who were of school age. Later followed the Sunday school and a sermon once a month by Reverend John CLINE, a homesteader. In 1894 after experiencing two good crop years, and six poor ones, Mr. and Mrs. SYLVESTER and the three younger children, located In Finney county, the land of promise, where three members of the family spent their remaining days, while the two members still carrying on are Raymond and Bertha, 1301 Joseph St., Garden City, Kansas."