Notes for Samuel Marion Silver

Notes for Samuel Marion Silver

!US Census 1880 Yancey, North Carolina; FHL Film 1254988; National Archives Film T9-0988; Page 514B: Samuel SILVER (b. 1833 - 47 - in NC - WIDOW - Occ: Dry Goods Merchant - Fa: MD and Mo: NC). Children listed (born in NC as were both parents) are: Melissa SILVER (Dau b. 1863 - 17); Athan L. SILVER (Son b, 1866 - 14); Jacob W. SILVER (Son b. 1868 - 12); John M. SILVER (Son b. 1870 - 10); Jessie SILVER (Son b. 1873 - 7); Mary M. SILVER (Dau b. 1875 - 5); and Draton SILVER (Son b. 1877 - 3)

!US Census 1920 (10-12 January) Oregon, Wallowa Co., Grouse Precinct, Roll T625_1505, SD 2 ED 201, Sheet 2A, Page 248A, House No. 29, Lines 18-20: Samuel M. Silver (b. 1834 - 86 - in NC - Fa: MD and Mo: NC) married to Amanda E. (b. 1850 - 70 - in NC - Fa: NC and Mo: GA). ALSO LISTED is: Margrett S. Ray (b. 1836 - 84 - in NC - WIDOW - Fa: SC and Mo: NC)

He served in the military between Jun 1861 and 1865 in TN, GA, SC, and NC Cmd 58th NC Inf Regiment.
(1) Appointed as Lt Col in the 58th NC Infantry Regiment (CSA) on 29 Oct 1864 during the Civil War. Was Captain, then Major and was Lt Col when he resigned in Mar 1865. He joined at 28 years of age on Jun 25 1862.
Was a dry goods salesman in Burnsville (Yancey) NC and was in between brides number two and three. Was widowed from his second wife and married again about 1880. Moved to Washington State in 1893.

The 58th NC Regiment's casualities at Chicamauga were: 46 killed; 114 wounded; 1 missing

SILVER, SAMUEL MARION: Capt./Lt. Colonel, Co. K/F&S, Commisioned Capt. on 7/29/62 at _________________. Commissioned Lt. Colonel on 9/1/64 at _________________. B. 12/30/1833. Res. Mitchell Co.

He died on 15 May 1922 in Troy Oregon. He was buried May 1922 in Troy Oregon.