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Margaret Ann Sylvester 1868–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1868

Birth Location: Washington, Washington, Texas, USA

Death Date: 2 Oct 1957

Death Location: Marlin, Falls, Texas, USA

Father: John Sylvester

Mother: Kittee Standley

Spouse(s): Byron Cooley, Henry Powell

Children(s): Julia Cooley, Hattie Powell, Lottie Cooley, Herbert Sr, Bessie Cooley, Hubord Cooley, Bessie Cooley

Margaret Ann Sylvester was born in 1868 in Washington, Washington, Texas, USA, the child of John Adam Babe Sylvester And Kittee Ann Standley. In 1870, Margaret Ann Sylvester resided in My Subdivision Beat 1, Washington, Texas, USA. In 1900, Margaret Ann Sylvester resided in Justice Precinct 5, Falls, Texas, USA. Margaret Ann Sylvester married Byron Bedford Cooley, Henry Thomas Powell, and had children including Bessie Cooley, Bessie Lou Cooley, Hattie Coyal Powell, Herbert Charles Cooley Sr, Hubord Cooley, Julia Ruth Cooley, Lottie Marguerite Cooley. Margaret Ann Sylvester passed away in 1957 in Marlin, Falls, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Ann Sylvester was born in 1868 in Washington, Washington, Texas, USA, the child of John Adam Babe Sylvester And Kittee Ann Standley.
  • In 1870, Margaret Ann Sylvester resided in My Subdivision Beat 1, Washington, Texas, USA.
  • In 1900, Margaret Ann Sylvester resided in Justice Precinct 5, Falls, Texas, USA.
  • Margaret Ann Sylvester married Byron Bedford Cooley, Henry Thomas Powell, and had children including Bessie Cooley, Bessie Lou Cooley, Hattie Coyal Powell, Herbert Charles Cooley Sr, Hubord Cooley, Julia Ruth Cooley, Lottie Marguerite Cooley.
  • Margaret Ann Sylvester passed away in 1957 in Marlin, Falls, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sylvester
1832–1885
Birth Location: Alabama
JS
Kittee Standley
1846–1879
Birth Location: Mississippi
KS

Spouses(s)

Byron Cooley
1864–1933
Birth Location: Henry, Tennessee, USA
BC
Henry Powell
1864–1889
Birth Location: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA
HP

Children(s)

Julia Cooley
1898–1978
Birth Location: Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA
JC
Hattie Powell
1887–1969
Birth Location: Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA
HP
Lottie Cooley
1902–2002
Birth Location: Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA
LC
Herbert Sr
1890–1962
Birth Location: Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA
HS
Bessie Cooley
1893–1978
Birth Location: Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA
BC
Hubord Cooley
1891–
Birth Location: Texas
HC
Bessie Cooley
1893–
Birth Location: Texas
BC

Margaret Sylvester's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Sylvester
1868–1957
Birth Place: Washington, Washington, Texas, USA
Parents
John Adam (Babe) Sylvester
1832–1885
Alabama
Kittee (Ann) Standley
1846–1879
Mississippi
Grandparents
John (Lester) Sylvester
1800–
Pulaski County, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth Flowers
1804–1879
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
John Sylvester
–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Sylvester's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Ann) Sylvester (19 Dec 1868–2 Oct 1957) m. Byron (Bedford) Cooley (16 Mar 1864–15 Oct 1933) m. Henry (Thomas) Powell (15 Nov 1864–30 Nov 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–

Margaret Sylvester's Timeline

4 Records

1868
19 Dec 1868
Birth of Margaret Ann Sylvester in Washington, Washington, Texas, USA
Washington, Washington, Texas, USA
1870
1870
Age 2
Margaret Ann Sylvester resided here in My Subdivision Beat 1, Washington, Texas, USA
My Subdivision Beat 1, Washington, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Margaret Ann Sylvester resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Falls, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Falls, Texas, USA
1957
2 Oct 1957
Age 89
Death of Margaret Ann Sylvester in Marlin, Falls, Texas, USA
Marlin, Falls, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1868
    Event Place: Washington, Washington, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Falls, Texas; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1241632
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [3] 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 2
    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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Falls, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Falls, Texas; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1241632

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cameron, Milam, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1957
    Event Place: Marlin, Falls, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
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