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Sylvester Theodore "Dode" Wilcox 1864–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1864

Birth Location: Lawnsdale, Logan County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1931

Death Location: Perry, Dallas County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Albert Wilcox

Mother: Elizabeth Ewing

Spouse(s): Nellie Kile

Children(s): William Wilcox

Sylvester Theodore "Dode" Wilcox was born in 1864 in Lawnsdale, Logan County, Illinois, USA, the child of Albert Linsey Wilcox And Elizabeth Emily Elizabeth Ewing. Sylvester Theodore "Dode" Wilcox married Nellie Orpha Kile, and had children including William Cody Albert Wilcox. Sylvester Theodore "Dode" Wilcox passed away in 1931 in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sylvester Theodore "Dode" Wilcox was born in 1864 in Lawnsdale, Logan County, Illinois, USA, the child of Albert Linsey Wilcox And Elizabeth Emily Elizabeth Ewing.
  • Sylvester Theodore "Dode" Wilcox married Nellie Orpha Kile, and had children including William Cody Albert Wilcox.
  • Sylvester Theodore "Dode" Wilcox passed away in 1931 in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Wilcox
1837–1907
Birth Location: Montgomery, Ohio, USA
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Elizabeth Ewing
1842–1922
Birth Location: Lawnsdale, Logan County, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nellie Kile
1874–1965
Birth Location: Henderson Co. Ill.
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Children(s)

William Wilcox
1920–1941
Birth Location: Perry, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
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Sylvester Wilcox's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Wilcox
1864–1931
Birth Place: Lawnsdale, Logan County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Albert Linsey Wilcox
1837–1907
Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Elizabeth ((Emily Elizabeth)) Ewing
1842–1922
Lawnsdale, Logan County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
James (B.) Wilcox
1810–1890
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha ("Mattie") Bennett
1817–1906
Westmorland County, Pennsylvania, United States
James EWING
1816–1880
White County, Illinois, USA
Minerva FLETCHER
1819–1864
Illinois, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Wilcox's Descendants

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Sylvester (Theodore "Dode") Wilcox (15 May 1864–26 Feb 1931) m. Nellie (Orpha) Kile (20 July 1874–25 September 1965)
  1. 1. William (Cody (Albert)) Wilcox 1920–1941

Sylvester Wilcox's Timeline

2 Records

1864
15 May 1864
Birth of Sylvester Theodore "Dode" Wilcox in Lawnsdale, Logan County, Illinois, USA
Lawnsdale, Logan County, Illinois, USA
1931
26 Feb 1931
Age 67
Death of Sylvester Theodore "Dode" Wilcox in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa USA
Perry, Dallas County, Iowa USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1864
    Event Place: Lawnsdale, Logan County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Perry, Dallas County, Iowa USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perry, Dallas County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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