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Silliman, Minott

Silliman, Minott

Male 1810 - 1894  (83 years)

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  • Name Silliman, Minott 
    Birth 24 Sep 1810  Delaware, Sullivan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Jan 1894  Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2579  Shane and Beck
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2023 

    Father Silliman, Gershom,   b. 24 May 1783, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1856, Medina Township, Peoria, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Coleman, Mary (Polly),   b. 16 Aug 1787, Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1864, Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 6 Oct 1809  Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Oziah, Letitia,   b. 1833 
    Marriage 4 Nov 1847  Stark County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Silliman, Sarah,   b. Sep 1849, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     2. Silliman, Mary L.,   b. 22 Mar 1853, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2023 

    Family 2 Bethen, Henrietta   d. 6 Nov 1846 
    Marriage 4 Oct 1841  Stark County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Silliman, Levi,   b. 17 Sep 1842, Goshen, Stark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1924 (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2023 

    Family 3 Smith, Rhoda,   b. Nov 1816   d. 9 May 1841 (Age ~ 24 years) 
    Marriage 1833  Essex, Stark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Silliman, Clarissa M.,   b. 30 Oct 1831   d. Blair, Washington, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Sep 1810 - Delaware, Sullivan, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1833 - Essex, Stark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Oct 1841 - Stark County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Nov 1847 - Stark County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Jan 1894 - Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • "Minott moved to Toulon in 1834, and settled there until 1836, when he opened a farm, afterwards known as the Culbertson farm. In 1837 he moved to Goshen township and opened the lands which he entered in 1835-6, building a cabin near the creek on section 24, moved to section 23, in 1840. In August, 1839 he was elected the first treasurer of the county and served until 1854. In 1850 he was elected coroner. He served as justice of the peace for some years. In 1870 he was United States Marshal for census. Mr. Silliman voted the Democratic ticket up to 1856, when he voted the Republican candidates. He has been a Republican since that time. In 1861 he and Oliver Whitaker were chosen to take charge of the sustenance fund until the Toulon company was mustered in with the One-hundred-and-twelfth. His son Levi entered the One-hundred-and-twelfth Regiment, where he was wounded, but served out his term. Mr. Silliman was married in Essex township in 1833 to Miss Rhoda, daughter of Benj. Smith, one of the first settlers. This lady died May 9, 1841. He married Miss Henrietta Bethen for second wife, who died November 6, 1848. He married his present wife, Latitia Oziah, daughter of Anthony Oziah and Anne (Layne) Oziah, November 4, 1847. His children now living are Clarissa, now Mrs. Wilcox of Blair, Neb.; Levi, born September 17, 1842, now a resident of Toulon; Sarah, residing at home, and Mary, born March 22, 1853, now Mrs. A.F. Stickney, of Toulon. He owns 110 acres of his entry in 1836, and thirty of his entry of 1835. His present residence was erected in 1864-5." (Stark County, Illinois)

      "Minott the oldest son served in the Blackhawk War, in 1832, from Ill." (Affidavit by E. C. Silliman)

      Minott Silliman in Stark County, IL in 1840, Page 213.

      Minott and Lutitia Silliman at Division 29, Stark County, IL, age 39 and 25 years, Farmer, $1,790, HN 348, FN 367, Lines # 15 &16.

      Minott Silliman in Elmia Township, Stark County, IL in 1860, Page 896.

      Minott Silliman at Toulon, Stark County, IL in 1870, age 59 years.

      Letitia Silliman at Toulon, Stark County, IL in 1900, ED 134.
      Sources:

      Illinois 1870 Census Index, Volume V S-Z, Edited by Raeone Christensen Steuart, 1998, Page 3803.

      Population Schedules of the 10th Census of the United States, 1880, Roll 252, Illinois, Vol. 52 (347-447) Stark County, 1883, Page 146.

      12th Federal Population Census, 1900 Illinois State Soundex, T-1043, #405.

      12th Census of Population, 1900, Illinois, Vol. 148, Stark County, E.D.'s 129 to 137, Page 91.

      Stark County, Illinois, By M. A. Leeson, 1887, Pages 373, 394, 406, 565 & 566.

      Silliman Genealogical Chart, By Robert B. Silliman, D.S. II-2a.

      Affidavid by E. C. Silliman, notarized 7 April 1919.

      Application for Membership to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution # 361870, 1946.