Osborne Whitney SYLVESTER

Father: John Fairfield SYLVESTER
Mother: Emma OSBORNE

Family 1: Lydia K. JACOBS

(1) Source: Colorado, U.S., County Marriage Records and State Index via Ancestry.com

  1. Ruth Osborne SYLVESTER
  2. Catherine SYLVESTER
                                                       _Charles SYLVESTER _
                             _Caleb Barker SYLVESTER _|
                            |                         |_Lucy BARKER _______
 _John Fairfield SYLVESTER _|
|                           |                          _Micah WHITNEY _____
|                           |_Joanna WHITNEY _________|
|                                                     |_Hannah COBB _______
|
|--Osborne Whitney SYLVESTER
|
|                                                      ____________________
|                            _Robert OSBORNE__________|
|                           |                         |____________________
|_Emma OSBORNE _____________|
                            |                          ____________________
                            |_Jane PASCOE_____________|
                                                      |____________________

Notes

Updated September 3, 2024. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1880 United States Census for Iowa, Boon Co., Yell Twp.: Supervisor's District 4; Enumeration District 5; Page 14; June 7, 1880.

Osborne W. SYLVESTER is the son of John Fairfield and Emma SYLVESTER. He is 10 years old, born in Iowa and is attending school.

(2) 1885 Iowa State Census, Boone Co., Yell Twp.: page 512; dwelling 54; family 54, R8 SE.

O.W. SYLVESTER is the son of Fairfield and E.O. SYLVESTER. He is 14 years old and born in Boone Co., Iowa.

(3) 1900 United States Census for Colorado, Rio Grande Co., Precinct No. 5: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 130; Sheet 7B; June 20-21, 1900.

Osborn SYLVESTER is the son of Fairfield and Emma SYLVESTER. He was born November 1870 in Iowa and is 29 years old. He is a farm laborer.

(4) Colorado, U.S., County Marriage Records and State Index via Ancestry.com

- No.: 28385
- Husband: SYLVESTER, Osborne W.
- Wife: JACOBS, Lydia K.
- Place of Marriage: Monte Vista Colo
- Date: 22 Jun 1904
- Officiant: B. B. TYLER; Minister; Denver Colo

(5) 1910 United States Census for Colorado, Rio Grande Co., Precinct 12: Supervisor's District 3; Enumeration District 247; Sheet 1A; January 13-14, 1910.

Osborne W. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Lydia [JACOBS] SYLVESTER. Children in the household are Ruth and Catherine.

- Age: 39; married for the past 6 years
- Birthplace: Iowa, with his father from Maine and his mother from England
- Occupation: Farmer
- Home: Owns his farm with a mortgage

(6) 1920 United States Census for Colorado, Rio Grande Co., Precinct 9: Supervisor's District 3; Enumeration District 249; Sheet 9B; February, 1920.

Osborne SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Lydia K. [JACOBS] SYLVESTER. Children in the household are Ruth and Katherine.

- Home ownership: Owns his farm free of mortgage
- Age: 49
- Birthplace: Iowa, with his father from Maine and his mother from England
- Occupation: Farmer on a general farm, working on his own accord

(7) 1930 United States Census for Colorado, Conejos Co., Hot Creek Precinct 14: Supervisor's District 9; Enumeration District 11-19; Sheet 3B; April 24, 1930.

O. W. SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Lydia K. [JACOBS] SYLVESTER.

- Home ownership: yes; a farm
- Radio ownership: yes
- Age: 59 years old at time of census; 33 when first married
- Birthplace: Iowa, with his father from Maine and his mother from Canada - English
- Occupation: Farmer, General Farm (code VVVV)

(8) 1940 United States Census for Colorado, Rio Grande Co., Precinct 13: Supervisor's District 7; Enumeration District 53-16; Sheet 2A; April 4, 1940.

Osborne SYLVESTER is head of household, married to Lydia K. [JACOBS] SYLVESTER. Osborne furnished information to the census taker for this household.

- Home: Owner, valued at $1,500, it is a farm
- Age: 69, married
- Highest Grade of School Completed: College - 3rd Year
- Birthplace: Colorado
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Rural Conejos Co., Colorado (a farm)
- At Work: Yes
- Number of hours worked previous week: 64
- Occupation: Farmer; Farm
- Occupation Code: 000-VV-3 (Farmers; Agriculture)
- Number of Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
- Salary: $0 (i.e., self-employed)
- Income Other Than Salary: Yes

(9) 1950 United States Census for Colorado, Rio Grande Co.: Enumeration District 53-20; Sheet 3; April 4, 1950.

O.W. SYLVESTER is head of household. His daughter Ruth LAASE and son-in-law W.R. LAASE also reside in the household

- Farm: Yes
- Age: 79; widowed
- Birthplace: Iowa
- Occupation Category: Worker
- Hours Worked: 65
- Occupation: Farmer
- Industry: Farm
- Worker Class: Own Business
- Occupation Code: 100 105 3 (Farmers, Agriculture)

(10) U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Osborne Whitney SYLVESTER
- Gender: Male
- Birth Date: 1 Nov 1870
- Birth Place: Ogden Boone, Iowa
- Father: Fairfield Sylvester
- Mother: Emma Osborne
- SSN: 521505675
- Notes: Jan 1956: Name listed as OSBORNE WHITNEY SYLVESTER

(11) Find a Grave

- Name: Osborne W SYLVESTER
- Birth: 1870
- Death: 1956 (aged 85–86)
- Burial: Monte Vista Cemetery; Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
- Memorial ID: 98495130

(12) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC., p. 5.

- "SYLVESTER, Osborne W. 1870 1956 Buried with Lydia K. SYLVESTER."

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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; John Sylvester -9; Osborne Sylvester -10.