Silas was born about 1830. His exact dates are unknown, as of yet.
In some records, he is listed as Lilas.
Slaves
1840 US Census
In the 1840 census Silas was in Leon, Florida Territory.[1]
Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Females - 10 thru 23: 1
1850 Slave Schedule
In the 1850 census Silas was in Division 8, Leon, Florida, United States with 15 slaves.[2]
Gender
Age
Est. Birth
Race
Male
45
1805
Black
Male
34
1816
Black
Male
12
1838
Black
Male
13
1837
Black
Male
6
1844
Black
Female
25
1825
Black
Female
35
1815
Black
Female
30
1820
Black
Female
16
1834
Black
Female
15
1835
Black
Female
15
1835
Black
Female
7
1843
Black
Female
5
1845
Black
Female
3
1847
Black
Female
2
1848
Black
1860 Slave Schedule
In the 1860 census Silas was in Leon, Florida, United States with 22 slaves.[3]'
Gender
Age
Est. Birth
Race
Female
35
1825
Black
Male
15
1845
Black
Female
13
1847
Black
Female
9
1851
Black
Female
17
1843
Black
Male
3
1857
Black
Female
25
1835
Black
Female
8
1852
Black
Female
5
1855
Black
Male
1
1859
Black
Female
27
1833
Black
Male
6
1854
Black
Male
2
1858
Black
Female
24
1836
Black
Male
9
1851
Black
Female
6
1854
Black
Female
3
1857
Black
Male
28
1832
Black
Female
27
1833
Black
Female
45
1815
Black
Female
50
1810
Black
Female
35
1825
Black
Sources
↑1840 Census:
"1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: Leon, Florida Territory; Roll: 36; Page: 72; Family History Library Film: 0006712 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1635222 (accessed 25 October 2022)
Silas B Allen in Leon, Florida Territory.
↑1850 Census:
"1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91415868 (accessed 25 October 2022)
Silas D Allen in Division 8, Leon, Florida, USA.
↑1860 Census:
"1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #94086712 (accessed 25 October 2022)
Silas D Allen in Leon, Florida, USA.