The Sylvester Family

-from the PLAINVIEW NEWS
and other sources

1882

June 10, 1882- Edwin Sylvester has been engaged to take the positioning the Plainview Bank vacated by Louis Champine's removal to Fargo. He entered upon his duties last Monday. (NOTE: The Plainview Bank at this time was a wooden structure located on the NW corner of Broadway and Washington Street. It was the original Ozias Wilcox store built in 1856 as one of the first buildings build in Centerville, later renamed Plainview.)
July 15, 1882- Report of Woodland School for term closing July 7. 31 enrolled. Average attendance 24. Top ten listed. 2. Electa Sylvester 97. (NOTE: The Woodland School was located near the George W. Sylvester farm where the children attended. It later burned and was replaced by another school located near the Woodland Cemetery in Plainview Township.)
September 9, 1882- Frank Sylvester has gone to Madison, Wisconsin to learn telegraphy.

1883

May 26, 1883- Report of the Woodland School for the month ending May 18, 1883. Number enrolled 27: Average attendance 23.
Names of scholars neither absent or tardy: Electa Sylvester, Nellie Sylvester
Eva M. Evans, teacher.
July 21, 1883- Report of Woodland School for the month ending July 13, 1883. Number enrolled 20. Names of scholars not absent: Electa Sylvester, Nellie Sylvester. Scholars whose average in deportment and studies was over 80- Nellie Sylvester 95; Electa Sylvester 91 2/5. Not absent or tardy for the term. Nellie Sylvester.
Eva M. Evans, teacher.
July 28, 1883- E. Sylvester -$3.00 for Elgin Disaster fund. (NOTE: A cyclone had hit the community of Elgin and a relief fund was set up to help the victims.)
Mr. R.W. Chapman and family who number among the principle sufferers from the late storm in Elgin, have concluded to remove to Plainview. (NOTE[*]: This is Hettie [Dillon] Sylvester's family who later marries Edwin Sylvester).
September 29, 1883- A good span of work horses for sale. Enquire of E.L. Sylvester at the Plainview Bank.
November 10, 1883- Mrs. Sylvester, mother of Ed. Sylvester, book keeper in the Plainview Bank, has moved into town, occupying Mrs. Stone's residence. (NOTE: The location of this site is unknown.)
December 1, 1883- Miss Hattie Sylvester started for St. Joseph, (NOTE: Minnesota) last Tuesday, to visit her brother, Frank, intending to be gone a week or 10 days.

1884

January 19, 1884- Miss Hattie Sylvester is visiting friends in Rochester.
May 10, 1884- Contributors to buy new instruments for the Plainview Band- E.L. Sylvester.
August 16, 1884- Frank Sylvester, formerly of this place, but now of St. Joseph,

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