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William Fast
(1794-1882)
Anna Catherine Elizabeth Fast
(1795-1869)
William Nicholas Silance
(1805-Between 1855/1860)
Anna Catherine Elizabeth Fast
(1819-Between 1855/1860)
Seth Ira Silance
(1854-After 1920)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Unknown

Seth Ira Silance 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: July 1854, Ohio 4 6
  • Marriage (1): Unknown about 1893
  • Died: After 1 January 1920
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1852 and a birth location of Ohio.

This year of birth was referenced by his age on the 1860 census.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 13 July 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page 86, Roll 930, Dwelling 701, Family 676
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Seth J. Silence..8..OH (Grandson)
(Living with maternal grandparents.)

NOTE - Anna and Seth Silance were children of daughter Anna C. E. Fast who married William Nicholas Silance. It is believed that both parents died between 1850-1860 thus Anna and Seth Silance were orphaned and living with their maternal grandparents. If Seth's birth date was Jul 1854, then his age should have been 5 instead of 8.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 4 August 1870. 3

1870 US Census
Page 24, Roll 1169, Family 173
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Ira Silence..18..OH..Farm Laborer
(Living with the Alfred McFadden family.)

NOTE - If his birth date was Jul 1854, then his age should have been 15 instead of 18.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Beaver Crossing, NE on 16 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 152, Dwelling 252, Family 262, Roll 940
Beaver Crossing, Seward County, Nebraska
Ira D. Silence..Head..Jul 1854..45..OH..Wd..Day Laborer
Nicholas Silence..Son..Feb 1894..6..NE

(Ira was widowed and living with son.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Beaver Crossing, NE on 21 April 1910. 5

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 170, Family 155, Roll 855
Beaver Crossing, Seward County, Nebraska
Farm owned, with mortgage
Ira Silance..Head..54..OH..Widowed..Farmer
Nicholas Silance..Son..16..NE
Silvia Silance..Daughter..14..NE

(Seth was widowed and living with his 2 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Jul 1854, then his age should have been 55 instead of 54.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Beaver Crossing, NE on 10 January 1920. 6

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 181, Dwelling 160, Family 160, Roll 1002
Beaver Crossing, Seward County, Nebraska
Main Road south of town; Home owned, with mortgage
Seth L. Silence..Head..65..OH..Wd..Farmer
Nicholas V. Silence..Son..24..NE..Laborer, Farm
Sylvia A. Silence..Daughter..22..NE
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Sources


1 Larry Overmire, "Genealogy of Fast, Shriver, Burns, Scott, McKibben, Including Descendants of Revolutionary War Hero Christian Fast" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lovermire; Updated: 2008-08-07 23:55:09 UTC (Thu)).

2 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 86, dwelling 701, family 676, William Fast and Anna Catherine Elizabeth Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 24, family 173, Seth Ira Silence; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1169.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Beaver Crossing, Seward County, Nebraska, enumeration district (ED) 152, sheet 13B, dwelling 252, family 262, Seth Ira Silance; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 05 Jan 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 940.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Beaver Crossing, Seward County, Nebraska, enumeration district (ED) 170, sheet 6A, family 155, Seth Ira Silance; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 855.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Beaver Crossing, Seward County, Nebraska, enumeration district (ED) 181, sheet 6A, dwelling 160, family 160, Seth Ira Silance; index and images (accessed 27 Mar 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1002.


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