Silas Emerson Nowlin b. 1809 Garrard County, Kentucky, USA d. 22 Mar 1891 Dearborn County, Indiana, USA

1809 - 1891 (82 years)

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Name	Silas Emerson Nowlin
Born	1809	Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
Gender	Male
Died	22 Mar 1891	Dearborn County, Indiana, USA [1]
Buried	Cambridge Cemetery, Dearborn Co, Indiana
Person ID	I1036	Decker Family Tree
Last Modified	11 Oct 2019

Father	Zachariah Nowlin, b. Abt 1775, Virginia, USA , d. 1824, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA (Age 49 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Polly "Mary" Elizabeth Acton, b. 26 Apr 1783, Kentucky, USA , d. 14 Jan 1847, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	30 Dec 1805	Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
Family ID	F172	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Martha Jane Hargitt, b. 10 Jan 1829, d. 17 May 1891, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA (Age 62 years)

Married 24 Sep 1849

Children

	1. Sherman Everett Nowlin, b. 1 Feb 1865, Indiana, USA , d. 3 Dec 1924, Hamilton County, Ohio (Age 59 years) [natural]
	2. Emily Elizabeth Nowlin, b. 1850, d. 1930 (Age 80 years) [natural]
	3. Richard Mason Nowlin, b. 8 Sep 1852, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA , d. 13 Aug 1853, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]
	4. Jeremiah Thomas Nowlin, b. 1854, d. 1936 (Age 82 years) [natural]
	5. Charles Whitfield Nowlin, b. 1855, d. 1943 (Age 88 years) [natural]
	6. Cora Alma Nowlin, b. 19 Apr 1862, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA , d. 3 Oct 1863, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA (Age 1 years) [natural]
	7. Robert Sparks Nowlin, b. 23 Feb 1867, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA , d. 22 Sep 1951, Hamilton County, Ohio (Age 84 years) [natural]
	8. Silas William Nowlin, b. 15 Jul 1857, Bright, Dearborn, Indiana, USA , d. 10 Apr 1947, Jefferson Township, Clinton Co, Ohio, USA (Age 89 years) [natural]

Last Modified 11 Oct 2019

Family ID F143 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Elenor Cooper Blasdel, b. 16 Sep 1816, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA , d. 8 Jun 1846, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA (Age 29 years)

Married 3 Jun 1835 Dearborn County, Indiana, USA

Children

	1. Elijah Blasdel Nowlin, b. 12 Mar 1836, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA , d. 30 Jul 1896, Callaway, Custer, Nebraska, USA (Age 60 years) [natural]
	2. Nancy Elizabeth Nowlin, b. 7 Oct 1837, d. 6 Feb 1937, Higginsport, Brown, Ohio, USA (Age 99 years) [natural]
	3. Mary Nowlin, b. 2 Jan 1840, d. 5 Jan 1840 (Age 0 years) [natural]
	4. Jonathan Blasdel Nowlin, b. 2 Apr 1841, Bright, Dearborn, Indiana, USA , d. 17 Dec 1931, Farmer City, De Witt, Illinois, USA (Age 90 years) [natural]
	5. Mary Eliza Nowlin, b. 1843, d. 1910 (Age 67 years) [natural]
	6. Susannah Nowlin, b. 9 Apr 1845, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA , d. 21 May 1845, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]
	7. Eleanor Cooper Nowlin, b. 4 Jun 1846, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA , d. 4 Jul 1846, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]

Last Modified 11 Oct 2019

Family ID F342 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Aged 82 Yr. 9 Mo.

Silas' parents are Zachariah and Polly "Mary" (Acton) Nowlin. Silas was married twice: First to Elenor Cooper Blasdel on 03 Jun 1835, from which marriage 7 children were born. Then to Martha Jane Hargitt on 24 Sep 1849, from which marriage 9 children were born.

Silas worked by the month at flatboating for some years and in this way made his start in the business world. He would build a barge from lumber he cut, then fill it with wheat he grew, then float the barge down the river to New Orleans where he would sell both the grain and the lumber; then he would walk back to IN. It was on one of his return trips that his son Jonathan Blasdel was born. In 1835 he bought 140 acres of land and the following year he acquired 80 more. Eventually, he owned about 800 acres in Dearborn County, IN, besides a considerable tract in IL. He continued his river traffic until 1849, then devoted his time and attention to farming and stock raising. Silas and Elenor had seven children, four of whom were living in 1885. At the marriage of each of his children, he gave them some farm land in IN, OH, IL and MO. He lost a lot of money by going on notes for friends and he asked each of his children to refuse to sign a note for anyone.
Silas Emerson Nowlin is buried in the Cambridge (a/k/a Pella) Cemetery, near Guliford, Dearborn County, IN.
Discrepancy: His tombstone indicates that he died on 22 Mar 1891 at the age of 82 years and 9 months which would mean that his date of birth was 22 Jun 1808. His obituary indicates that he died on 26 Mar 1891. The 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 US Census records strongly suggest that he was born in 1809 rather than 1808. Family tradition suggests that he was born in 1809.

Sources
[S13] Gravestone.