Silas Leary ²¹⁵

  General Notes:

Silas is buried in the Mt. Horeb Cemetery, Hinton, Virginia.

Silas Leary's first wife died at the age of 14 years. She was buried in a common grave along with several others who were transferred from the old burying ground in Dayton, Virginia to higher ground due to high water levels in the Mill Pond. She is buried in a churchyard near Hinton, Rockingham County, Virginia.

Silas signed his first marriage license (Margaret Miller) with a mark (x) in 1841. By 1846 he was able to sign his name on his marriage license with Margaret Minnich.

The 1860 Federal Census of Rockingham County, Virginia, lists Silas Leary as 40 years old and his birth place Virginia. His occupation was farm laborer. Real Estate value was 200, and personal value was 60.

The 1880 Federal Census lists Silas Lary as 59 years old and a farmer in Rockingham, Virginia. Family members living in the household were Silas (59 - Farmer), Margaret (59 - Keeping House), Jacob (27 - Laborer) and Mary (33). The birthplace of his parents was Virginia.

From notes written by Silas's grandaughter, Alice Paulina Leary
My grandfather Silas Leary's old home was near Hinton, Virginia. He gave some land to build a church near his home. It was United Bretheran built in 1875. The old home still stands there.
The cemetery where grandparents and aunts and uncles rest is just back behind the church.
Cousin Claud Leary (uncle Clint's son) lives on Route 2 in Dayton, Virginia.
A cousin of David Leary (a nephew of Silas Leary), Josephus Leary donated money to this church and they used it to remodel the church. It is now quite a modern country church.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Cemetery: Mt. Horeb Cemetery: Hinton, Rockingham County, Virginia. Silas Leary and his second wife are buried in a churchyard near Hinton, Rockingham County, Virginia. From internet sources, I believe this to be Mt. Horeb Cemetery.

• Residence: Hinton, Rockingham County, Virginia. Silas Leary's old homestead is near Hinton, Virginia.

• Occupation, 1860, Rockingham County, Virginia. The 1860 Federal Census of Rockingham County, Virginia, lists the occupation of Silas Leary as Farm Laborer.

Silas married Margaret Miller, daughter of Jacob Miller and Unknown, on 8 Nov 1841 in Rockingham, Virginia. (Margaret Miller was born about 1830 in Virginia and died about 1844 in Rockingham County, Virginia.)

Silas next married Margaret Minnich, daughter of John Minnich and Elizabeth Hause, on 20 Jul 1846 in Rockingham, Virginia. (Margaret Minnich was born on 11 May 1821 in Virginia,^215,227 died on 27 Nov 1890 ²²⁵ and was buried in Mt. Horeb Cemetery, Hinton, Virginia.)