Myrtie SYLVESTER

Father: Daniel Robbins SYLVESTER
Mother: Clara WINSHIP

                                                  _Charles SYLVESTER _
                             _Charles SYLVESTER _|
                            |                    |_Lucy BARKER _______
 _Daniel Robbins SYLVESTER _|
|                           |                     ____________________
|                           |_Mary ROBBINS ______|
|                                                |____________________
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|--Myrtie SYLVESTER
|
|                                                 ____________________
|                            _Enoch WINSHIP______|
|                           |                    |____________________
|_Clara WINSHIP ____________|
                            |                     _Samuel WHEELER_____
                            |_Sarah WHEELER______|
                                                 |_Rachel HOWARD______

Notes

Updated February 4, 2012. 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.

Myrtie (listed as "Marita") SYLVESTER is the daughter of Daniel and Clara SYLVESTER. The family resides in the household Daniel's father, Charles SYLVESTER. She is 3 years old, born in Wisconsin and is attending school.

(2) 1870 United States Census for Wisconsin, Grant Co., Blue River (Muscoda Post Office): pages 4-5; dwelling 25; family 27; August 12, 1870.

Myrtie SYLVESTER is the daughter of D. R. and Clara H. SYLVESTER. She was born in Wisconsin, is 13 years old and is attending school.

(3) 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.

Myrtie SYLVESTER is the daughter of D. R. and Clara SYLVESTER. She was born in Wisconsin, is 23 years old and is teaching school.

(4) Ballenger and Richards Twenty-Seventh Annual Denver City Directory 1899 via Ancestry.com

- SYLVESTER, Myrtie Miss, teacher, Central School, r 1037 W 10th av.

(5) 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.

Myrtie SYLVESTER is the daughter of Daniel and Clara SYLVESTER. She was born in Wisconsin in August 1857 and is 43 years old. She is a school teacher.

(6) 1910 United States Census for Colorado, Denver Co., Precinct 11, Denver City (part of), Ward 9 (part of): Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 116; Sheet 7B; April 15-16, 1910.

Myrtie SYLVESTER resides with her sister Rena SYLVESTER, head of household, and her cousin Carrie P. SYLVESTER. She is 52 years old and single, born in Wisconsin with her parents born in Maine. Her address is 1860 Ogden St.

(7) 1920 United States Census for Colorado, Denver Co., Denver City: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 286; Sheets 4A-4B; January 10, 1920.

Myrtie SYLVESTER is head of household. Her sister Rena SYLVESTER resides with her.

- Address: 422 Corona
- Home: Owns her home free of mortgage.
- Age: 63 years old; single
- Birthplace: Wisconsin, with her parents born in Maine.
- Occupation: None.

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

- Miss Myrtie SYLVESTER.
- DAR ID Number: 89920
- Born in Grant County, Wis.
- Descendant of Ezra Howard, of Massachusetts.
- Daughter of Daniel Robbins Sylvester (1825-1905) and Clara Winship (1832-1909), his wife, m. 1852.
- [p.163] Granddaughter of Enoch Winship (1803-81) and Sarah Wheeler (1808-92), his wife, m. 1828.
- Gr-granddaughter of Samuel Wheeler (1772-1849) and Rachel Howard (1771-1853), his wife, m. 1793.
- Gr-gr-granddaughter of Ezra Howard and Sarah Lynde (b. 1749), his wife, m. 1771.
- Ezra Howard (1744-1808) responded to the Lexington Alarm as a private in Capt. Benjamin Blaney's company, Colonel Gardner's regiment. He was born and died in Malden.