Silas Burke Hovious
b. 1829, Lawrence County, Indiana, to John and Eliza (Litten) Hovious
d. 11 March 1915, Emporia, Kansas

m. 9 February 1854, Morgan County, Indiana
Mary Russell
b. Indiana
d. 21 September 1883, Hartford, Kansas

Children with Mary Russell:

• Rosanna
• Sarah
• John
• Eliza
• Charles
• Fred
• Mable
• Francis
• Omer

Silas served in the Mexican War from 1847 to 1848 in Indiana Infantry Company G, 4th Regiment Volunteers. He moved to Kansas about 1885.

Submitted by:
Betty Hollowell
Ft. Lauderdale FL