28. Samuel Marion SILVER
was born on 30 Dec 1833 in Yancey County NC. He served in the military
between Jun 1861 and 1865 in TN, GA, SC, NC Cmd 58th NC Inf Regiment.
(1) Appointed as Lt Col in the 58th NC Infantry Regiment (CSA) on
29 Oct 1864 during the Civil War. Was Captain, then Major and was Lt Col when
he resigned in Mar 1865. He joined at 28 years of age on Jun 25 1862. Was
a dry goods salesman in Burnsville (Yancey) NC and was in between brides number
two and tfeather.gifee. Was widowed from his second wife and married again about 1880.
Moved to Washington State in 1893.
The 58th NC Regiment's casualities at Chicamauga were:
46 killed
114 wounded
1 missing
SILVER, SAMUEL MARION: Capt./Lt. Colonel, Co. K/F&S, Commisioned Capt. on
7/29/62 at _________________. Commissioned Lt. Colonel on 9/1/64 at
_________________. B. 12/30/1833. Res. Mitchell Co.
He died on 15 May 1922 in Troy Oregon. He was buried May1922 in Troy Oregon.
He was married to Mary Ann WILSON on 14 Feb 1861. Mary
Ann WILSON was born in Aug 1842. She died on 16 Jul 1870. Samuel Marion
SILVER and Mary Ann WILSON had the following children:
129 i.
Melissa Emaline SILVER was born on 5 Sep 1862.
+130 ii.
Athan Lafayette SILVER.
131 iii.
Jacob William Madison SILVER was born on 15 Feb 1868. He died on 22 Jan
1883.
132 iv.
John MacCammia SILVER was born on 10 Mar 1870. He died on 20 Oct 1962.
He was married to Martha Anne YOUNG in 1872. Martha Anne
YOUNG was born on 25 Jun 1843. She died on 29 Jul 1877. Samuel Marion SILVER
and Martha Anne YOUNG had the following children:
+133 i.
Jesse Walter SILVER.
134 ii.
Mary Martha Ann SILVER was born on 20 Dec 1874.
+135 iii.
Drayton Strawbridge Alonzo SILVER.
He was
married to Amanda Emaline RAY in 1880. Amanda Emaline
RAY was born on 12 Mar 1848. Samuel Marion SILVER and Amanda Emaline RAY
had the following children:
136 i.
Weldon Nathaniel SILVER was born on 30 Aug 1881 in Burnsville (Yancey) NC.
+137 ii.
Landon Ray SILVER.
138 iii.
Ethel (Essie) J SILVER was born on 5 Jun 1887 in Glenn NC. She died on
8 Oct 1892.
139 iv.
Bessie Lucretia SILVER was born on 22 Feb 1890 in Glenn NC.