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Sylvester Congrove

Birth	:	3 Jan 1840 Athens County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	29 Jul 1915 Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Clay County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.4094009, -98.0982971
Description	:	Sylvester Congrove is the son of William Congrove III and Mary "Polly" Wright. _________________________________________________ FAMILY NAME The CONGROVE name is most likely an altered form of the English habitational name CONGREVE (or variants CONGREAVE and CONGRAVE). Over the years, there have been many different spellings of the family name. Variations include CONGO, CONGREVE, CONGRIEVE, CONGREEVE, CONGRAVE and CONGOE. The most common and most used spelling today is CONGROVE. _________________________________________________ -------------------CIVIL WAR SERVICE------------------- Sylvester served in the Union Army during the Civil War. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles -Name: Sylvester Congrove -Age at enlistment: 24... Read More	Sylvester Congrove is the son of William Congrove III and Mary "Polly" Wright. _________________________________________________ FAMILY NAME The CONGROVE name is most likely an altered form of the English habitational name CONGREVE (or variants CONGREAVE and CONGRAVE). Over the years, there have been many different spellings of the family name. Variations include CONGO, CONGREVE, CONGRIEVE, CONGREEVE, CONGRAVE and CONGOE. The most common and most used spelling today is CONGROVE. _________________________________________________ -------------------CIVIL WAR SERVICE------------------- Sylvester served in the Union Army during the Civil War. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles -Name: Sylvester Congrove -Age at enlistment: 24 -Enlistment Date: 16 Feb 1865 -Rank at enlistment: Corporal -State Served: Ohio -Survived the War?: Yes -Service Record: --Enlisted: Company I, Ohio 186th Infantry --Enlisted on: 28 Feb 1865 --Mustered out at: Nashville, Tenn --Mustered out on: 18 Sep 1865 ________________________________________________ Sylvester was married to: • Delilah A. Kimes - 1869 • Susan Hannah Mooney - 1902 Meigs County Ohio Record of Marriage, page 616, Number 1318 -Groom: Sylvester Congrove -Bride: Delilah A. Kimes -Bride's Father's Name: John Kimes -Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1869 -Marriage Place: Meigs County, Ohio -Filed by: Josiah Smith, JP Per the 1880 U.S. Census, Sylvester and Delilah lived in Fairfield Precinct, Clay County, Nebraska. Sylvester is listed as 40 years old and born in Ohio. Delilah is listed as 30 years old and born in Ohio. Also listed are 5 children: -Ella M. age 9 -William age 6 -Edgar age 4 -Arthur age 2 -Francis age 3/12 Per the 1900 U.S. Census, Sylvester lived in Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska. Sylvester is listed as "widowed", 60 years old, and born in Jan 1840. Also listed are 7 children: -William J. born Mar 1874, age 26 -Edgar E. born May 1876 age 24 -Arthur B. born Jul 1878 age 21 -Mary born Mar 1880 age 20 -Sarah E. born Jun 1882 age 17 -Jessie E. born Jun 1884 age 15 -Ralph S. born Sep 1886 age 13 Sylvester's 1st wife, Delilah Arlena Kimes, died in 1889. Sylvester married Susan Hannah Mooney about 1902. Per the 1910 U.S. Census, Sylvester and Susan lived in Liberal Township, Seward County, Kansas. Susan is listed as 36 years old and born in Ohio. Sylvester is listed as 66 years old and born in Ohio. Also listed: -Dortha M. Congrove, Daughter, 6, born Neb -Clarence H. Kert, Stepson, 10, born Indiana In 1910, Sylvester and Susan Congrove are listed as being married 8 years. Susan Congrove was listed as having 2 children born and 2 children living. ________________________________________________ Sylvester and his 1st wife, Delilah, are known to have 10 children: -Ella Mae Congrove Wire (1870-1949) -Marion Congrove (1872-1873) -John William Congrove (1874-1946) -Edgar E. Congrove (1876-1949) -Arthur B. Congrove (1878-1949) -Mary Frances "Effie" Congrove (1880- ? ) -Sarah Congrove Westcott (1882-1973) -Jessie Edith Congrove Tatge (1884-1966) -Ralph Sylvester Congrove (1886-1940) -Infant Congrove (1889-1889) Sylvester and his 2nd wife, Susan, are known to have 4 children: -Dorothy Myrtle Congrove Nussbaum (1903-1928) -Beulah Hope Congrove (1905-1906) -Marian Ida Congrove Bergeron (1912-1976) -Carol Maxine Congrove Smith (1915-2006) ________________________________________________ United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933 -Certificate: 913140 -Form Type: Army Invalid -Soldier Name: Sylvester Congrove -Service: Corp. I 186 Ohio Infantry -Commencement Date: 3 Jun 1897 -Pension Rate: $12.00 -Commencement Date: 30 Jan 1911 -Pension Rate: $15.00 -Commencement Date: 31 May 1912 -Pension Rate: $19.00 -Died: 29 Jul 1915 -Beneficiary: Susie H Congrove

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Where is Sylvester Congrove's memorial?
Sylvester Congrove's memorial is located at: Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Clay County, USA.
When did Sylvester Congrove death?
Sylvester Congrove death on 29 Jul 1915 in Fairfield, Clay County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.4094009
Longitude: -98.0982971

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Delilah Arlene Kimes Congrove

(1849 - 1889)

Siblings

Melissa Congrove Coleman

(1844 - 1918)

Elizabeth Anna “Bessie” Congrove Hoit

(1850 - 1918)

Children

Marion Congrove

(1872 - 1873)

Edgar E. Congrove

(1876 - 1949)

Arthur B. Congrove

(1878 - 1949)

Jessie Edith Congrove Tatge

(1884 - 1966)

Ralph Sylvester Congrove

(1886 - 1940)

Baby Congrove

(1889 - 1889)

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