Silvey lived here with his wife, Mamie Tarbell Silvey.
1940 Census: Grover Silvey, age 51, farmer
Mamie L. Silvey, age 50
In an article in The St. Charles Cosmos-Monitor dated August 9, 1941, the following is stated:
"At Wentzville Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Silvey bought a little place. They were 'evacuated' from their little home in Howell, Mrs. Silvey said. When the War Department stopped payments for the land she and her husband appealed to President Roosevelt, but to no avail. This thing 'made us paupers,' Mrs. Silvey said. They made a down payment on the Wentzville property, using proceeds of their sale, and how have lost it. They are practically on relief."
Acreage: 10.00
Contract price: $5,000
Property condemned on March 31, 1941
Condemnation price: $1,875
For the history of this property, click here.
There were no structures on this property when it was condemned. According to one source, Silvey previously disassembled the house and moved it to Wentzville.
