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John Adam (Babe) Sylvester 1832–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1832

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Mumford Robertson Co Texas

Father: John Sylvester

Mother: Elizabeth Flowers

Spouse(s): Kittee Standley

Children(s): Lottie Sylvester, Margaret Sylvester

John Adam (Babe) Sylvester was born in 1832 in Alabama, the child of John Lester Sylvester And Elizabeth Flowers. In 1850, John Adam (Babe) Sylvester resided in Beat 1, Clarke, Mississippi, USA. In 1870, John Adam (Babe) Sylvester resided in My Subdivision Beat 1, Washington, Texas, USA. John Adam (Babe) Sylvester married Kittee Ann Standley, and had children including Lottie Sylvester, Margaret Ann Sylvester. John Adam (Babe) Sylvester passed away in 1885 in Mumford Robertson Co Texas.

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Biography

  • John Adam (Babe) Sylvester was born in 1832 in Alabama, the child of John Lester Sylvester And Elizabeth Flowers.
  • In 1850, John Adam (Babe) Sylvester resided in Beat 1, Clarke, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1870, John Adam (Babe) Sylvester resided in My Subdivision Beat 1, Washington, Texas, USA.
  • John Adam (Babe) Sylvester married Kittee Ann Standley, and had children including Lottie Sylvester, Margaret Ann Sylvester.
  • John Adam (Babe) Sylvester passed away in 1885 in Mumford Robertson Co Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sylvester's Ancestors

Self
John Sylvester
1832–1885
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
John Lester Sylvester
1800–
Pulaski County, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth Flowers
1804–1879
Alabama
Grandparents
John Sylvester
–1815
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sylvester's Descendants

1.
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John (Adam (Babe)) Sylvester (abt 1832–1885) m. Kittee (Ann) Standley (1846–1879)
  1. 1. Lottie Sylvester 1874– m. William (Daniel Bigbee) Sr 1866–1914
    1. 1. William (Daniel) Bigbee 1899–1973
    2. 2. Mozelle Barnett 1908–1998
    3. 3. Edwin (Allen) Bigbee 1903–1977
  2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Sylvester 1868–1957 m. Byron (Bedford) Cooley 1864–1933 m. Henry (Thomas) Powell 1864–1889
    1. 1. Julia (Ruth) Cooley 1898–1978 m. Clyde (L) Holloway 1895–1952
      1. 1. Dorothy Shaw 1919–
      2. 2. Clyde (L Holloway) Junior 1926–
    2. 2. Hattie (Coyal) Powell 1887–1969
    3. 3. Lottie (Marguerite) Cooley 1902–2002
    4. 4. Herbert (Charles Cooley) Sr 1890–1962
    5. 5. Bessie (Lou) Cooley 1893–1978
    6. 6. Hubord Cooley 1891–
    7. 7. Bessie Cooley 1893–

John Sylvester's Timeline

4 Records

1832
abt 1832
Birth of John Adam (Babe) Sylvester in Alabama
Alabama
1850
1850
Age 18
John Adam (Babe) Sylvester resided here in Beat 1, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 38
John Adam (Babe) Sylvester resided here in My Subdivision Beat 1, Washington, Texas, USA
My Subdivision Beat 1, Washington, Texas, USA
1885
1885
Age 53
Death of John Adam (Babe) Sylvester in Mumford Robertson Co Texas
Mumford Robertson Co Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1832
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: My Subdivision Beat 1, Washington, Texas; Roll: M593_1608; Page: 206B; Family History Library Film: 553107
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 1, Clarke, Mississippi; Roll: M432_370; Page: 185B; Image: 375

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Beat 1, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 1, Clarke, Mississippi; Roll: M432_370; Page: 185B; Image: 375

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: My Subdivision Beat 1, Washington, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: My Subdivision Beat 1, Washington, Texas; Roll: M593_1608; Page: 206B; Family History Library Film: 553107

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Mumford Robertson Co Texas

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