Horace SYLVESTER

Father: George SYLVESTER
Mother: Alice Walker SMALL

Family 1: Lucy Sigers SMALL

(1) Source: Maine, U.S., Vital Records via Ancestry.com. 
                                            _William SYLVESTER _
                      _Charles SYLVESTER __|
                     |                     |_Mary SPRINGER _____
 _George SYLVESTER __|
|                    |                      _Caleb BARKER ______
|                    |_Lucy BARKER ________|
|                                          |_Illathera HOWLAND__
|
|--Horace SYLVESTER
|
|                                           ____________________
|                     _Luther SMALL________|
|                    |                     |____________________
|_Alice Walker SMALL_|
                     |                      ____________________
                     |_Elizabeth B. WALKER_|
                                           |____________________

Notes

Updated February 26, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Maine, U.S., Vital Records via Ancestry.com: Augusta Births

"Horace [SYLVESTER], s. of George W. and Alice (SMALL), July 27, 1840"

(2) 1850 United States Census for Maine, Kennebec Co., Augusta: Page 8; July 19, 1850.

Horace SYLVESTER is the son of George W. and Alice W. SYLVESTER. He is 11 years old, born in Maine, and is attending school. The family resides in the Augusta House hotel where George is the clerk.

(3) 1860 United States Census for Maine, Kennebec Co., Augusta (Augusta Post Office): Page 1; June 1, 1860.

Horace SYLVESTER is the son of George W. and Alice W. SYLVESTER. He is 19 years old, born in Maine, and is an apprentice.

(4) National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) Database

- Name: SYLVESTER, Horace
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit Name: Company G; 1st Regiment, Maine Cavalry
- Battle Unit Name: Company I; 1st Regiment, District of Columbia Cavalry
- Soldier's Rank In: Private
- Soldier's Rank Out: Private
- Film Number: M543 ROLL 20 and M538 ROLL 3

(5) U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles via Ancestry.com

- Name: Horace SYLVESTER
- Enlistment Age: 22
- Enlistment Rank: Private
- Muster Place: Maine
- Muster Regiment: 1st Cavalry
- Muster Information: Enlisted
- Muster Out Date: 19 Feb 1864
- Muster Out Information: Transferred
- Side of War: Union
- Survived War?: Yes
- Residence Place: Augusta, Maine
- Notes: Detailed, (Washington, DC), 1864
- Muster 2 Date: 19 Feb 1864
- Muster 2 Place: Maine
- Muster 2 Unit: 1014
- Muster 2 Company: G
- Muster 2 Regiment: 1st Cavalry
- Muster 2 Information: Transferred
- Muster Out 2 Date: 01 Aug 1865
- Muster Out 2 Place: Petersburg, Virginia

(6) Maine, U.S., Vital Records via Ancestry.com: Augusta Marriages, page 151

"SYLVESTER, Horace, s. of George and Alice (SMALL), and Lucy SMALL, in Richmond, Dec. 24, 1865. P.R.31. [Int. Small of Richmond.]"

(7) Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records via Ancestry.com: City of Boston, 1867

- Date of Death: 1 Mar 1867
- Name: Horace SYLVESTER
- Marital Status: Married
- Age: 27 years; 7 months
- Cause of Death: Apoplexy
- Residence and Place of Death: 117 Athens
- Occupation: Printer
- Place of Birth: Augusta, Me.
- Parents and Birthplace: George W. (Bath, Me.) and Alice (Freedom, Me.)

(8) U.S., Civil War Pension Index via Ancestry.com: Widow's Pension

- Name of Soldier: SYLVESTER, Horace
- Widow: TARBETT, Lucy S.
- Service: I. 1. D.C. Cav. G. 1. Me. Cav.
- Date of Filing: 1888 Dec 6
- Filing: application 385.080; certificate 862473; filed from Massachusetts

(9) Maine, U.S., Veterans Cemetery Records via Ancestry.com: City of Boston, 1867

- Name: SYLVESTER Horace
- Address: Bowdoinham (Sagadahoc)
- Date of Birth: 1840
- Date of Death: Mar. 1, 1867
- Cemetery: Small, Section A, Lot 15
- Date of Enlistment: Feb. 19, 1864 at Augusta
- Date of Discharge: Aug. 1, 1865
- Branch: Army
- Rank: Private
- Type of Marker: Civ. War Marker & Flag
- War Record: Co. I 1st D. C. Cav--Co. G 1st Regt. Cav.
- Additional Comments: Source - A. G. O. Vol. 2-64-65 P. 33

(10) Find a Grave

- Name: Horace SYLVESTER
- Birth: 27 Jul 1839
- Death: 1 Mar 1867 (aged 27)
- Burial: Knight-Small Cemetery; Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
- Memorial ID: 52495230

(11) Seeking Information via Newspapers.com: The Boston Globe; Boston, Massachusetts; Sunday, October 06, 1895; Page 30

"Addresses are requested as follows... of anybody who knew Horace SYLVESTER, Co G, 1st Maine cavalry, by Lucy S. TARBETT, Stoneham, Mass."

(12) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC., p. 3.