Sylvester, Charles

1839 - 1918  (78 years)    Has no ancestors but 34 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Sylvester, Charles
  Born	21 Dec 1839
  Gender	Male
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1257
  CHARLES SYLVESTER, who has been a resident of Outagamie county, Wisconsin, since 1869, was for many years engaged in agricultural pursuits in section 26, Cicero township, but is now living retired from active farming. He was born December 21, 1839, at Krest, Pomerania, Germany, a son of Charles and Henrietta (Klancus) Sylvester, the former a schoolteacher and farmer who never left Germany. Charles and Henrietta Sylvester had eight children, as follows: Wilhelmina, deceased; Johanna; Henrietta; Augusta; Bertha; Ferdinand, who died aged seven or eight years; Charles, and Gottlieb. Charles Sylvester came to the United States in 1869 and stopped with his brother Gottlieb, at Appleton, for a short time, then spending a year in Osborn township. He then returned to Appleton, where he was engaged in driving a team for seven years, and in 1877 came to Cicero township, settling on sixty acres of wild land, which he cleared and later added twenty acres more. Iis first residence on this property was a log cabin, 20x28 feet, and his first barn, also constructed of logs, was 20x30 feet in dimension. In 1903 he erected a modern farm house, 32x32 feet, with eight rooms, and also a new frame barn, of modern make, 36x70 feet. Mr. Sylvester is now retired from active farming, but still lives on the old homestead, which is being conducted by his son Sanford. In politics Charles Sylvester is a republican, and he has served as treasurer of the township of Cicero for sixteen years and as chairman of the town board for ten years. He was married (first) in Germany, to Caroline Kantrok, who died in 1869, leaving two children: Herman, residing in Chicago; and Amelia of Milwaukee. In 1876, Mr. Sylvester was married (second) to Barbara Werner, daughter of Matt Werner, an early county treasurer of Outagamie, and she died in 1908, when fifty-five years old, having been the mother of seven children: Walter, who is engaged in school teaching; Edwin, who is deceased; Sanford, who is operating the homestead farm; Alfred, Oscar, Gilbert and Sarah. In addition to raising large crops of a general nature, the Sylvesters breed high-grade cattle, and both father and son are ranked among the good practical agriculturists of their locality.
  	Sylvester, Charles Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Died	11 Nov 1918
  Person ID	I200727	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family	Werner, Barbara,   b. 12 Sep 1853,   d. 21 Sep 1908  (Age 55 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1876
  Children	+ 1. Sylvester, Sarah,   b. 24 Mar 1877,   d. 23 Apr 1916, Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 39 years) + 2. Sylvester, Sanford,   b. 18 Dec 1884, Cicero, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 9 Sep 1972, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F67770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart