Sylvester D. Lincoln was born 6 Jul 1864 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois. He is the son of Margaret Cassingham and Eli Nathan Lincoln. He was a school teacher and a high school principal. He died 12 Sep 1947 at the age of 83. He is buried at La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.

On 2 or 5 Nov 1893, he married Minnie M. Johnson in McDonough County, Illinois. She was born 29 Dec 1868. She died 28 Jan 1927 at age 58 and is buried at La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.

Children of Sylvester D. Lincoln and Minnie M. Johnson:

1. E. Gladys Lincoln was born 19 Oct 1894 in Elvaston, Hancock, Illinois. She died 18 Jun 1979 at age 84 in Warren, Marshall, Minnesota. She was buried 23 Jun 1979 at La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.
   • On 12 Mar 1949, she married Garfield Nicholls. He is the son of Mr. Nicholls and Miss Forsberg. He was born 5 Jan 1887 in Warren, Marshall, Minnesota. He died 15 Aug 1964 at age 77 in Marshall County, Minnesota.
2. Leland Lincoln was born 21 Oct 1896 in Elvaston, Hancock, Illinois.

Sources

Sylvester:

• Marriage from the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763 - 1900 which gives the date as the 5th.
• Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker.

Minnie: Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker.

Gladys:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 475-07-4249) - which lists her birth as the 19th.
• Birth and Death from Minnesota Death Index [Name: Gladys Nicholls; Birth Date: 19 Oct 1894; Death Date: 18 Jun 1979; Death County: Marshall; Mother's Maiden Name: Johnson; State File Number: 013936; Certificate Number: 013936; Certificate Year: 1979; Record Number: 1983302].
• Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker.

Garfield:

• Birth from WWI Draft Registration [Name: Garfield Nicholls; City: Warren; County: Marshall; State: Minnesota; Birthplace: Warren, Minnesota; Birth Date: 5 Jan 1887; Race: Caucasian (White); Roll: 1675518; Marital Status: Married; Registered: 5 June 1917].
• Birth and Death from Minnesota Death Index [Name: Garfield Nicholls; Birth Date: 5 Jan 1887; Death Date: 15 Aug 1964; Death County: Marshall; Mother's Maiden Name: Forsberg; State File Number: 011186; Certificate Number: 011186; Certificate Year: 1964; Record Number: 1577787].

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Sylvester: 1870 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 25.
• Sylvester: 1880 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 2.