Biographical Sketch of George W. Silvey, Webster County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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George W. Silvey.  In giving a history of the enterprising and success-
ful business men of Webster county, Mo., a brief sketch of Mr. Silvey
is in order.  He is a prosperous farmer and stock raiser of the commun-
ity, and was born in Roane county, Tenn., February 25, 1826, having 
been a resident of Missouri since 1837, when he immigrated here with
his parents, Charles and Lucretia (Howard) Silvey, from Mississippi,
whither they had moved from their native state in 1834.  He was reared
on a farm on Finley Creek, and at the age of twenty-three years was
married, on the 11th of October, 1849, to Minerva J., a daughter of
Charles Denny, one of the pioneer settlers from Kentucky.  Mrs. Silvey
was born in Kentucky, and after her marriage she and Mr. Silvey settled
on their present farm of 324 acres, which was then raw land, heavily
covered with timber.  He has now 125 acres cleared and under cultiva-
tion, on which are erected a good dwelling house and fair outbuildings.
Their family of children are as follows: Charles, who was married, and
is now deceased; Smiley, who is married, and resides in the county;
Letitia Ann (deceased), wife of Cornelius Lofton; William, who is marr-
ied and resides in the county; Catherine, wife of Frank Wright, of
Douglas county; George, who was married, and is deceased; Jackson is
married, and lives in Taney county, Mo.; Zerilda, wife of E. G. Denny;
Susan, wife of John Wright; James, Elizabeth and Thomas.  The family
attend the Free Will Baptist church, of which Mr. and Mrs. Silvey are
members, and during the late war Mr. Silvey served in the Home Guards
and State Militia for some time.

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