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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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