Otis Cass SYLVESTER

Father: John Barker SYLVESTER
Mother: Mary Ann CASS

Family 1: Harriet DISBRO

(1) Steves family records, November 17, 2004.

  1. Mary D. SYLVESTER
  2. Kate Louise SYLVESTER
  3. Leonard Tracy SYLVESTER
  4. Richard Palmer SYLVESTER
  5. George Whitehead SYLVESTER
                                               _William SYLVESTER _
                          _Charles SYLVESTER _|
                         |                    |_Mary SPRINGER _____
 _John Barker SYLVESTER _|
|                        |                     _Caleb BARKER ______
|                        |_Lucy BARKER _______|
|                                             |_Illathera HOWLAND__
|
|--Otis Cass SYLVESTER
|
|                                              ____________________
|                         _Levi CASS__________|
|                        |                    |____________________
|_Mary Ann CASS _________|
                         |                     ____________________
                         |_Mehitabel MOOERS___|
                                              |____________________

Notes

Updated January 27, 2019. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1860 United States Census for Wisconsin, Iowa Co., the Town of Mifflin, Mifflin Post Office: Page 75; July 7, 1860.

John Otis SYLVESTER is the son of John B. and Mary Anne SYLVESTER. He is eight months old and born in Wisconsin.

(2) 1870 United States Census Wisconsin, Iowa Co., the Town of Mifflin, Mifflin Post Office: Page 33; August 12, 1870.

Otis L. SYLVESTER is the son of John B. and Mary A. SYLVESTER. He is 10 years old, attending school, and born in Wisconsin.

(3) 1885 Minnesota State Census, Goodhue Co., Red Wing: Schedule 3; Page 55; May 15, 1885.

O. C. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Hattie [DISBRO] SYLVESTER. He is 27 years old and born in Wisconsin. Their daughter Mary also resides in the household.

(4) 1895 Minnesota State Census, Ramsey Co., St. Paul, Ward 7, Precinct 6: Schedule 7; Page 28; June 1895.

Otis C. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Harriet [DISBRO] SYLVESTER, living at 673 Iglehart St. He is 30 years old and born in Wisconsin. He has lived in Minnesota for 15 years, and at his present enumeration district for 3 years and 4 months. He is a bookkeeper. Children in the household include Mary, Kate and Leonard.

(5) 1900 United States Census for Minnesota, Ramsey Co., City of St. Paul: Supervisor's District 4; Enumeration District 120; Sheet 15B; June 11, 1900.

Otis C. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Harriet [DISBRO] SYLVESTER. Children in the household are Mary D., Kate L., George W., Leonard T., and Richard P. SYLVESTER.

- Birth month: December 1859; age 40
- Marital Status: Married for 18 years
- Birthplace: Wisconsin, with his father from Maine and his mother from New Hampshire
- Occupation: Broker.
- Home: Rents a house

(6) 1905 Minnesota State Census, Ramsey Co., White Bear Village: Supervisor's District 51, Sheet 16; June 13-14, 1905.

Otis C. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Harriet [DISBRO] SYLVESTER, living on 2nd St. He is 40 years old and born in Wisconsin, with his parents from Maine. He is a book auditor. Children in the household include Mary D., Kate L., Leonard and George SYLVESTER.

(7) 1910 United States Census for Minnesota, Ramsey Co., Minneapolis, Precinct 6: Supervisor's District 5, Enumeration District 138; Sheet 2A; April 16, 1910.

O. C. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Harriet D. [DISBRO] SYLVESTER. Children in the household are Mary Lyman, and Kate, Leonard, and George SYLVESTER.

- Age: 50; married for 28 years. - Birthplace: Wisconsin, with his father from Maine and his mother from New Hampshire. - Occupation: Manufacturing, machinery. - Home: Rents a house.

(8) 1930 United States Census for Minnesota, Hennepin Co., Minnesota City; Ward 13 - Block 792: Supervisor's District 7; Enumeration District 27-264; Sheet 35B; April 17, 1930.

Otis C. SYLVESTER is head of household. His sister Clara S. [SYLVESTER] HANKS resides with him.

- Home ownership: yes; valued at $8,000
- Radio ownership: yes
- Age: 70 years old at time of census; 22 when first married. He is a widower
- Birthplace: Wisconsin, with his father from Maine and his mother from New Hampshire
- Occupation: Vice President, Automatic Conveyors (code 7328)

(9) 1940 United States Census for Minnesota, Hennepin Co., Minneapolis, Ward 13, Block 5: Supervisor's District 5; Enumeration District 89-431; Sheet 24A; May 16, 1940.

Otis C SYLVESTER is head of household, living by himself except for a servant.

- Address: 5344 Irving Ave. So.
- Home: Owner, valued at $5,000, it is not a farm
- Age: 80, widowed
- Highest Grade of School Completed: Elementary School - 8th Grade
- Birthplace: Minnesota
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Same House
- At Work: No; Other
- Income Other Than Salary: Yes

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

St. Paul, Minnesota

- 1893: SYLVESTER Otis C, bkpr W A Wood H Co, res 793 Iglehart.
- 1901: SYLVESTER OTIS C, Manufacturers' Agt and Expert Accountant 407 Manhattan bldg, r 1000 Iglehart.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

- 1892: SYLVESTER Otis C, bkpr Walter A Wood M and R M Co, r 921 18th av s e.
- 1909: SYLVESTER Otis C sec Mathews Gravity Carrier Co r Minneapolis
- 1910: SYLVESTER Otis C sec r 110 E 25th
- 1911: SYLVESTER Otis C sec Mathews Gravity Carrier Co r Minneapolis
- 1915: SYLVESTER Otis C r 2809 Stevens av
- 1928: SYLVESTER Otis C v-pres Mathews Conveyer Co h 5344 Irving av S
- 1929: SYLVESTER Otis C v-pres Mathews Conveyer Co h 5344 Irving av S
- 1930: SYLVESTER Otis C v-pres Mathews Conveyer Co h 5344 Irving av S

(11) Minnesota Death Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Otis Cass SYLVESTER
- Death Date: 3 Apr 1949
- Death County: Hennepin
- State File Number: 019968
- Certificate Number: 019968
- Certificate Year: 1949
- Record Number: 1092018

(12) Find a Grave

- Name: Otis Cass SYLVESTER
- Birth: 1859
- Death: 1949
- Burial: Lakewood Cemetery; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
- Plot: Section 24 Lot 401 Grave 10

(13) 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.

- About 1897, Otis Sylvester visited Minneapolis, MN with his sister Gertrude and brother Eugene for three weeks (page 62).

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

(15) Steves family records, November 17, 2004.

- Provides middle name; specific birth date and location.