Individual Details

Silas Jacob Horst

(11 Jan 1893 - 19 Dec 1981)

Silas Horst was a farmer, an educator and a minister in South English, Iowa. He was ordained on 10 August 1924, and served the Liberty Mennonite Church of Iowa. Silas was the first principal of the Iowa Mennonite School in Kalona, Iowa.

Events

Birth11 Jan 1893Newton, Newton, KS
Marriage30 Sep 1923Nellie Kate Showalter
Death19 Dec 1981
Burial, , IA

Families

SpouseNellie Kate Showalter (1898 - 1990)
ChildEmery Glen Horst (1928 - 1943)
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FatherFrancis W. Horst (1854 - 1927)
MotherMargaret Elizabeth Hoover (1859 - 1921)
SiblingAda Salome Horst (1880 - 1967)
SiblingMagdalena "Lena" Horst (1881 - 1964)
SiblingMary Ann Horst (1884 - 1917)
SiblingAmon Hoover Horst (1886 - 1929)
SiblingTitus Franklin Horst (1889 - 1963)
SiblingMatilda Kate "Tillie" Horst (1890 - 1943)
SiblingGaius Abraham Horst (1894 - 1971)
SiblingRufus Paul Horst (1896 - 1981)
SiblingClayton Leslie Horst (1900 - 1985)

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