A T Silver

SILVER, FRIEDLEY

Posted By: County Coordiantor
Date: 11/20/2006 at 10:33:28

A T Silver, farmer, Sec 18, P O Mineral Ridge, was born in Warren county, Ohio, February 25, 1827, and when five years of age his parents came to Indiana, he was raised in this state till he came West, in 1853, and settled in this county, but had made three trips to it prior to this date, he was at the first lot sale at Boonesboro, and was engaged in assisting to select the swamp lands under an act of Congress, after this he engaged in clerking at Boonesboro for McCall & Sypher, and in 1856 engaged in the mercantile business for himself at Mineral Ridge, which he continued for two years, also holding the office of postmaster and justice of the peace, he then engaged in his present occupation, his farm consists of 120 acres, he was married in this county April 15, 1855, to Miss S E Friedley, of Indiana, they have one adopted son: George W

1880 Boone Co History Book