Purdue Sylvester

• Name	Purdue Sylvester
  Born	of Wilmington, De
  Gender	Male
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Person ID	I54967	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Family	Rachel Scott,   b. of Clark Co., In
  Married	of Clark Co., In
  Children	1. Emery Sylvester,   b. 11 Jan 1816, Clark Co., In. ,   d. 03 Mar 1885, Clark Co., In.  (Age 69 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F24522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Baird's History of Clark Co., IN. (pub. 1909 ..pp.670-671): "Indiana was still a territory covered all over with virgin forests when Purdue Sylvester left Wilmington, Delaware, to seek a new home in the wilderness. Following the usual route, across the mountains and down the Ohio river, he eventually landed in Clark Co. which at that time presented few attractions for the agriculturist. He entered a large tract of land in Feffersonville township on what subsequently became kinow as the Homburg Pike, and here he went throuh all the rugged experiences incedent to pioneer life in that early day. "He married Rachel Scott, whose parents moved in among the first settlers, and owned land on the Middle Road in Utica Township. Emery Sylvester, a chikld by this union, was born on the paternal farm, about four miles nother of feffersonville, jan. 11, 1816, which was the year of the state's admission into the Union.