In the 1860 census Silva (age 7) was at 16th District, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States.[2]
In the 1870 census Sylvia (age 16) was in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States.[3]
In the 1880 census Silva (age 25), Keeps House, was the wife of G. H. Murdock in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States.[4]
In the 1910 census Silva (age 56) was the wife of Harmon Murdock in Civil District 18, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States.[5]
In the 1920 census Sylvie (age 67) was the widowed mother of Amanda Murdock in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States.[6]
In the 1930 census Sylvia (age 77) was the widowed mother of Mandy Murdock in District 18, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States.[7]
Sylvia died on 8 Dec 1939 in DeKalb, Tennessee aged 86. She is buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, Smithville, Tennessee.[8][9]
Census Tables
1860 United States Federal Census: District 16, DeKalb, Tennessee
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Andrew M Presley
M
Stone Mason
North Carolina
Judah Presley
F
37
Tennessee
Robert V Presley
M
Tennessee
Mary E Presley
F
12
Tennessee
Silva J Presley
F
7
Tennessee
Pleasant W Presley
M
4
Tennessee
William C Presley
M
1
Tennessee
1870 United States Federal Census: District 16, DeKalb, Tennessee
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Milton A Pressley
M
50
Stone Mason
North Carolina
Mary L Pressley
F
41
Keeping House
Tennessee
Mary E Pressley
F
21
Keeping House
Tennessee
Sylvia J Pressley
F
16
Keeping House
Tennessee
George W Pressley
M
12
Tennessee
William C Pressley
11
Jacob B Pressley
M
7
Tennessee
Sarah F Pressley
F
5
Tennessee
Nancy C Ferrell
F
10
Tennessee
Henry L Lamb
M
8/12
Tennessee
1880 United States Federal Census: District 8, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
G. H. Murdock
M
36
Married
Head
Farming
Tennessee
Silva J. Murdock
F
25
Married
Wife
Keeps House
Tennessee
John B. Murdock
M
7
Single
Son
At Home
Tennessee
Polly A. Murdock
F
5
Single
Daughter
Tennessee
General Murdock
M
4
Single
Son
Tennessee
Maneel Murdock
M
2
Single
Son
Tennessee
Amanda Murdock
F
3/12
Single
Daughter
Tennessee
1910 United States Federal Census: Civil District 18, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Harmon Murdock
M
65
Married
Head
Farmer
Tennessee
Silva J Murdock
F
56
Married
Wife
Tennessee
Mandy Murdock
F
24
Single
Daughter
Tennessee
Elza Murdock
M
17
Single
Son
Farm Laborer
Tennessee
1920 United States Federal Census: Civil District 18, De Kalb, Tennessee
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Amanda Murdock
F
38
Single
Head
Farmer
Tennessee
Sylvie Murdock
F
67
Widowed
Mother
Tennessee
Elzie Murdock
M
27
Single
Brother
Farm Laborer
Tennessee
1930 United States Federal Census: District 18, Dekalb, Tennessee, USA
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Mandy Murdock
F
48
Single
Head
Tennessee
Elzie Murdock
M
34
Single
Brother
Farmer
Tennessee
Sylvia Murdock
F
77
Widowed
Mother
Tennessee
Sources
↑Marriage:
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
citing DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 593,050.
FamilySearch Record: QKH3-FH9Y (accessed 17 November 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93F-H6JK Image number 00305
Silvey J Pressley marriage to George H Murdock on 12 Sep 1872 in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States.
↑1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 219; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1247; FHL microfilm: 805247; Record number: 14172;
FamilySearch Record: M8TH-52W (accessed 17 November 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSC-92NB Image number 00385
Silva J Presley (7) at 16th District, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
↑1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 4; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 24; FHL microfilm: 000553023; Record number: 18979;
FamilySearch Record: MD85-DQ5 (accessed 17 November 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67NQ-5LH Image number 00505
Sylvia J Pressley (16) in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
↑1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: MD79-PXK (accessed 17 November 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBK-9HKK Image number 00358
Silva J Murdock (25), wife, Keeps House, in household of G. H. Murdock (36) in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee, United States.
↑1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910"
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 9A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1497; FHL microfilm 1,375,510.
FamilySearch Record: MGF9-2LS (accessed 17 November 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9T85-7SX Image number 00771
Silva J Murdock (56), wife, in household of Harmon Murdock (65) in Civil District 18, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
↑1920 Census:
"United States Census, 1920"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1737; Line: 41; FHL microfilm: 1821737; Record number: 25123;
FamilySearch Record: MNPL-ZHS (accessed 17 November 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RXB-4K1 Image number 00523
Sylvie Murdock (67), widowed mother, in household of Amanda Murdock (38) in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
↑1930 Census:
"United States Census, 1930"
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 3B, line 70, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2244; FHL microfilm 2,341,978.
FamilySearch Record: SPWL-86R (accessed 17 November 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RCX-NPD Image number 01169
Sylvia Murdock (77), widowed mother, in household of Mandy Murdock (48) in District 18, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
↑Death:
"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
citing FHL microfilm: 1876881; Record number: 5;
FamilySearch Record: NSS3-3PL (accessed 17 November 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRXQ-W8L Image number 01132
Sylvia Jane Murdock death 8 Dec 1939 (born 3Nov1853), daughter of Milton Presley & Judie Presley, in Silver Point, Putnam, Tennessee, United States.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #60849363 (accessed 17 November 2022)
Memorial page for Sylvia Jane Presley Murdock (3 Nov 1853-8 Dec 1935), citing Mount Holly Cemetery, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Scott Lee (contributor 46873509).
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