Sylvester Jahn , 10 North 49 West
Sylvester claimed a tract in section 2, 10N 49W in 1890.
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He might be the Sylvester Zahn/Jahn/John in 1880 Summit County, Colorado, 41, single, born in Baden Germany.
This one is one of a group of over 50 miners living with Oscar and Mame Lawson, both 45.
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Thanks to the Cleveland family
In 1870 Rock County, Wisconsin, S. St. John is 29, a painter, with Hattie 26, "Lucella" female nine months [this must be Llewellyn]. Albert and Clara, both 72 are living with them.
In 1880 Kearney, Nebraska, Sylvester S. St. John is an insurance agent, 37, with Hattie E. 33, Llewellyn N. 10, Leroy E. 7, Romain A. 2, and Earl V. ten months.
"SYLVESTER S. ST. JOHN real estate, insurance, loan and collecting agency, sells private lands. He was born in Fairfield County, Conn., October 8, 1840. He was brought up a printer, and followed that business until he came to Kearney. He ran a job office at Janesville, Wis., under the firm name of Veeder & St. John, and began in the spring of 1868 the publication of the Rock County Recorder. He enlisted, August 20, 1862, in the Twelfth Wisconsin Light Artillery, and participated in the battle of Iuka, September 19,1862; second battle of Corinth October 3 and 4, 1862; Grant's raid to Holly Springs, Yazoo Pass expedition, Vicksburg campaign, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hill, Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, surrender of Atlanta, Ga., and Altoona, and was wounded in the latter battle; in the march to the sea, Raleigh, N. C., and was mustered out at Newbern, N. C., May 1, 1865; returned to his home and soon engaged in the printing business. He was present at the organization of Kearney Township, and was the first Town Clerk, and is at present a member of the City Council. Was married, in Milton, Rock Co., Wis., July 15, 1868, to Miss Hattie E. Carter, of Rock County, Wis. They have five children--Lewellyn N., Roy E., Arthur S., deceased, Ralph W., deceased, Romaine A., Earl V. and Amy M., an adopted daughter. Mr. S. is a member of the Masonic order of this city and Treasurer of Blue Lodge; Captain General of his Commandery."
1893 " The misconduct of Sylvester S. St. John as president of the Commercial and Savings bank in becoming a party to the misappropriation of the assets of that bank, subjected him to a personal liability for the full value of those assets to the bank's creditors. It cannot be too strongly or too frequently impressed upon the minds of officers and managers of banks and other corporations that they are but agents, and as such they must loyally serve their principals. Banks are necessary concomitants of civilization; to them are entrusted the earnings of honest toil, the accumulations of intelligent enterprise; the trust funds of charity, orphanage and helpless old age, and as managers of such institutions bank presidents and cashiers and directors cannot be too strongly impressed with the responsibility of their official positions. As to this trust relation, the law will especially tolerate no violation of the eighth commandment. " Following the above scathing denunciation of the bank's officers is the order upon St. John and the investment company to pay into the hands of the receiver before July 6 the amount of $27,??? of which they had robbed the broken bank."
In 1900 Kearney, Nebraska, S.S. St. John is a real estate dealer, born October 1840 in COnnecticut, married 31 years to Hattie E. July 1844 Wiwsconsin. Llewllyn Sept 1869 in Wisconsin, Julia his wife born May 1872 in Nebraska, and Earl August 1879 Nebraska.
Sylvester, an insurance agent, and Hattie are alone in 1910 Kearney.
He died June 25, 1910, buried in Kearney # 31116128.
On the same stone are Hattie July 1844-NOvember 2, 1915, Leroy 1872-1903, Earl 1879-1901, Jennie Mills St. John 1869-1923, and Llewellyn 1869-1929.
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