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Topic: Silks Family Buried in Douglas
Conf: Jackson County Queries, Msg: 835
From: Deleted User
Date: 3/25/1999 07:45 AM

Emma was a GRACE before she married Eli.
Emma was born in Independance, Kansas March 24, 1877. She was the daughter of
James R Grace and Martha Brown From Ks too. Emma died in Douglas, Kansas. She married Joseph Eli Silks in Greenfield, Mo. 1904.

Joseph Eli Silks, Emma Silks, William Franklin Silks All buried in Douglas Ks.
I wonder how I could find out the Cemetary they are in.

Joseph Eli Silks (out of Joseph, Abraham, Davi1) was born in Penn. July 24, 1856. Joseph died in Douglas, Kansas. He married twice. He married Florence Silks in Atchison Ks. Then He married Emma (Olds other husbands name) Grace born in Independance, Kansas.

Joseph Eli Silks and Florence Silks had the following child:
Dora ? was born on (birth date unknown).

1) Joseph Eli Silks and Emma Olds Grace had the following children:
Hennretta Naomi Silks was born August 7, 1906.

2) William Frank Silks was born in Elmdale, Kansas February 21, 1914. William died February 23, 1927 in Douglas, Kansas, at 13 years of age.

3) Jesse Edward Silks was born April 11, 1918 in Douglas, Kansas
died in Lamont Ok. Oct 14 1994

It was just found out that Emma and Eli Silks had another child in Everton Mo. named Douglas Silks in 1904.