Nellie Matilda SYLVESTER

Father: George Washington SYLVESTER
Mother: Matilda A. COOK

Family 1: William Penn DYER

(1) Manzow, Ron, ed., "The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota -- a collection of information taken from the Plainview News, other newspapers, letters, and diaries beginning in 1884" (Plainview, Minnesota: Plainview History Center, 2001): Married at the home of Mrs. M. A. SYLVESTER; Flower girls were Meta and Birdie SYLVESTER; Rev. W. E. KING performed the ceremony.

  1. Alice Sylvester DYER
                                                          _Charles SYLVESTER _
                                _Caleb Barker SYLVESTER _|
                               |                         |_Lucy BARKER _______
 _George Washington SYLVESTER _|
|                              |                          _Micah WHITNEY _____
|                              |_Joanna WHITNEY _________|
|                                                        |_Hannah COBB _______
|
|--Nellie Matilda SYLVESTER
|
|                                                         ____________________
|                               _________________________|
|                              |                         |____________________
|_Matilda A. COOK _____________|
                               |                          ____________________
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                                                         |____________________

Notes

Updated November 20, 2016. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

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

- Name: Nellie Matilda SYLVESTER
- Birth Date: 17 Dec 1873
- Birth Place: Wabasha, Minnesota
- Gender: Female
- Christening Place: Wabasha, Minnesota
- Father's Name: George N. Sylvester
- Mother's name: Matilda
- FHL Film Number: 1320189

(2) 1875 Minnesota State Census for Wabasha Co., Plainview Twp., page 706.

Nellie M. SYLVESTER is the daughter of G. W. and Matilda A. SYLVESTER. She is 1 year old and born in Minnesota.

(3) LDS FamilySearch 1880 United States Census database for Plainview, Wabasha Co., MN. Family History Library Film 1254636, NA Film Number T9-0636, Page 572A.

Nellie SYLVESTER is the daughter of Matilda SYLVESTER. She is 6 years old and born in Minnesota.

(4) 1885 Minnesota State Census for Wabasha Co., Plainview Twp., Plainview Post Office: Page 4; Schedule 3; June 28, 1885.

Nellie M. SYLVESTER is the daughter of Matilda A. SYLVESTER. She is 11 years old and born in Minnesota.

(5) Minnesota, Marriages Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Nellie Mathilda SYLVESTER
- Gender: Female
- Age: 19
- Birth Date: 1881
- Marriage Date: 3 Jan 1900
- Marriage Place: Plainview, Wabasha, Minnesota
- Marital Status: Single
- Spouse's Name: William Penn DYER
- Spouse Gender: Male
- Spouse Age: 25
- Spouse Birth Date: 1875
- Spouse Marital Status: Single
- Event Type: Marriage
- FHL Film Number: 1320200

(6) 1900 United States Census for Minnesota, Murray Co., Slayton Twp., Slayton Village: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 194; Sheet 16A; June 13, 1900.

Nellie [SYLVESTER] DYER is married to William DYER, head of household.

- Birth month: December 1873; age 26
- Marital Status: Married for 0 years
- Motherhood: She has not given birth to any children
- Birthplace: Minnesota, with her father from Maine and her mother from Canada (English)

(7) 1910 United States Census for Minnesota, Douglas Co., City of Alexandria (part of): Supervisor's District 6, Enumeration District 49; Sheet 19A; April 18-19, 1910.

Nellie M. S. [SYLVESTER] DYER is married to William P. DYER, head of household. Children in the household are Alice S. and George V. Dyer.

- Address: 7 Avenue
- Age: 36; married for 10 years
- Motherhood: She has given birth to 2 children, both presently living
- Birthplace: Minnesota, with her father from Maine and her mother from Canada (English)

(8) 1920 United States Census for Minnesota, Ramsey Co., Saint Paul City, 4th Precinct, Ward 10: Supervisor's District 159; Enumeration District 117; Sheet 15A; January 9-10, 1920.

Nellie [SYLVESTER] DYER is married to William DYER, head of household. Their daughter Alice is included in the household.

- Address: 1311 Keston St. - Age: 46 - Birthplace: Minnesota, with her father from Maine and her mother from Canada

(9) Minnesota, Death Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Nellie SYLVESTER DYER
- Death Date: 4 May 1923
- Death County: Ramsey
- State File Number: 023987
- Certificate Number: 023987
- Certificate Year: 1923
- Record Number: 377575

(10) Find a Grave

- Name: Nellie SYLVESTER DYER
- Birth: Unknown
- Death: May 4, 1923
- Spouse: William P. DYER (____ - 1956)
- Burial: Roselawn Cemetery; Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA

(11) Manzow, Ron, ed., "The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota -- a collection of information taken from the Plainview News, other newspapers, letters, and diaries beginning in 1884" (Plainview, Minnesota: Plainview History Center, 2001).

- September 1892: Left Plainview to attend Hamline University in St. Paul, MN, graduating in 1896. (page 18) - May 1923: "suffered a stroke of paralysis." (page 144)

(12) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC., p. 4.

(13) Olson Family records, December 6, 1998, and April 2, 2002.

- Nellie resided in Plainview, Dawson, Bemidgi and St. Paul, MN
- "Established a home in the St. Anthony Park community of St. Paul, MN in June 1918"
- Passed away at her residence, 1302 Raymond Ave., St. Paul, MN
- "She died from a stroke caused by a blood clot in her brain which Doctor's found impossible to clear"

(14) Jewell Family Records. August 8, 2002.

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Additional Notes.

Mayflower lineage: Howland/Tilley -1; Hope Howland -2; Hope Chipman -3; Samuel Cobb -4; Chipman Cobb -5; Andrew Cobb -6 (DAR/SAR ancestor); Hannah Cobb -7; Joanna Whitney -8; George Sylvester -9; Nellie Sylvester -10.