Melissa Ann Watts Silvey Bonds was the daughter of William Watts 1779-1840 and Mary Burke Smith Watts 1781-1886.
Melissa Ann Watts Silvey Bonds 1818-1869 and James Edward Silvey, Sr. 1810-1847 married 26 Sept 1838. The family own a plantation and ferry on the Colorado river. The Silvey arrived around 1832 settle in Colorado area.
The Silvey children were:
1. Peter Augusta 'Gus" Silvey 1840-1862 (died fighting Indians during the Civil War.
2. William H. Silvey 1841-1842
3. Mary Elizabeth Mollie Silvey 1844-UNK married William Henry Hill
4. James Edward Jim Silvey 1846-1900 FAG 132467694
When James Edward Silvey, Sr was killed while running the Silvey Ferry. Malissa sold the plantation and Silvey Ferry and moved the family to Columbus, Colorado, Texas where she inherited Watts Hotel and several houses from her parents. Malissa married her second husband Noah Bonds who own a plantation and Livery Stable in Columbus, Colorado, Texas. Their children:
1. Nancy Nannie Bonds 1848-1869
2. Martha L. Bonds 1850
3. Isabella Bonds 1852
4. Laura (Lela) A. Bonds 1859
Melissa Ann Watts Silvey Bonds 1818-1869 and James Edward Silvey, Sr. 1810-1847 married 26 Sept 1838. The family own a plantation and ferry on the Colorado river. The Silvey arrived around 1832 settle in Colorado area.
The Silvey children were:
1. Peter Augusta 'Gus" Silvey 1840-1862 (died fighting Indians during the Civil War.
2. William H. Silvey 1841-1842
3. Mary Elizabeth Mollie Silvey 1844-UNK married William Henry Hill
4. James Edward Jim Silvey 1846-1900 FAG 132467694
When James Edward Silvey, Sr was killed while running the Silvey Ferry. Malissa sold the plantation and Silvey Ferry and moved the family to Columbus, Colorado, Texas where she inherited Watts Hotel and several houses from her parents. Malissa married her second husband Noah Bonds who own a plantation and Livery Stable in Columbus, Colorado, Texas. Their children:
1. Nancy Nannie Bonds 1848-1869
2. Martha L. Bonds 1850
3. Isabella Bonds 1852
4. Laura (Lela) A. Bonds 1859
Melissa Ann Watts Silvey Bonds was the daughter of William Watts 1779-1840 and Mary Burke Smith Watts 1781-1886.
Melissa Ann Watts Silvey Bonds 1818-1869 and James Edward Silvey, Sr. 1810-1847 married 26 Sept 1838. The family own a plantation and ferry on the Colorado river. The Silvey arrived around 1832 settle in Colorado area.
The Silvey children were:
1. Peter Augusta 'Gus" Silvey 1840-1862 (died fighting Indians during the Civil War.
2. William H. Silvey 1841-1842
3. Mary Elizabeth Mollie Silvey 1844-UNK married William Henry Hill
4. James Edward Jim Silvey 1846-1900 FAG 132467694
When James Edward Silvey, Sr was killed while running the Silvey Ferry. Malissa sold the plantation and Silvey Ferry and moved the family to Columbus, Colorado, Texas where she inherited Watts Hotel and several houses from her parents. Malissa married her second husband Noah Bonds who own a plantation and Livery Stable in Columbus, Colorado, Texas. Their children:
1. Nancy Nannie Bonds 1848-1869
2. Martha L. Bonds 1850
3. Isabella Bonds 1852
4. Laura (Lela) A. Bonds 1859
Melissa Ann Watts Silvey Bonds 1818-1869 and James Edward Silvey, Sr. 1810-1847 married 26 Sept 1838. The family own a plantation and ferry on the Colorado river. The Silvey arrived around 1832 settle in Colorado area.
The Silvey children were:
1. Peter Augusta 'Gus" Silvey 1840-1862 (died fighting Indians during the Civil War.
2. William H. Silvey 1841-1842
3. Mary Elizabeth Mollie Silvey 1844-UNK married William Henry Hill
4. James Edward Jim Silvey 1846-1900 FAG 132467694
When James Edward Silvey, Sr was killed while running the Silvey Ferry. Malissa sold the plantation and Silvey Ferry and moved the family to Columbus, Colorado, Texas where she inherited Watts Hotel and several houses from her parents. Malissa married her second husband Noah Bonds who own a plantation and Livery Stable in Columbus, Colorado, Texas. Their children:
1. Nancy Nannie Bonds 1848-1869
2. Martha L. Bonds 1850
3. Isabella Bonds 1852
4. Laura (Lela) A. Bonds 1859
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