Jacob Rence Silvis and Lida E. E. Moore

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Husband Jacob Rence Silvis ¹

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           Born: 29 Sep 1862 - Washington Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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         Father: Samuel Silvis (1833-1904) 3
         Mother: Ellen Steel (1842-Aft 1918) 2

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       Marriage: 28 Feb 1889 4

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Wife Lida E. E. Moore ⁴

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         Father: James Moore (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Susanna Shuey (      -      ) 4

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1 M James Cleveland Silvis ⁴

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2 M Robert Edison Silvis ⁴

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3 M Samuel Randall Silvis ⁴

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4 F Margaret Ellen Silvis ⁴

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5 F Laura May Silvis ⁴

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6 M Jacob Rence Silvis, Jr. ⁴

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7 F Lida Elizabeth Silvis ⁴

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8 M Charles Sumner Silvis ⁴

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9 F Ruth Irene Silvis ⁴

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10 F Mary Jane Silvis ⁴

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11 M Paul Walker Silvis ⁴

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12 M John Melvin Silvis ⁴

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13 F Gladys Vernelle Silvis ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Rence Silvis

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He was born in Washington township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He was educated in the public schools of the region and in Greensburg Seminary and Curry Institute of Pittsburgh. He then took a course in the Ohio Northern University at Ada, Ohio. Thus prepared he secured a position as teacher in the public schools of Westmoreland County, and continued to follow this profession for a period of nine years in that locality. Eventually, however, he decided to abandon teaching for the law and took up the study of this subject in the office of Spiegel & McGeary, eminent lawyers of Greensburg, where he was admitted to the bar of Westmoreland County in September, 1893. Thereafter Mr. Silvis was engaged in the general practice of law at Greensburg, where for a time he was associated with George H. Hugus. This partnership, however, was severed after a brief period, after which time Mr. Silvis carried on his business alone. His practice, which was a general one, took him before all the courts of the State, including the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and much of the important litigation of that district was entrusted to him. Besides his activity in professional matters, Mr. Silvis took a keen interest in the political affairs of the county. He was a staunch Democrat, and served as a member of the school board for eleven years in Ludwick borough, later the sixth ward of Greensburg. While keeping his office in that city, Mr. Silvis later removed his home to Hempfield township, and thereafter served on the board there for seven years.
He and his family were members of the Lutheran church, and he was active in church affairs. The family home was situated about two miles from the city of Greensburg, in Hempfield township, and Mr. Silvis' office was in the Bank and Trust Building in the city.

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 400.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 401.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 401, 497.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 402.