Nancy Elizabeth Silvers

Female 1854 - 1929  (75 years)

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  • Name Nancy Elizabeth Silvers 
    Birth 23 Aug 1854  Garden Grove, Decatur, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Her birth year is '1854' per her headstone.
      Her birth date is '23 Aug 1856' per her death certificate as provided by her husband who was the informant who was probably mistaken regarding her birth year of 1856. Her birth year of 1854 per her headstone is most likely correct.
    Gender Female 
    Death 25 Dec 1929  Garden Grove, Decatur, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Nancy Elizabeth Smith in the Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968
      Name Nancy Elizabeth Smith
      female white married
      Age 73
      Birth Date abt 1856
      Death Date 25 Dec 1929
      Death Place Iowa, USA
      Father Jessie Sifvers
      Mother Sylvia Trulinger
      Spouse John M Smith
      Certificate Number 271304
      Informant John M Smith
    Burial Garden Grove, Decatur, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Garden Grove Cemetery
      Garden Grove, Decatur County, Iowa
    Person ID I5065  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2025 

    Father Jesse Silvers,   b. 25 Jan 1821, Pulaski County, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1889, Decatur County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Sylvia Ellen Trullinger,   b. 14 Jan 1832, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1912, Garden Grove, Decatur, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F1704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Morgan Smith,   b. 17 Oct 1851, Jefferson County, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1949, Garden Grove, Decatur, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years) 
    Marriage 20 Mar 1890  Decatur County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Nancy E Silvers in the Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1948
      Name Nancy E Silvers
      Gender Female
      Race American
      Age 36
      Birth Date abt 1854
      Birth Place Decatur Co. Iowa
      Marriage Date 20 Mar 1890
      Marriage Place Decatur, Iowa, USA
      Father Jesse Silvers
      Mother Silvia Trullinger
      Spouse John M Smith
      Volume Number 356 (Adair-Delaware)
    Children 
     1. Zella Ellen Smith,   b. 23 May 1892, Delphos, Ringgold, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1984, Leon, Decatur, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F1751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Aug 1854 - Garden Grove, Decatur, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Mar 1890 - Decatur County, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Dec 1929 - Garden Grove, Decatur, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Garden Grove, Decatur, IA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents

    Death Certificate

    Headstones

    Garden Grove Cemetery
    Garden Grove, Decatur, IA

  • Notes 
    • 1880 United States Federal Census <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6742&enc=1>
      about Nancy E. Silvers
      Name: Nancy E. Silvers
      Age: 25
      Birth Year: abt 1855
      Birthplace: Iowa
      Home in 1880: High Point, Decatur, Iowa
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Daughter
      Marital status: Single
      Father's Name: Jessie Silvers
      Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
      Mother's Name: Sylva E. Silvers
      Mother's Birthplace: Indiana