Daniel Robbins SYLVESTER (Capt.)

Capt. Daniel Robbins Sylvester
Wisconsin Monument at the site of the Battle of Vicksburg, MS. This portion lists members of Co. K., 12th Wisconsin Infantry.
Photograph by the author

BIRTH: December 1824; Maine, USA
DEATH: 1906; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA
BURIAL: Fairmount Cemetery; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA

Father: Charles SYLVESTER
Mother: Mary ROBBINS

Family 1: Clara WINSHIP

MARRIAGE: About 1852

(1) 1900 United States Census for Colorado, Arapahoe Co., Denver City, Precinct 4, Ward 11: Supervisor's District 24; Enumeration District 92; Sheet 8B; June 9, 1900.

CHILDREN:

                                           _William SYLVESTER _
                      _Charles SYLVESTER _|
                     |                    |_Mary SPRINGER _____
 _Charles SYLVESTER _|
|                    |                     _Caleb BARKER ______
|                    |_Lucy BARKER _______|
|                                         |_Illathera HOWLAND__
|
|--Daniel Robbins SYLVESTER
|
|                                          ____________________
|                     ____________________|
|                    |                    |____________________
|_Mary ROBBINS ______|
                     |                     ____________________
                     |____________________|
                                          |____________________

Notes

Updated November 5, 2017. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1860 United States Census for Wisconsin, Grant Co., the Town of Blue River, Castle Rock Post Office: Page 134; July 26, 1860.

Daniel and Clara [WINSHIP] SYLVESTER reside in the household Daniel's father, Charles SYLVESTER, along with their children, Velma, Asa, Myrtie and Fred. Daniel is 34 years old, and a miller with real estate valued at $12,000 and personal estate valued at $2,830. He was born in Maine.

(2) National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailor System Search by Soldier Name (database).

Daniel R. SYLVESTER, Co. K, 12th Wisconsin Infantry (Union). Rank In = Captain, Rank Out = Captain, alternate name = D. R. SYLVESTER. Film Number M559 roll 29.

(3) American Civil War Soldiers via Ancestry.com

- Name: Daniel R SYLVESTER
- Residence: Castle Rock, Wisconsin
- Enlistment Date: 07 September 1861
- Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
- Side Served: Union
- State Served: Wisconsin
- Unit Numbers: 3062 3062
- Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 07 September 1861; Commission in Company K, 12th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 19 October 1861; Mustered out Company K, 12th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 11 November 1864.

(4) 1870 United States Census for Wisconsin, Grant Co., Blue River (Muscoda Post Office): pages 4-5; dwelling 25; family 27; August 12, 1870.

D. R. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Clara H. [WINSHIP] SYLVESTER. He was born in Maine, is 43 years old and operates a mill, with real estate valued at $7,000 and personal estate valued at $1,100. He is eligible to vote. Children listed in the household are: Velma, Asa B., Myrtie, Fred W., Rena, Harry E., Gracie, and Bonny. Daniel's father Charles SYLVESTER is also a resident.

Next door is the family of N. (?) Marion and Maria SYLVESTER. I have not yet connected this branch to the rest of the extended SYLVESTER family although the proximity certainly supports the possibility.

(5) 1880 United States Census for Wisconsin, Grant Co., Castle Rock: page 15; supervisor district 2; enumeration district 102; dwelling 127; family 127; June 21, 1870.

D. R. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Clara [WINSHIP] SYLVESTER. He was born in Maine as were his parents, and is 54 years old. He owns a farm and a flour mill. Children listed in the household are: Myrtie, Rena, Harry E., Gracie, J. Bonney, Walter and Clara.

(6) U.S. City Directories via Ancestry.com

- 1887: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., (H.E. Sylvester + Co.,)r.1037 10th av.w.
- 1889: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., (Sylvester Ice Co.,) r1037 10th av. w.
- 1890: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., Sylvester Ice Company, r1037 10th avenue w.
- 1891: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., (Sylvester Ice Co.,), r1037 10th avenue w.
- 1892: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., stockman, r 1037 10th av W.
- 1893: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., agriculture and stock, r 1037 10th av W.
- 1894: SYLVESTER, Daniel R, r 1037 10th av W.
- 1895: SYLVESTER, Daniel R, stock dealer, r 1037 10th av W.
- 1896: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., artesian water, r 1037 10th av W.
- 1897: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., r 1037 W 10th av.
- 1898: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., r 1037 W 10th av.
- 1899: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., artesian water, r 1037 W 10th av.
- 1900: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., r 1037 W 10th av.
- 1901: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., r 1037 W 10th av.
- 1902: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., r 1037 W 10th av.
- 1903: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., r 1037 W 10th av.
- 1905: SYLVESTER, Daniel R., r 1037 W 10th av.

(7) 1900 United States Census for Colorado, Arapahoe Co., Denver City, Precinct 4, Ward 11: Supervisor's District 24; Enumeration District 92; Sheet 8B; June 9, 1900.

Daniel SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Clara W. [WINSHIP] SYLVESTER. Children in the household include Myrtie and Rena.

- Address: West 10 Ave.
- Birth date: December 1824; age 75
- Number of Years of Present Marriage: 48
- Birthplace: Maine, as were his parents
- Occupation: Bee Keeper
- Home: Owns his home with a mortgage

(8) Find a Grave

- Name: Capt. D.R. SYLVESTER
- Birth: 1825
- Death: 1906
- Spouse: Clara WINSHIP SYLVESTER (1832 - 1909)
- Burial: Fairmount Cemetery; Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
- Plot: Blk 11

(9) Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books via Ancestry.com

Membership record for Grace SYLVESTER STEWART (DAR ID Number: 89919) lists Daniel Robbins SYLVESTER (1825-1905) m. 1852 Clara WINSHIP (1832-1909).

(10) 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 directlines of William and Obediah Sylvester and Abraham Samson." The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Library, Boston, MA.

- Cousin of [Ariana] Gertrude [SYLVESTER] SAMPSON, author of the source cited above
- Formed Co. K, 12th Wisconsin Infantry in Boscobel, WI in 1861, and was elected Captain. His cousin's husband, Albert S. SAMPSON joined the company and Capt. SYLVESTER appointed him 2nd Sergeant and secretary (page 55)
- He drilled in Boscobel for a few weeks (page 55)
- He then went with Co. K to Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin before heading off to war (page 56)
- The Winter of 1862 was difficult, and he was often riding on freight cars, and with little food (page 56)
- On January 13, 1862, he was along the Mississippi River, opposite Hannibal, Missouri, where it was bitter cold (page 56)
- On September 15, 1862 he recommended Albert S. SAMPSON for a promotion (who then left the Company for his new position) (page 56)

(11) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC., p. 3.

"Capt. Co K. 12 Wisc. Civil War." Also contains the note: "father of Velma BARBER. Velma is mother of Clara"

Howder's Genealogy

Daniel Robbins SYLVESTER (Capt.)

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