Sylvester Louis Verkins ^{1 2 3}

   Another name for Sylvester was "Bud" Verkins.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1900 and a birth location of Minnesota.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 10 on the 1910 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winona, MN on 1 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 205, Dwelling 1, Family 1
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
404 Mankato Avenue; home rented
Silvester L. Verkins..Son..Mar 1897..3..MN
(Living with parents and paternal grandfather.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winona, MN on 15 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 200, Family 11, Roll 729
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
214 East Third Street; Home rented
Sylvester Virkins..Son..10..MN
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 30 Mar 1897, then his age should have been 13 instead of 10.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Winona, MN on 3 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 201, Family 69, Roll 865, Ward 1
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
401 West Fourth Street; home owned, with mortgage
Sylvester L. Verkins..Son...22..MN..Musician, Orchestra
(Living with parents.)
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• He was buried on 14 July 1971 in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Saint Paul, MN.

Sylvester married Gertrude Martha Fratzke on 30 June 1920 in Winona, MN. (Gertrude Martha Fratzke was born on 24 June 1904 in Minnesota,⁵ died on 27 October 1986 in Winona, MN ⁵ and was buried on 30 October 1986 in Saint Paul, MN.)