Dane County WI Archives Photo Tombstone.....SILVERWOOD, Beulah H., George And Hellen 
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Cemetery:           Albion Prairie Cemetery, Albion, Dane Co., Wi.
Name:               Beulah H., George And Hellen SILVERWOOD
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SILVERWOOD, Beulah H., George and Hellen

SILVERWOOD, Beulah H.
14 Dec 1883- 04 Mar 1886
Dau fo George and Hellen SILVERWOOD
 
SILVERWOOD, George
25 Dec 1827- 31 Mar 1918
Born in Yorkshire, England
Son of Thomas and Mary (HOYLE) SILVERWOOD
First marriage was to Mary COOPER in Dec 1859
Married Hellen CALDER on 17 Nov 1869 in Albion, Dane Co., Wi.
Father

Obit is from the Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter, Edgerton, Rock Co., Wi., Fri. 19 
Apr 1918:

George Silverwood, a pioneer farmer of ALbion township was a
native of Yorkshire, England, where he was born on Christmas
Day 1827. Of a family of six, he was the only son to come to
America. He was brought up as a farmer and lived in England
until he reached the age of twenty-one, when he embarked on a
sailing vessel for the United States. THis journey proved to
be a long and perilous one- it having taken thirteen weeks to
make the trip. Before its compleation, both crew and
passengers, suffered from the shortage of food and drinking
water. MR. Silverwood finally reached Milwaukee without a
penny in his pocket and began work at once. Continueing his
journey to Albion, he was employed by the settlers in clearing
land etc., and afterwards was able to buy a farm of his own,
The farm which he purchased contained one hundred acres and
was all wild. The first building on the property was a little
log house-afterwards replaced by a more commodious home. Many 
other improvements were made and Mr. Silverwood always made it
his home. He was first married to Miss Mary Cooper of
Derbyshire, England and they began housekeeping in the little
log cabin. One daughter blessed this marriage, Ann who married
Mr. Morris Hain of Edgerton. In 1906 Mrs. Hain was killed on a
railroad crossing in Edgerton. Mr. Silverwood used to delight
his grand children with tales of early association and
friendliness with the Indians. He tols of the little children
who came to play with the little white "papoose" Ann and of
the big Indian chief who brought his sick squaw and tiny
papoose to spend the stormy night in the log cabin. In 1869 he
married Miss Helen Calder of Waukesha County, daughter of
James and Keith Dunbar Calder, formerly of Perthshire,
Scotland. Mrs. Silverwood died June 3, 1900, and since that
time Mr. Silverwod made his home with his daughter, Mrs.
Naset. Altho Mr. Silverwood suffered from partial blindness
for several years and so was unable to read, he was greatly
interested in the affairs about him. He was keenly interested
in the out-come of the present great war and often compared
these war times with the times of the Civil War. He was a
member of the Primitive Methodist Church an took an active
part in the building of the present church on Albion Prairie.
Six children wereborn of the second marriage. Thomas P. who is
an Attorney at Green Bay, Mary Dunbar Slagg, and George H. of
Albion Prairie. Emma S. Naset, Beulah H. died in infancy and
Percy W., an Attorney at Seymour. There are eleven grand
children. Mr. Silverwood spent the last few winters in the
South, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Jens Naset. He died at
Pensacola, Florida March 31rst. Easter morning at the age of
ninety years, One of his closest neighbors and friends spoke
of him as a man who always gave "the other fellow a little the
best of the bargain" The funeral was held from the Primitive
Methodist Church, on April 3rd. Rev. Geach officiated. His
children like to think that his last birthday (Christmas) was
spent in the warm south and that peacefully fell asleep in
Easter morning. in the land of sunshine and fragrant flowers.
 
 
SILVERWOOD, Hellen
15 Jun 1850- 03 Jun 1900
Dau of James and Keith Y.B. (DUNBAR) CALDER
Married George SILVERWOOD on 17 Nov 1869 in Albion, Dane Co., Wi.
Mother

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