Family Group Sheet
NameElmer G. Silvey, Half 1C3R
Birth22 Apr 1887, Hocking Co., Ohio
DeathJan 1988, McConnellsville, Morgan Co., Ohio
FatherPreston Silvey (~1841-<1920)
MotherLouisa Georgia Ann Pettit (1848-1941)
Other spousesFrances E. Moore
Marriageabt 1905, Ohio
SpouseCora D.
Birthabt 1882, Ohio
Notes for Elmer G. Silvey
His WWI draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917 in Athens Co., Ohio, records Elmer Silvey, age 30, born 22 April 1887 in Hocking Co., Ohio, residence Canaanville, Ohio, occupation miner, employer Canaan Coal Co., married, supporting wife and mother, physical description medium height, slender build, dark blue eyes, dark blue hair (must have misread the form), disability claimed due to weak eye.
The Ohio death index lists Elmer G. Silvey, age over 100 years, died 28 Jan 1988 at Long-Term Care Facilities in Morgan Co., usual residence Athens Co., divorced, retired coal miner.
The SSDI lists Elmer Silvey, born 20 April 1887, died Jan 1988, last residence McConnelsville, Morgan Co., Ohio.
The Ohio death index lists Elmer G. Silvey, age over 100 years, died 28 Jan 1988 at Long-Term Care Facilities in Morgan Co., usual residence Athens Co., divorced, retired coal miner.
The SSDI lists Elmer Silvey, born 20 April 1887, died Jan 1988, last residence McConnelsville, Morgan Co., Ohio.
Census Notes for Elmer G. & Cora D. (Family)
1910 census of Athens Co., Ohio, Trimble township, enumerated 25 April, lists as household #176:
Silvey, Elmer, 23, b. Ohio Ky Ky, coal miner; Cora, wife, 20? 28? (last digit is a solid blot), b. Ohio Ohio Ohio, first marriage for both, married 5 years, mother of 0 children.
I cannot find this family in 1920.
1930 census of Athens Co., Ohio, Athens township, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 9A as family #197/202:
Silvey, Elmer, 43, b. Ohio Ky Ky, age at first marriage 19, loader at coal mine; Cora D., wife, 46, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio, age at first marriage 22; Georgian, mother, 82, b. Ky Ky Ky, age at first marriage 16.
Silvey, Elmer, 23, b. Ohio Ky Ky, coal miner; Cora, wife, 20? 28? (last digit is a solid blot), b. Ohio Ohio Ohio, first marriage for both, married 5 years, mother of 0 children.
I cannot find this family in 1920.
1930 census of Athens Co., Ohio, Athens township, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 9A as family #197/202:
Silvey, Elmer, 43, b. Ohio Ky Ky, age at first marriage 19, loader at coal mine; Cora D., wife, 46, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio, age at first marriage 22; Georgian, mother, 82, b. Ky Ky Ky, age at first marriage 16.
