Person:Silas Bent (1)

Watchers
Silas Albert (Alfred?) Bent
m. Abt 1859
  1. Charles Bent1860 - 1938
  2. Julian William Bent1862 - 1919
  3. Silas Albert (Alfred?) Bent1864 - 1953
m. 14 Mar 1899
  1. Charlotte Vivian Bent1901 - 1991
  2. Helen D. Bent1907 - 1992
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Silas Albert (Alfred?) Bent
Gender Male
Birth[3][1][2] 20 Oct 1864 Taos County, New Mexico
Marriage 14 Mar 1899 Las Animas County, Colorado(at least 3 children)
to Emma Hazelbell Walden
Census[4] 1910 Las Animas County, Colorado
Census[5] 1920 Augusta Twp, Las Animas County, Colorado
Census[6] 1930 Aquilar Twp, Las Animas County, Colorado
Census[7] 1940 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California
Death[3][1] 5 Aug 1953 San Bernardino County, California
Burial[1] Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California

Las Animas County, Colorado, 1910 census:[4]

Bent, Silas A. Head 45 yrs (marr. 11 yrs) b. New Mexico (parents, b. "United States"/New Mexico) Machinist (Work Shop)
      Emma Wife 30 yrs (2 children, 2 living) b. Arkansas (parents, b. Missouri)
      Charlotte Dau 9 yrs b. Colorado (parents, b. New Mexico/Arkansas)
      Helen Dau 3 yrs b. Colorado (parents, b. New Mexico/Arkansas)
Philips, W. A. [m] Lodger 20 yrs (single) b. Colorado (parents, b. "United States"/Illinois) Chemist (Laboratory)

Las Animas County, Colorado, 1920 census:[5]

Bent, Silas A. Head 55 yrs b. New Mexico (parents, b. Missouri/New Mexico) Night Watchman (Powder Plant)
      Emma H. Wife 37 yrs b. Arkansas (parents, b. Missouri)
      Charlotte V. Dau 19 yrs b. Colorado (parents, b. New Mexico/Arkansas)
      Helen D. Son 12 yrs b. Colorado (parents, b. New Mexico/Arkansas)

Las Animas County, Colorado, 1930 census:[6]

Bent, Silas A. Head 66 yrs (marr. at 38 yrs) b. New Mexico (parents, b. Missouri/Colorado) "None"
      Emma H. Wife 48 yrs (marr. at 16 yrs) b. Arkansas (parents, b. Tennessee/Missouri) Manager (Telephone Office)
      Helen Dau 21 yrs (single) b. Colorado (parents, b. New Mexico/Arkansas) Operator (Telephone)

San Bernardino County, California, 1940 census:[7]

Bent, Silas A. Head 75 yrs (8th Gr) b. New Mexico 1935: Same place [no occupation listed]
      Emma H. Wife 60 yrs (8th Gr) b. Arkansas 1935: Same place
Olney, Luther W. Son/law 28 yrs (HS-1) b. New York 1935: Same place Carpenter (Pacific Fruit Exchange)
      Helen D. Dau 22 yrs (HS-2) b. Colorado 1935: Same place
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.

    Silas A. Bent
    Military marker: New Mexico / Cpl / Co G, 1st Terr US Vol Inf / Sp Amer War

  2. 2.0 2.1 United States. Social Security Administration. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015).
  3. 3.0 3.1 California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Las Animas, Colorado, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 102, p. 8A, dwelling/family 131/156 (12-A Pocahontas St).
  5. 5.0 5.1 Las Animas, Colorado, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 117, p. 3A, dwelling/family 48/50.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Las Animas, Colorado, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 9, p. 4B, dwelling/family 89/90.
  7. 7.0 7.1 San Bernardino, California, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule: Sixteenth Census of the United States, NARA Microfilm Publication T627. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration)
    ED 36-130, p. 8B, #180 (1280 'K' St).
  8.   United States. Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941.

    Name: Bent, Silas A.
    Birth: 20 Oct 1864
    Death: 5 Aug 1953
    Cemetery: Pioneer Memorial Cemetery (San Bernardino, Calif.)
    Informant: Emma H. Bent
    Service: Private, Co. G, 1st Territorial Regiment / U.S. Volunteer Infantry
    Pension No. XC-2-322-941

  9.   San Bernardino [California] City Directory
    p. 43, 1937.

    Bent, Silas A (Emma H) h1280 K