David Ralph Silver was the 9th of 12 children born to Reverend Jacob Silver and Nancy Reed.
David was the younger half-brother of Charles (Charlie) Silver, who was murdered by his wife Frances (Frankie) Stewart. Frankie became the first woman ever hanged for murder in these parts.
He is always called "Captain" because of his service to the Confederate Army - although he was a full lieutenant by the end of his service. David was a teacher and master carpenter. He served as a Captain in the 58th North Carolina Regiment, Co. K, under the command of his younger brother, Lt. Col. Samuel Marion Silver.
Excerpts From Monroe Thomas' Letter Postmarked Kona, N.C. and Dated July (1950) to November 1951, To Mr. James Hutchins, Windom, N.C.:
"David, Jacob Silver's remaining son, was a school teacher and a Confederate veteran serving through the entire Civil War as a member of Lee's army. Succeeding his father as owner of the ancestral home, he took care of his parents through their old age, and was a progressive and scientific farmer, being one of the first of our community to practice and teach crop rotation. He also field selected and developed a strain of bread corn that is still grown and prized by several of our leading farmers. Thrice married, his first wife was Elizabeth Baker, of near Bakersville; his second wife was Sarah Ledford, of Snow Creek; and his third wife was Mrs. Rosanna (Wilson) Gouge, of Bandana, widow of Garret Gouge. His first wife died during the Civil War. By her he had four children: Lish [Elisha], who settled on Beaver Creek, near Spruce Pine; Nancy Ann, who married Lace Woody, son of Greene Woody [Greenberry Woody]; Mary, who first married John Hutchins, was divorced, and then married widower Byrd Wheeler ; and Bob (Robert Enoch Lee Silver). His second wife (Sarah Ledford) died in 1892. By her he had six children, three of whom - Maggie [Margaret], Frank [Reuben Frank], and Will [William C. Clayton] - still live - Will, the youngest son, being the present owner and occupier of the ancestral home. By his third wife (Rosanna Wilson Gouge) whom he married in his and her old ages he had no children. David died in 1911 at the age of 79, and was outlived several years by his last wife who died at the great age of near one hundred. Rosanna's portrait and an account of her life together with that of her first husband, the late George Gouge Sr.[Garret Gouge], are given in Muriel Sheppard's "Cabins in the Laurel.""
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Age at Enlistment: 31
Enlistment Date: 27 Jul 1863
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieut
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in .
Commissioned an officer in Company K, North Carolina 58th Infantry Regiment on 27 Jul 1863.
Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Sep 1864.
The 1900 Census states that David R. Silver, age 68, b. Febr. 1832, was b. in N.C.. He and his wife, Roxanna were married in 1895 and were married for 5 years.
His children with Elizabeth J. Baker:
Nancy Ann - m. Lacey Haynes Woody
Elisha P. - m. Martha Melvina Thomas
Mary Maniah - m. (1) John Madison Hutchins; (2) Newton Byrd Wheeler
Robert Enoch Lee - m. Martha Evelyn Davis
(note: as of December 2020, no burial has yet been located for Elizabeth. It is most likely she is buried in the Kona Cemetery, but her grave is unmarked.)
His children with Sarah Margaret Ledford:
Elbert Spurgin - m. Mary Lillie Davis
Margaret - m. Alpheus Howell Thomas
Reuben Franklin - m. Martha Susan Robinson
William A. Clayton - m. Susie Gouge
Sarah Elizabeth - never married
Rachel Adena - d. 14y 7m
David was the younger half-brother of Charles (Charlie) Silver, who was murdered by his wife Frances (Frankie) Stewart. Frankie became the first woman ever hanged for murder in these parts.
He is always called "Captain" because of his service to the Confederate Army - although he was a full lieutenant by the end of his service. David was a teacher and master carpenter. He served as a Captain in the 58th North Carolina Regiment, Co. K, under the command of his younger brother, Lt. Col. Samuel Marion Silver.
Excerpts From Monroe Thomas' Letter Postmarked Kona, N.C. and Dated July (1950) to November 1951, To Mr. James Hutchins, Windom, N.C.:
"David, Jacob Silver's remaining son, was a school teacher and a Confederate veteran serving through the entire Civil War as a member of Lee's army. Succeeding his father as owner of the ancestral home, he took care of his parents through their old age, and was a progressive and scientific farmer, being one of the first of our community to practice and teach crop rotation. He also field selected and developed a strain of bread corn that is still grown and prized by several of our leading farmers. Thrice married, his first wife was Elizabeth Baker, of near Bakersville; his second wife was Sarah Ledford, of Snow Creek; and his third wife was Mrs. Rosanna (Wilson) Gouge, of Bandana, widow of Garret Gouge. His first wife died during the Civil War. By her he had four children: Lish [Elisha], who settled on Beaver Creek, near Spruce Pine; Nancy Ann, who married Lace Woody, son of Greene Woody [Greenberry Woody]; Mary, who first married John Hutchins, was divorced, and then married widower Byrd Wheeler ; and Bob (Robert Enoch Lee Silver). His second wife (Sarah Ledford) died in 1892. By her he had six children, three of whom - Maggie [Margaret], Frank [Reuben Frank], and Will [William C. Clayton] - still live - Will, the youngest son, being the present owner and occupier of the ancestral home. By his third wife (Rosanna Wilson Gouge) whom he married in his and her old ages he had no children. David died in 1911 at the age of 79, and was outlived several years by his last wife who died at the great age of near one hundred. Rosanna's portrait and an account of her life together with that of her first husband, the late George Gouge Sr.[Garret Gouge], are given in Muriel Sheppard's "Cabins in the Laurel.""
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Age at Enlistment: 31
Enlistment Date: 27 Jul 1863
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieut
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in .
Commissioned an officer in Company K, North Carolina 58th Infantry Regiment on 27 Jul 1863.
Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Sep 1864.
The 1900 Census states that David R. Silver, age 68, b. Febr. 1832, was b. in N.C.. He and his wife, Roxanna were married in 1895 and were married for 5 years.
His children with Elizabeth J. Baker:
Nancy Ann - m. Lacey Haynes Woody
Elisha P. - m. Martha Melvina Thomas
Mary Maniah - m. (1) John Madison Hutchins; (2) Newton Byrd Wheeler
Robert Enoch Lee - m. Martha Evelyn Davis
(note: as of December 2020, no burial has yet been located for Elizabeth. It is most likely she is buried in the Kona Cemetery, but her grave is unmarked.)
His children with Sarah Margaret Ledford:
Elbert Spurgin - m. Mary Lillie Davis
Margaret - m. Alpheus Howell Thomas
Reuben Franklin - m. Martha Susan Robinson
William A. Clayton - m. Susie Gouge
Sarah Elizabeth - never married
Rachel Adena - d. 14y 7m
David Ralph Silver was the 9th of 12 children born to Reverend Jacob Silver and Nancy Reed.
David was the younger half-brother of Charles (Charlie) Silver, who was murdered by his wife Frances (Frankie) Stewart. Frankie became the first woman ever hanged for murder in these parts.
He is always called "Captain" because of his service to the Confederate Army - although he was a full lieutenant by the end of his service. David was a teacher and master carpenter. He served as a Captain in the 58th North Carolina Regiment, Co. K, under the command of his younger brother, Lt. Col. Samuel Marion Silver.
Excerpts From Monroe Thomas' Letter Postmarked Kona, N.C. and Dated July (1950) to November 1951, To Mr. James Hutchins, Windom, N.C.:
"David, Jacob Silver's remaining son, was a school teacher and a Confederate veteran serving through the entire Civil War as a member of Lee's army. Succeeding his father as owner of the ancestral home, he took care of his parents through their old age, and was a progressive and scientific farmer, being one of the first of our community to practice and teach crop rotation. He also field selected and developed a strain of bread corn that is still grown and prized by several of our leading farmers. Thrice married, his first wife was Elizabeth Baker, of near Bakersville; his second wife was Sarah Ledford, of Snow Creek; and his third wife was Mrs. Rosanna (Wilson) Gouge, of Bandana, widow of Garret Gouge. His first wife died during the Civil War. By her he had four children: Lish [Elisha], who settled on Beaver Creek, near Spruce Pine; Nancy Ann, who married Lace Woody, son of Greene Woody [Greenberry Woody]; Mary, who first married John Hutchins, was divorced, and then married widower Byrd Wheeler ; and Bob (Robert Enoch Lee Silver). His second wife (Sarah Ledford) died in 1892. By her he had six children, three of whom - Maggie [Margaret], Frank [Reuben Frank], and Will [William C. Clayton] - still live - Will, the youngest son, being the present owner and occupier of the ancestral home. By his third wife (Rosanna Wilson Gouge) whom he married in his and her old ages he had no children. David died in 1911 at the age of 79, and was outlived several years by his last wife who died at the great age of near one hundred. Rosanna's portrait and an account of her life together with that of her first husband, the late George Gouge Sr.[Garret Gouge], are given in Muriel Sheppard's "Cabins in the Laurel.""
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Age at Enlistment: 31
Enlistment Date: 27 Jul 1863
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieut
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in .
Commissioned an officer in Company K, North Carolina 58th Infantry Regiment on 27 Jul 1863.
Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Sep 1864.
The 1900 Census states that David R. Silver, age 68, b. Febr. 1832, was b. in N.C.. He and his wife, Roxanna were married in 1895 and were married for 5 years.
His children with Elizabeth J. Baker:
Nancy Ann - m. Lacey Haynes Woody
Elisha P. - m. Martha Melvina Thomas
Mary Maniah - m. (1) John Madison Hutchins; (2) Newton Byrd Wheeler
Robert Enoch Lee - m. Martha Evelyn Davis
(note: as of December 2020, no burial has yet been located for Elizabeth. It is most likely she is buried in the Kona Cemetery, but her grave is unmarked.)
His children with Sarah Margaret Ledford:
Elbert Spurgin - m. Mary Lillie Davis
Margaret - m. Alpheus Howell Thomas
Reuben Franklin - m. Martha Susan Robinson
William A. Clayton - m. Susie Gouge
Sarah Elizabeth - never married
Rachel Adena - d. 14y 7m
David was the younger half-brother of Charles (Charlie) Silver, who was murdered by his wife Frances (Frankie) Stewart. Frankie became the first woman ever hanged for murder in these parts.
He is always called "Captain" because of his service to the Confederate Army - although he was a full lieutenant by the end of his service. David was a teacher and master carpenter. He served as a Captain in the 58th North Carolina Regiment, Co. K, under the command of his younger brother, Lt. Col. Samuel Marion Silver.
Excerpts From Monroe Thomas' Letter Postmarked Kona, N.C. and Dated July (1950) to November 1951, To Mr. James Hutchins, Windom, N.C.:
"David, Jacob Silver's remaining son, was a school teacher and a Confederate veteran serving through the entire Civil War as a member of Lee's army. Succeeding his father as owner of the ancestral home, he took care of his parents through their old age, and was a progressive and scientific farmer, being one of the first of our community to practice and teach crop rotation. He also field selected and developed a strain of bread corn that is still grown and prized by several of our leading farmers. Thrice married, his first wife was Elizabeth Baker, of near Bakersville; his second wife was Sarah Ledford, of Snow Creek; and his third wife was Mrs. Rosanna (Wilson) Gouge, of Bandana, widow of Garret Gouge. His first wife died during the Civil War. By her he had four children: Lish [Elisha], who settled on Beaver Creek, near Spruce Pine; Nancy Ann, who married Lace Woody, son of Greene Woody [Greenberry Woody]; Mary, who first married John Hutchins, was divorced, and then married widower Byrd Wheeler ; and Bob (Robert Enoch Lee Silver). His second wife (Sarah Ledford) died in 1892. By her he had six children, three of whom - Maggie [Margaret], Frank [Reuben Frank], and Will [William C. Clayton] - still live - Will, the youngest son, being the present owner and occupier of the ancestral home. By his third wife (Rosanna Wilson Gouge) whom he married in his and her old ages he had no children. David died in 1911 at the age of 79, and was outlived several years by his last wife who died at the great age of near one hundred. Rosanna's portrait and an account of her life together with that of her first husband, the late George Gouge Sr.[Garret Gouge], are given in Muriel Sheppard's "Cabins in the Laurel.""
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Age at Enlistment: 31
Enlistment Date: 27 Jul 1863
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieut
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in .
Commissioned an officer in Company K, North Carolina 58th Infantry Regiment on 27 Jul 1863.
Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Sep 1864.
The 1900 Census states that David R. Silver, age 68, b. Febr. 1832, was b. in N.C.. He and his wife, Roxanna were married in 1895 and were married for 5 years.
His children with Elizabeth J. Baker:
Nancy Ann - m. Lacey Haynes Woody
Elisha P. - m. Martha Melvina Thomas
Mary Maniah - m. (1) John Madison Hutchins; (2) Newton Byrd Wheeler
Robert Enoch Lee - m. Martha Evelyn Davis
(note: as of December 2020, no burial has yet been located for Elizabeth. It is most likely she is buried in the Kona Cemetery, but her grave is unmarked.)
His children with Sarah Margaret Ledford:
Elbert Spurgin - m. Mary Lillie Davis
Margaret - m. Alpheus Howell Thomas
Reuben Franklin - m. Martha Susan Robinson
William A. Clayton - m. Susie Gouge
Sarah Elizabeth - never married
Rachel Adena - d. 14y 7m
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David R. Silver
Capt Co K 55 NC Infantry
Confederate States Army
Feb 21 1832 Aug 26 1911
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