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Name	Silvus, Walter
Othernames	Walter Philander Silvus
Born	11/28/1870
Birthplace	Center, Morgan County, Ohio
Father	Nathaniel C. Silvus (1834-1904)
Mother	Harriet Scott Brown (1837-1870)
Nationality	Anglo-American
Education	As of 1940, highest grade of education: High school, 1st year
Notes	Buried in Oak Cliff Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. Information from ediviney1 on Ancestry.com
Occupation	His service with "the Co." dated from March 1, 1913 to July 1941. About 24 Jul 1924, Silvus was promoted to Superinten- dant (Texas Electric Railway). He was not among the officers listed in 1929.
Publications	"New Locomotives Facilitate Freight Handling", published in May 1930 Electric Railway Journal, Vol. 74, No. 5; pg 260.
Relationships	Married Emma in Chicago, Illinois on Feb. 4, 1897; Medora in Dallas, Texas in August 1923
Role	Management
Spouse	Emma Christina Wilhelmina Hahn (1870-1957); Medora Pearl Allen (1895-1967)
Children	With Emma: Alta Eleanor (1898-1990), Walter Emory (1900-1983), Gladys Frances (1903-1999), Harriet Jane (1903-1999), Clyde Frederick (1905-1979), Theodore Roosevelt (1908-1982), Howard Stanley (1909-1990), Mildred Emma (1911-1980), and Calvin Nathaniel (1912-1980). With Medora: Charlotte Marie (1924-2003) and Mary Ellen (1925-1973)

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