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James MAGLONE
(1826 –1874)
Mary HENSON
(Abt 1832 – Bef 1870)
Richard UPPERMAN
(1839 – Bef 1878)
Mary MAGLONE
(1850 –1932)
Sylvester Lucinda UPPERMAN
(1875 –1952)

 

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1. Jessie F. HARRIS
2. Marion M. BYES

3. John Jacob SHULS
4. Otis Albert MILLER

Sylvester Lucinda UPPERMAN 5
  • Born: 2 September 1875, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA 8
  • Marriage (1): Jessie F. HARRIS on 28 July 1892 in Richland County, Illinois, USA 1
  • Marriage (2): Marion M. BYES on 19 August 1893 in Gibson County, Indiana, USA 2 3
  • Marriage (3): John Jacob SHULS on 24 December 1925 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA 4 5
  • Marriage (4): Otis Albert MILLER on 22 October 1928 in Clay County, Arkansas, USA 6 7
  • Died: 27 September 1952, Doniphan Township, Ripley County, Missouri, USA at age 77 6
  • Buried: 30 September 1952, Success, Clay County, Arkansas, USA 6

bullet   Cause of her death was Cancer of Right Kidney, 1 year.6

bullet   Other names for Sylvester were Sylvia BYES,4 Sylvia L. BYES, Sylvester Lucinda MILLER,6 Sylvia MILLER, Sylvie UPPERMAN and Sylvia UPPERSON.2 3

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bullet  General Notes

SYLVESTER LUCINDA UPPERMAN was the daughter of Civil War soldier Richard Upperman and his wife, Mary Maglone.  She was born on 02 Sep 1875 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois, USA. (In later years and records, Sylvia listed her birth year as 1878, but the 1880 census makes it clear she was born in 1875.)

Not much is known of Sylvia's father Richard Upperman.  He was born about 1839 in Richland County, Illinois, and was married before he enlisted in the army in 1862.  He served in Company G of the Illinois 98th Infantry Regiment.  Richard mustered out after 3 years, and then on 04 Feb 1867 he married Mary Maglone in Richland County, Illinois.  (What became of his first family is unknown.)  They had several children, although only two survived to adulthood.  James (b. about 1868) and Ada (b. 1870) both died before the 1880 census. 

Richard also became ill, and filed an invalid claim on 22 Aug 1874.  Mary filed for a widow's pension on 29 Aug 1878, so Richard died sometime before then.  He was buried in Noble, Richland County, Illinois (and a headstone was provided by the government in 1894 in McMurtry Cemetery).

On 24 Nov 1878, Mary (Maglone) Upperman married James Richenson in Richland County, Illinois.  It was a short-lived marriage, for whatever reason, and less than a year and half later, on 21 April 1880, Mary married again — this time to Allen Williams.  The family appears on the 1880 census in Noble, Richland County, Illinois — Allen Williams, wife Mary, step-daughters Hettie and Sylvia, and Mary's sister Rachel.  The family grew as Mary and Allen had children of their own — twins Nora and Noah, and daughter Nellie.

Sylvia grew up in the town she was born in — Noble, Richland County, Illinois — and it was there that she married her first husband, Jessie F. Harris, on 28 July 1892.  It was a short-lived marriage. 

Only a year later, on 19 Aug 1893, in Gibson County, Indiana, Sylvia married Marion Byes.  Sylvia and Marion settled in Noble, Illinois for a time.  Their eldest daughter, Cloie Edith, was born there in 1894.  But then they moved back to Owensville, Gibson County, Indiana, and several more children were born there — Loy Attie, Joseph Clifford (who died as an infant), Flossie Myrtle, and Mary Elizabeth. 

The family moved to Success, Clay County, Arkansas, USA.  Twins Ostin and Osbern were born there in 1906, followed by daughters Ghita Irene and Hallie Neola.  Sometime after 1920, Sylvia and Marion divorced.

On 24 Dec 1925 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, Sylvia married John Jacob Shuls. John was actually Sylvia's brother-in-law.  In 1902 John had married Nora Williams, Sylvia's half sister, but Nora died quite young (before the 1910 census).  John re-married, and then his second wife died.  Then in 1925 John and Sylvia got married — but this was another short-lived marriage.  By early 1928, Sylvia was back in Success, Arkansas. 

Finally, on 22 Oct 1928 in Success, Clay County, Arkansas, Sylvia married her last husband, Otis A. Miller.  He was a younger man — nearly 20 years' her junior.  According to their marriage record, he was "34" and Sylvia was "46" — although actually she was 53.  (Way to go, Sylvia!)  In 1930, Otis and Sylvia moved from Success, Arkansas to Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri and they remained there for the next 22 years.  Sylvia got kidney cancer, and she died on 27 Sep 1952 in Doniphan Township, Ripley County, Missouri.  She was buried in Hitt Cemetery in Success, Arkansas on 30 Sep 1952.

— bio written for FindAGrave, 10 March 2012, kmh

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bullet  Death Notes

Rural Doniphan, R.F.D. #3

bullet  Burial Notes

Hitt Cemetery

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bullet  Recorded Events in Her Life

  • Nickname: Sylvia.
  • She has conflicting birth information of 2 September 1878 and Illinois, USA. 6
  • She appeared on the census in 1880 in Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA.
  • She appeared on the census in 1920 in Carpenter Township, Clay County, Arkansas, USA.
  • She had a residence on 24 December 1925 in Success, Clay County, Arkansas, USA. 4
  • She had a residence on 26 April 1928 in Success, Clay County, Arkansas, USA. 7
  • She had a residence on 22 October 1928 in Success, Clay County, Arkansas, USA. 7
  • She had a residence in 1930-1952 in Ripley County, Missouri, USA. 6
  • She appeared on the census in 1930 in Carpenter Township, Clay County, Arkansas, USA.

    Austin Byes       22
    Fleeta Byes       20
    Melvin E Byes       3 3/12
    Maryland L Byes       1 5/12
    Sylvia L Byes       49
    Marion Byes       60
  • She had a residence in 1935 in Harris Township, Ripley County, Missouri, USA.
  • She appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census on 4 April 1940 in Harris Township, Ripley County, Missouri, USA.

    Otis A Miller       46
    Sylvia Miller       65
    Jack Reeves       12
    Charles A Stevens       85
  • She worked as a housewife before 1952 in Doniphan Township, Ripley County, Missouri, USA. 6
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Sylvester married Jessie F. HARRIS on 28 July 1892 in Richland County, Illinois, USA.1 (Jessie F. HARRIS was born about 1870 in prob Illinois, USA 9.)


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Sylvester next married Marion M. BYES, son of Jesse BYES and Elizabeth UNK, on 19 August 1893 in Gibson County, Indiana, USA.2 3 (Marion M. BYES was born on 13 May 1868 in Neelyville, Butler County, Missouri, USA,6 died on 17 January 1956 in Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri, USA 6 and was buried on 19 January 1956 in Success, Clay County, Arkansas, USA 6.). The cause of his death was Coronary Thrombosis, 4 hours; Coronary Sclerosis, 30 years; Arteriosclerosis, 30 years; Chronic Parenchymatous Nephritis.6

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Sylvester next married John Jacob SHULS, son of Jacob SHULS and Elizabeth Jane SAMPSON, on 24 December 1925 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.4 5 (John Jacob SHULS was born on 7 January 1874 in Iona, Knox County, Indiana, USA,6 10 died in January 1932 in Welch Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA 6 and was buried on 12 January 1932 in Allenville, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA 6.). The cause of his death was Unknown natural cause; Most likely attack of heart disease.6

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Sylvester next married Otis Albert MILLER on 22 October 1928 in Clay County, Arkansas, USA.6 7 (Otis Albert MILLER was born on 23 April 1896 in Success, Clay County, Arkansas, USA,7 11 12 13 14 died on 14 March 1957 in Arkansas, USA and was buried in 1957 in Corning, Clay County, Arkansas, USA.)


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Illinois State Archives and the Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763 –1900, Database. Springfield, Illinois : Illinois State Archives (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp).
  2. FamilySearch Historical Record Collections, Indiana, Marriages, 1780 –1992.
  3. Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800 –1941 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938 –1940; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Indiana. Many of these records are on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.).
  4. Ancestry.com, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805 – 2002 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm).
  5. Kirsty M. Haining.
  6. Death Certificate (digital or paper copy of official death record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).
  7. Arkansas County Marriages, 1837 –1957. Index and Images., FamilySearch (http://FamilySearch.org) : accessed 2013, citing County Courthouses, Arkansas.
  8. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC).
  9. Kirsty M. Haining, Estimated date. Estimates are based off of known event dates (birth dates, christening dates, marriage dates, graduation dates, retirement events, death dates, etc.) from the lives of the individual's immediate ancestors or descendants. Women are estimated to be roughly 20 years older than the birth of the first child; men are about 5 years older than their wives; siblings are estimated at 2 years apart.
  10. Death Certificate (digital or paper copy of official death record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining), Nettie Inase Shuls, 1914.
  11. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.).
  12. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC).
  13. Ancestry.com, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925 –1963 [database on-line]" (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925 –1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774 –1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.).
  14. Cemetery Gravestone.


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