Eugene Barker SYLVESTER

Father: Albert Eugene SYLVESTER
Mother: Lulu CRANE

                                                     _Charles SYLVESTER _
                            _John Barker SYLVESTER _|
                           |                        |_Lucy BARKER _______
 _Albert Eugene SYLVESTER _|
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|--Eugene Barker SYLVESTERF
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|_Lulu CRANE ______________|
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Notes

Updated November 13, 2011. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 via Ancestry.com

- Name: SYLVESTER
- Birth Date: 9 Feb 1878
- Birth Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
- Gender: Male
- Father's Name: Eugene
- Mother's Name: Lulu
- FHL Film Number: 1309389

(2) 1880 United States Census for Minnesota, St. Louis Co., Duluth Twp.: Supervisor's District 3; Enumeration District 92; page 49; June 15, 1880.

Eugene SYLVESTER is the son of [Albert] Eugene and Lulu SYLVESTER. He is 2 years old and born in Minnesota.

(3) 1900 United States Census for Arizona Ter., Navajo Co., Town of Winslow: Supervisor's District 11; Enumeration District 41; Sheet 1A; June 1, 1900.

Eugene B. SYLVESTER resides in the household of his cousin Albert G. SAMPSON, and family. Other residents include his aunt Gertrude S. [SYLVESTER] SAMPSON, and his cousin Julian C. SAMPSON. He was born February 1878 in Minnesota[?], and is 22 years old. He is a locomotive fireman.

(4) 1910 United States Census for Arizona, Navajo Co., Precinct No. 1, Winslow Town: Supervisor's District 10; Enumeration District 86; Sheet 21A; May 16, 1910.

Eugene B. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Ella J. [surname unknown] SYLVESTER. His brother Clifford L. SYLVESTER is also a resident.

- Age: 32; in present marriage for 5 years (his first marriage; his wife's second marriage).
- Birthplace: Minnesota, with his father from New York and his mother from Indiana.
- Occupation: Engineer, Locomotive.
- Home: Owns his house free of mortgage.

(5) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 via Ancestry.com

- Name: Eugene Barker SYLVESTER
- Permanent Address: 501 E. 4th, Winslow, Navajo, Arizona
- Age: 40; born February 9, 1878
- Occupation: Engineer; AZ&SF Railroad
- Nearest Relative: Ella SYLVESTER (wife)
- Physical Characteristics: height - medium; build - medium; eyes - blue; hair - light
- Date: September 11, 1918

(6) 1920 United States Census Arizona, Navajo Co., Precinct #1, Winslow Town (part of): Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 94; Sheet 22A; January 1920.

Eugene B. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Ella [surname unknown] SYLVESTER. A lodger, Jay LEBSCHI also resides in the household.

- Address: 501 E. 4th
- Home Ownership: owned, free of mortgage
- Age: 40, married.
- Birthplace: Indiana, as were his parents.
- Occupation: Engineer, Locomotive.

(7) 1930 United States Census Arizona, Navajo Co., Winslow City (part), Ward No. 1, Block No. 500, No. 2 Winslow Justice Precinct: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 9-8; Sheet 3A; April 3, 1930.

Eugene B. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Florence M. [surname unknown] SYLVESTER. Her three children from a previous marriage also reside in the household, Clyde, Edward R. and Daria F. GARDNER.

- Address: 501 Fourth St.
- Home ownership: yes; valued at $4,000.
- Radio ownership: no.
- Age: 52 years old at time of census; 29 when first married.
- Birthplace: Minnesota, as were his parents.
- Occupation: Locomotive, Steam Railraod (code 8977).

(8) Social Security Death Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Eugene SYLVESTER
- Last Residence: 86047 Winslow, Navajo, Arizona, United States of America
- Born: 9 Feb 1878
- Died: Oct 1966
- State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)

(9) Sampson, Gertrude Sylvester, 1842-1925, "A biographical history of the ancestry of Julian Carroll Sampson [manuscript] : embracing that of his wife Bertha Sylvester Sampson, including all data obtainable by those who are connected in these two direct lines of William and Obediah Sylvester and Abraham Samson." The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Library, Boston, MA.

- He was a member of the SAMPSON household from age 7 to 27. [Ariana] Gertrude [SYLVESTER] SAMPSON was his aunt.
- About 1897 he found work in Texarkana, and by November 1897 he was working for the Santa Fe railroad in Winslow, Arizona with his cousin Julian (Gertrude's son).