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Question

My great grandmother just told me about my paternal great great grandmother whose name might be Silvia?Savanna?Sivan?or something that sound like those.Her married name was Ervin but her maiden name was Brown.She was most likely born in S.C. around very late 1800's and she died here around the 1960's.She had many children but my great grandfather name was Willie Ervin who served in World War I. i need help finding her parents and husband name.

Answer 1

Where's SC? If South Carolina, sorry I'm in the UK so can't help. If it's Europe somewhere I may be able to though...

Answer 2

Do you have any other clues?  Any other kids names or the dates of your ggrandfather?

There were 3 Willie Ervins from SC that had WWI records.  Do any of these names ring a bell?.

Name: William C Ervin

Home in 1920: Mingo, Williamsburg, South Carolina

Age: 4 years 5 months

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1915

Birthplace: South Carolina

Relation to Head of House: Son  

Father's Name: Wm C

Father's Birth Place: South Carolina  

Mother's Name: Mina

Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina  

Marital Status: Single  

Race: Black

s*x: Male

Image: 289  

Household Members: Name Age

Wm C Ervin 46  

Mina Ervin 33  

Auether Ervin 10  

James Ervin 8  

Minda Ervin 6  

William C Ervin 4 5/12  

Flora Ervin 1 2/12

Answer 3

Name: Willie Ervin

Birth Date: 28 February 1916

Death Date: December 1980

Issuing State: South Carolina

Residence at Death: Florence,Florence,South Carolina 29501

Death Benefit Place: Florence,Florence,South Carolina 29501

SSN: 248-18-6885

www.ancestry.com--1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Robert Brown

Home in 1900: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina

Age: 50  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850  

Birthplace: South Carolina  

Relationship to head-of-house: Head  

Spouse's Name: Bella

Race: Black  

Household Members: Name Age

Robert Brown --50 (Head of household: b. 1850, SC)

Bella Brown-- 48  (Wife; b.1852, SC)

Andrew Brown --16 (Son; b. 1884, SC)

Mathew Brown --11  (Son; b.1889, SC)

**Silvy Ann Brown-- 8  (Daughter; b. 1892,SC)

Edward Brown --5  (Grandson; b. 1895,SC)

Henry Brown-- 3  (Grandson; b.1897, SC)



    

Can't find much about either Willie or Silvy. But, if I have the right lady, it lists her parents' names, at least. PS If Willie was born in 1915, he would have served in World War 2 (he'd have been only 3 when WW1 ended in 1918).