Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Silver, Isaac June 15, 1933
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The El Dorado Times, Thursday, June 15, 1933
ISAAC SILVER PIONEER DIES 

Isaac Silver 94 year old Butler County pioneer, died at his home in Burns this 
morning. He had been a resident of the county for nearly 70 years, most of 
which time was spent in the Burns community.

Mr. Silver was a former resident of El Dorado, having lived here from 1910 to 
1918. he had been in poor health for several months but did not become 
seriously ill until a few weeks ago. Because of his long residence in Butler 
County the aged man was well known and his death is mourned by scores.

Mr. Silver was born in Boon County, Mo., on February 14, 1839, but came to 
Kansas when a young man. He settled in Saline County and then removed to the 
Burns community in 1864. He was married to Miss Nancy Sullivan at Salina, on 
December 22, 1871. She died in 1916.

Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Burns Saturday 
afternoon at 2 o’clock and interment will be made in West Cemetery here. The 
Byrd Funeral Home is in charge.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Ella Siefert, of Elk falls, Mrs. C. H. 
Sidener, burns, Mrs. N. A. Sidener, Parma, Idaho, Mrs. Roy Freeman, emporia and 
Mrs. H. B. Gallagher, Hollyrood; five sons, A. G. of El Dorado, C. E. Portland, 
Ore., Charles, Watsonville, Calif., I. G. San Diego, Calif., and W. H. Silver, 
of Culver; one brother, George Silver of Yale, Okla., 28 grandchildren; 29 
great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

The Butler County News 
Friday, June 16, 1933 

Isaac Silver, 94 years old, died at his home in Burns, Thursday, June 15th. He 
had been a resident of Butler County for nearly 70 years, most of the time 
being spent in the Burns community. He lived in El Dorado from 1910 to 1918.

Mr. Silver was born in Boone County, Mo., February 14, 1839. He came to Kansas 
when a young man settling in Saline County, and later moving to Burns in 1864.

He married Miss Nancy Sullivan at Salina on December 22, 1871. She died in 
1916. 

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Ella Siefert of Elk Falls, Mrs. C. H. 
Sidener of Burns, Mrs. N. A. Sidener, Parma, Idaho, Mrs. Roy Freeman, Emporia, 
Mrs. H. B. Gallagher of Hollyrood; five sons, A. G. of El Dorado, C. E. of 
Portland, Oregon, Charles of Watsonville, California and W. H. Silver of 
Culver; one brother, George Silver of Yale, Okla., 28 grandchildren, 29 great-
grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at two o’clock in the 
Methodist Church at Burns. Burial will be in West Cemetery at El Dorado. The 
Byrd Funeral Home is in charge.

The El Dorado Times 
Monday, June 19, 1933 

SILVER FUNERAL HELD SATURDAY 

Funeral services for Isaac Silver, Butler County Pioneer, who died at Burns 
Thursday were held at the Methodist Church there Saturday afternoon with Rev. 
R. D. Miller, officiating. A large group of friends and relatives of the aged 
Burns resident attended.

A quartet, composed of H. A. Bender, Ellis Manka, Ralph Gfeller, and Mr. Miller 
sang “The Old Rugged Cross,” “No Night There,” and “City Foursquare.”  
Pallbearers were sons and grandsons of Mr. Silver. Interment was made in West 
Cemetery here. The Byrd Funeral Home was in charge.


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