Silas Fitzpatrick

Male31 May 1856–4 July 1931

Brief Life History of Silas

When Silas Fitzpatrick was born on 31 May 1856, in Hutton, Coles, Illinois, United States, his father, Samuel Iota Fitzpatrick, was 47 and his mother, Deborah Ann Bodkin, was 42. He married Nancy Ellen Davis on 13 October 1878, in Coles, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Westfield, Clark, Illinois, United States in 1910 and Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States in 1930. He died on 4 July 1931, in Hutton, Coles, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Kansas Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Silas Fitzpatrick
1856–1931
Nancy Ellen Davis
1861–1918
Marriage: 13 October 1878
Harlend O. Fitzpatrick
1880–1967
William Ivory Fitzpatrick
1884–1922
Ira “Sanford” Fitzpatrick
1887–1940
Lillie May Fitzpatrick
1890–1971
Raymond Ray Fitzpatrick
1892–1980
Hurschel Fitzpatrick
1896–1988
Cecil Chloe Fitzpatrick
1899–1990

Sources (22)

  • Silas Fitzpatrick in household of Deby Fitzpatrick, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Silas John Fitzpatrick, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Silas Fitzpatrick, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 October 1878Coles, Illinois, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1861

    Age 5

    Historical Boundaries: 1861: Coles, Illinois, United States

    1863

    Age 7

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

    Age 20

    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Declan, Ronan, Liam, Seamus, Sinead, Siobhan, Aileen, Bridie, Brigid, Conan.

    Irish: occasionally this may be a genuine Anglo-Norman French patronymic meaning ‘son of Patrick ’, but more often it has been adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Pádraig, ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) Patrick’ (see Kilpatrick ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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