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| Birth: | 11 Oct 1840 in Zanesville, Springfield Twp., Muskingum Co. OH 1 5 |
| Death: | 10 Jan 1906 in Beacon, West Oskaloosa Twp. Mahaska Co. IA 6 |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | John Oliver SILVERTHORN b. 6 Oct 1810 in Hancock Twp., Washington Co. MD |
| Mother: | Mary BURWELL b. 24 Jan 1815 in Newton, Sussex Co., NJ |
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| Burial: 13 Jan 1906 Beacon Hill Cem., West Oskaloosa Twp. Mahaska, Co. IA 7 |
| Fraternal Member: 25 yrs Knights of Pythias Beacon Lodge |
| GAR Member: GAR Oskaloosa Post |
| Occupation: Farmer, Coal miner, carpenter |
| Residence: Bet 1840 and 1851 Zanesville, Springfield Twp. Muskingum Co. OH |
| Residence: Bet 1851 and 1863 White Oak, Mahaska Co. IA |
| Residence: Bet 1863 and 1906 Beacon, Garfield Twp. Mahaska Co. IA |
| Military Service: Bet 15 Jul 1861 and 11 Aug 1862 Co C 7th IA Vol Inf see notes 8 8 |
| Reference: 34 |
| Marriage Ending Status: Death of one spouse
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| Sophia STOLZER (Wife) b. 18 Apr 1845 in Baden, Germany
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| Marriage: | 25 AUG 1863 in Oskaloosa Twp., Mahaska Co. IA |
| Minister: | Minister in Joshua Robinson |
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 Mary Emma Silverthorn b. 15 Apr 1865 in Beacon, West Oskaloosa Twp. Mahaska Co. IA
 Rebecca Silverthorn b. 19 Aug 1866 in Beacon, West Oskaloosa Twp. Mahaska Co. IA/Beacon, Mahaska Co., IA
- Charles Elmer Silverthorn b. 6 Nov 1870 in Washington Co. KS
- Violette Silverthorn b. 28 Sep 1872 in White Oak Twp., Mahaska Co. IA
- William Berwyn Silverthorn b. 17 Sep 1877 in White Oak, Mahaska Co. IA
- Carrie Silverthorn b. 30 Sep 1880 in Beacon, West Oskaloosa Twp. Mahaska Co. IA/Beacon, Mahaska Co., IA
- Harry A. SILVERTHORN b. 30 Sep 1880 in Beacon, West Oskaloosa Twp. Mahaska Co. IA/Beacon, Mahaska Co., IA
- Verne F. Silverthorn b. 5 Jun 1886 in Beacon, Mahaska Co, IA
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Individual:
Gravestone inscription, Remember friends as you pass by, As you are now so once was I, As I am now, So you must be, Prepare for death and follow me.
Military Service: Enlisted 15 July 1861 Under Capt B.K. Smith, Fought in Battle of Ft. Donelson Feb. 13, 14, 15, 1862 and Pittsburgh Landing (TN) 6 Apr. 1862. Company was called the Hornets. Disabled and honorable discharged 11 Aug 1862 Camp Montgomery, MS near Corinth. Discharged for chronic diarrhea from exposer and lack of food on march from Ironton, MO. to Cape Girardeau, MO. Oct. 1861. Contracted pleurisy 1st July 1861 on March from Corinth, MS to Burnsville and return. Orders given by Major General U.S. Grant. All this is documented in war records from Washington DC.
Ribbons belonged to William N Silverthorn and worn to a convention in Oskaloosa, IA Sept. 12, 1888. The company he was in during the war, was called the Hornets. His unit was in the Battle of Gettysburg, Missionary Ridge, and the Battle of the Clouds on Lookout Mt. Chattanooga, TN. He was not with them since he had been disabled in 1862. This information was given to me by Mrs. Ross McCormick known to me as Aunt Lette. Compiled by Dr. William L. Baran 1980.
Beacon, Mahaska Co. IA Visit 18 Aug. 1982 by Dr. W. L. Baran
Beacon Hill Cemetery: Photo's taken of the grave stones. William N. Silvertorn war marker Co. C 7th IA Inf.
Verne Silverthorn gravestone 1887-1942
Children of CE and ME Silverthorn
Violette McCormick 1871-1961
Chas E. Silverthorn Nov. 6, 1870 April 16, 1906 "He made home happy"
Beacon IA is west of Oskaloosa about 3 miles. It was a big town until the mine played out. I found an old resident who remembered "Old Lady Silverthorn" I could not find the home of William N. and Sophia Silverthorn as shown in the photo's. It was there but the porch has been removed. The lady thought she knew where it was and that a family by the name of Sylvester was living there. The railroad tressel that Dorothy Pearl Silverthorn Baran remembered as a child was gone.
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- Title: Death Notice WNS
Author: Oskaloosa Newspaper
Media: Newspaper
Text: Death Notice: Silverthorn William N. was born in Zanesville Ohio, October 11, 1840. He came with his parents to IA in 1851. When the Civil War broke out in 1861 he enlisted in Co. C 7th IA infantry
, but one year later, owing to sickness he received an honorable discharge. In 1863 he was married to MS Sophia Stolzer. His home has been in and near Beacon for more than half a century. On December 22, 1905, he underwent a surgical operation which seemingly was successful but on New Years night he became worse and continued as a great sufferer with pneumonia for ten days. Loving hands did all that could be done but on Wednesday morning January 10, he quietly fell asleep in Jesus and life'e sufferings were o'er, aged 65 years, and three months. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias order for the past 25 years, also a member of the G. A. R. post, which company he greatly enjoyed being his comrades- the "boys" he called them. He leaves behind him to mourn their loss a wife, two daughters - Mrs Emma Morrish of Beacon and Mrs Ross McCormick of Oskaloosa- and four sons- Charles Silverthorn of Bussey, William B and HArry Silverthorn of ND, and Verne Silverthorn who is still at home with his mother. Besides these he leaves four sisters, one brother and a host of friends.
We the undersign, hereby tender our heartfelt thanks to the K of P lodge of Beacon, the G. A. R. Post of Oskaloosa and the innumerable friends of the late Wm N. Silverthorn for their kind and libera l asistance rendered during his sickness and our bereavemant. Mrs. Sophia Silverthorn, Mrs Emma Morrish, Charles Silverthorn, Mrs. Ross McCormick, WM B Silverthorn, Harry Silverthorn, Verne Silverthorn Beacon, IA Jan. 14, 1906
- Title: Silverthorn Vol I
Author: Frank Fremont Reed
Publication: 1982
Media: Book
Page: # 223 William Nelson Silverthorn, Pg 675
Text: Pictures and history of family
- Title: History of the Silverthorn Family 3 vols
Author: Frank Fremont Reed
Publication: Chicago, IL: DuBane's Print Shop,1982
Media: Book
- Note: ;pp475, 675-76
- Title: Discharge Papers
Author: Dept of Interior Bureau of Pensions
Media: Official Document
- Title: Drop Report Military Pension
Author: Dept of Interior Bureau of Pensions
Media: Official Document
- Title: Margianna Smith Affidavit
Author: Dept of Interior Bureau of Pensions
Media: Official Document
Text: Gives information of funeral with date of 13 Jan 1906
- Title: History Madison Co. IA
Author: Bob Perkins
Publication: 1879
Media: Book
Page: Pg 395
Text: Private Co. C Silverthorn William W(sic) enlisted July 1861 discharged at Corinth [MS] Aug 11, 1862
- Title: Marriage Certificate SSS/WNS
Author: Mahaska Co. IA/WL Baran
Call Number: 3-185
Media: Church Record
- Title: Pension Record Dept Interior, Bureau of Pensions
Call Number: 178704
Media: Official Document
Text: Mentions wife and marriage certificate
- Title: Mahaska Co. Chapter DAR Marriage records
Author: Mahaska Co. IA
Publication: June 1844-Aug 1880
Media: Book
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