Individual Details
Dornisha Leutetia "Neita Louise" Greenhaw
(18 Jan 1863 - 4 Jan 1946)
Daughter of PVT William W Greenhaw and Rutha Prather Greenhaw of the New Salem Community, Rusk County, Texas. When her mother was pregnant with her the father was enlisted in Civil War for Texas got capture and taken prisoner and died in Prisoner camp in Illinois. Her mother died shortly afterwards and the grands parents King and Martha Jane Greer Prather took her and siblings in. They both died 1873. She and siblings lived with the Doctor and his wife in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas until they all married. Her siblings were:
1. Martha Jane Greenhaw 1854- UNK
2. James Darris Greenhaw 1856-1940/Sarah Ann Elizabeth Jeters
3. Anthony King Greenhaw 1858-1948 / never married
4. William W Greenhaw, Jr. 1860-1943 / never married
Arranged married by the Doctor for Dornisha to James Edward Silvey, Jr. on 17 May 1881 Rusk, Cherokee, Texas. He had 3 sons:
1. Peter George Pete Silvey 1873-1938/Oma Mayfield
2. William H Silvey 1874-1880
3. James Edward Little Jim Silvey III 1876-1892
She and James Silvey had the following children together:
1. John Silvey 1882-1882
2. Leila Belle Silvey 1884-1956/ James Hamilton Davis
3. Willie Louise Silvey 1886-1964/William Absolom Alps Davis
4. Darris N. Silvey 1889-1970/ Never married
5. Charles Davison Chase Silvey 1891-1904
6. Martha Malissa Mattie Silvey 1893-1921/Walter Harvey Walt Rogers
7. Mittie Lorraine Silvey 1896-1990/ John Albert Walker
She married her second husband Zora Bobel Brown on 30 Mar 1902 Rusk, Cherokee, Texas. They lived in Wells, Cherokee, Texas and they one child together:
1. Linnie Zora Brown 1903-1990/ Arrice Dalton Drury 'Dick' Fults.
Sources:
Family Tree
Cherokee Census and Marriage Records
Rusk County Records
Springfield Illinois Miltary Records
Mt. Hope Cemetery, Wells Texas
Eden Cemetery Directory and Texas Death Certificate
Family links:
Spouses:
James Edward Silvey (1846 - 1900)
Zora Bobel Brown (1849 - 1936)
Children:
Leila Belle Silvey Davis (1884 - 1956)*
Willie Louise Silvey Davis (1886 - 1964)*
Doris Darris Silvey (1889 - 1970)*
Malissa Ann Silvey Rogers (1893 - 1921)*
Mittie Lorraine Silvey Walker (1896 - 1990)*
Linnie Brown Fults (1903 - 1990)*
1. Martha Jane Greenhaw 1854- UNK
2. James Darris Greenhaw 1856-1940/Sarah Ann Elizabeth Jeters
3. Anthony King Greenhaw 1858-1948 / never married
4. William W Greenhaw, Jr. 1860-1943 / never married
Arranged married by the Doctor for Dornisha to James Edward Silvey, Jr. on 17 May 1881 Rusk, Cherokee, Texas. He had 3 sons:
1. Peter George Pete Silvey 1873-1938/Oma Mayfield
2. William H Silvey 1874-1880
3. James Edward Little Jim Silvey III 1876-1892
She and James Silvey had the following children together:
1. John Silvey 1882-1882
2. Leila Belle Silvey 1884-1956/ James Hamilton Davis
3. Willie Louise Silvey 1886-1964/William Absolom Alps Davis
4. Darris N. Silvey 1889-1970/ Never married
5. Charles Davison Chase Silvey 1891-1904
6. Martha Malissa Mattie Silvey 1893-1921/Walter Harvey Walt Rogers
7. Mittie Lorraine Silvey 1896-1990/ John Albert Walker
She married her second husband Zora Bobel Brown on 30 Mar 1902 Rusk, Cherokee, Texas. They lived in Wells, Cherokee, Texas and they one child together:
1. Linnie Zora Brown 1903-1990/ Arrice Dalton Drury 'Dick' Fults.
Sources:
Family Tree
Cherokee Census and Marriage Records
Rusk County Records
Springfield Illinois Miltary Records
Mt. Hope Cemetery, Wells Texas
Eden Cemetery Directory and Texas Death Certificate
Family links:
Spouses:
James Edward Silvey (1846 - 1900)
Zora Bobel Brown (1849 - 1936)
Children:
Leila Belle Silvey Davis (1884 - 1956)*
Willie Louise Silvey Davis (1886 - 1964)*
Doris Darris Silvey (1889 - 1970)*
Malissa Ann Silvey Rogers (1893 - 1921)*
Mittie Lorraine Silvey Walker (1896 - 1990)*
Linnie Brown Fults (1903 - 1990)*
Events
| Birth | 18 Jan 1863 | Upshur County, Texas |  | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 27 Sep 1870 | (King Prather and Martha Greer) Henderson, Rusk County, Texas | |  | |
| Marriage | 17 May 1881 | Rusk County, Texas - James Edward Silvey Jr. | | | |
| Census | 4 Jun 1900 | Looneyville, Nacogdoches County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage | 30 Mar 1902 | Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas - Zora Bobel Brown | |||
| Death | 4 Jan 1946 | Diboll, Angelina County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Mount Hope Cemetery, Wells, Cherokee County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | James Edward Silvey Jr. (1846 - 1900) |
| Child | John Silvey (1882 - 1882) |
| Child | Leila Belle Silvey (1884 - 1956) |
| Child | Willie Louise Silvey (1886 - 1964) |
| Child | Doris Darris "Uncle Quack" Silvey (1889 - 1970) |
| Child | Chase Davison Silvey (1891 - 1904) |
| Child | Malissa Ann "Mattie" Silvey (1893 - 1921) |
| Child | Mittie Lorraine Silvey (1896 - 1990) |
| Spouse | Zora Bobel Brown (1849 - 1936) |
| Child | Linnie Zora Brown (1903 - 1990) |
| Father | William Wyatt Greenhaw Sr. (1830 - 1863) |
| Mother | Rutha Prather (1830 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Martha Jane Greenhaw (1854 - ) |
| Sibling | James Daris Greenhaw (1857 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Anthony King "Sol" Greenhaw (1858 - 1948) |
| Sibling | William Wyatt "Chief" Greenhaw Jr. (1860 - 1943) |
Notes
Birth
Her tombstone has her date of birth as 1865, but her parents both died before 1865. It is pobable that Leutitia lied about her age. Her age (7) reported in the 1870 census would put her birth in 1863.Census (family)-shared
King Prother M 67 South CarolinaMartha Prother F 65 South Carolina
Columbia Prother F 25 Alabama
Martha Greenhome F 16 Texas
James L Greenhome M 13 Texas
Anthony K Greenhome M 12 Texas
William T Greenhome M 10 Texas
Letitia S Greenhome F 7 Texas
Marriage
Arranged married by the Doctor for Dornisha to James Edward Silvey, Jr. on 17 May 1881 Rusk, Cherokee, Texas.20 Oct 1881 is the date on another record:
"Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F61C-NX1 : 22 December 2016), James E. Silvey and Lunitia Greenhaw, 20 Oct 1881; citing Rusk, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,020,944.
Census
Dornisha L Sylva Head F 35 Texas - FarmerLola B Sylva Daughter F 16 Texas
Willie L Sylva Daughter F 14 Texas
Doris N Sylva Son M 11 Texas
Chase D Sylva Son M 9 Texas
Mattie M Sylva Daughter F 7 Texas
Millie L Sylva Daughter F 4 Texas
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXGC-Q26 : accessed 03 Mar 2014), King Prother, Texas, United States; citing p. , family 438, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000553102..
2. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F61C-F57 : 22 December 2016), J. E. Silvey and Leutitia Greenhaw, 17 May 1881; citing Rusk, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,020,944..
3. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P5-ZZQ : accessed 4 June 2017), Willie L Sylva in household of Dornisha L Sylva, Justice Precinct 7, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 3B, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,661..
4. Find A Grave Memorial# 67010194.