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Note: Sylvester C. Sheets' tombstone is located in Kimball Cemetery in Liberty Twp., Porter Co., Indiana, and indicates that he was born on November 29, 1840.
Sylvester C. Sheets' tombstone is located in Kimball Cemetery in Liberty Twp., Porter Co., Indiana, and indicates that he died on November 16, 1898.
Sylvester C. Sheets' tombstone is located in Kimball Cemetery in Liberty Twp., Porter Co., Indiana, and provides the following information:
SHEETS, Sylvester C. b. 11-29-1840 d. 11-16-1898
The following obituary for Sylvester C. Sheets was published November 19, 1898, in The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter Co., Indiana:
CHESTERTON CHIPS
Sylvester Sheets of Liberty township died Wednesday of Bright's disease. He was 58 years old and leaves a widow and ten children.
The following biography of Sylvester C. Sheets appears in Goodspeed and Blanchard's 1882 book "Counties of Porter and Lake Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Illustrated:"
SYLVESTER C. SHEETS was born December 29, 1840, in Seneca Co., Ohio; he is one of eight children born to Henry and Hannah Sheets, both probably from Maryland. Young Sheets lived with his father until the latter`s death in about 1854; he received the usual early educational advantages; he then lived with his mother until her death, when he was about twenty-two years of age; he then farmed some on Mr. Bartholomew`s farm. On October 27, 1864, he married Louise Scofield, a native of Connecticut; he enlisted in February of 1865, in the One Hundred and Fifty-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry. On account of exposure, he was confined to the hospital until he was discharged; he bought eighty acres, a part of his present farm, now consisting of about 203 acres of good land, well watered. By hard work and intelligent management he has accumulated all he now owns. Mrs. S. received, besides common school benefits, the advantages of the high school and is a woman of not common intelligence. Mr. S. has always been a stanch Republican, and is a strong temperance man; he has seven children - Lillian M., Arthur E., Frederic R., Adela I., Augustus C., Garie C. and Clifton B.
The following individuals appear in the 1860 Federal Census for Center Twp., Porter Co., Indiana, enumerated June 5, 1860, by [---?---] Merrifield:
House Number 451, Family Number 440
HUGHART, William, age 37, male, occupation - farmer, value of real estate $2,000, born in Virginia
HUGHART, Hannah, age 42, female, born in Maryland
HUGHART, Mary, age 24, female, born in Indiana
HUGHART, Sylvester, age 20, male, born in Ohio
HUGHART, Sarah, age 15, female, born in Ohio
HUGHART, Alvira, age 12, female, born in Ohio
[Note: The children listed here (i.e., Mary, Sylvester, Sarah, and Alvira) where not the children of William Hughart, rather they were the children of Hannah (Coppersmith) Sheets Hughart and her first husband Henry Thomas Sheets. Therefore, the surname of the children listed here should be Sheets rather than Hughart.]
The following newspaper item concerning Sylvester C. Sheets was published May 24, 1877, in the Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter Co., Indiana:
South Liberty Items.
Ditches are being cut across the marsh between James Bradley's and S. C. Sheets's, being the commencement of the putting through of a road. This road is much needed for travel. Many would like to see a road opened through from Crook's to Culp's which would complete a direct road to Valparaiso, lessening the distance just one mile.
The following newspaper item concerning Sylvester C. Sheets was published August 30, 1877, in the Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter Co., Indiana:
Liberty Twp. Items.
S. C. Sheets will have a 10th of September dance. Hall & Joycelin will do the music.
The following newspaper item concerning Sylvester C. Sheets was published August 11, 1881, in the Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter Co., Indiana:
THE COUNTY.
SOUTH LIBERTY.
A very pleasant social event took place Monday evening at S. C. Sheets'. About 60 young people from the surrounding country gathered to celebrate the 15th birth-day of Miss Lillian, eldest daughter of the host. They passed the time with music on the organ, singing and dancing until 11 o'clock, when supper was served. After supper dancing was renewed till 2 a. m., when the company dispersed, leaving Miss Lilian the recipient of many beautiful and useful presents, of which the following is a partial list: Russia-leather handkerchief and glove satchel, from Mr. David M. Hughart; set of very handsome sauce dishes, from Mrs. Emily Hughart; also one set to match, from Miss Nettie Hughart; large glass pitcher, from Mr. John Hughart; silk handkerchief, from W. Nunn; combined ivory handled pen knife and glove buttoner, from H. Biggs; a pair of vases, from Misses Becca and Elma Skinner; Silk handkerchief, from C. D. Hughart; large glass fruit dish and pair of vases, from Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Parriott; wine glass perfume, from Luella Dillingham; handsome card basket, from Hattie Proseus; metalic hair brush and ground-glass salt dish, from Nellie and Ella Hughart; silk handkershief, from Elmer Wheeler; autograph album, from Arthur Hughart; also one from C. H. Proseus; linen collar and lace material for sash, from the Misses McAlister; silk handkershief, from Pertea Hughart; vase from Melna Hanrahan; ground-glass match safe, from Mrs. Henry Hughart; glass butter-dish, from Mila Fulton; large glass bread plate, from Ettie Cole; sewing thimble encases in tiny plush slipper, from Geo. Skinner; cut-glass paper-weight, from Joe Meade; a mirror, from L. T. Campbell, and a salt-cup from Miss C. Bowman.
The following newspaper item concerning Sylvester C. Sheets was published February 23, 1882, in the Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter Co., Indiana:
THE COUNTY.
SOUTH LIBERTY.
S. C. Sheets has bought the farm of Mr. McNeff, containing 43 1/2 acres.
I'd very much appreciate it if you would contact me should you find any errors in this GEDCOM file. Also, if you have any additional information to add to this dataset, then please send me a message at woodisgood@clearwire.netOrbituary dated 19 November 1898, The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana.
Chesterton Chips
Sylvester Sheets of Liberty township died Wednesday of Bright's disease. He was 58 years old and leaves a widow and ten children.
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