Some researchers show his parents as
John Silvernail and
Lucretia Pulver, however this is incorrect. On the 1850 Copake, Columbia census (img 12) there is a
Jacob Silvernail age 27, single, in the household of John and Lucretia, but 'our' Jacob, age 29 and married, is listed separately, as indicated below:
See him on the
1850 Livingston, Columbia, New York census (img 26) as
Jacob Silvernail age 29, farmer. He, his wife
Laura and daughter
Lavina are living with her parents,
Jacob and
Christiana Finger.
Found him on the 1860 Livingston, Columbia, New York census (img 39) as
Jacob Silvernail age 38, farm labor.
Found him on the 1865 Livingston, Columbia, New York state census (img 4) as
Jacob Silvernail age 44, farmer.
Found him on the 1870 Greenport, Columbia, New York census (img 16) as
Jacob Silvernail age 47, farm laborer.
Found him on the 1875 Livingston, Columbia, New York state census as
Jacob Silvernail age 52. His widowed mother-in-law
Christina Fingar age 81, is living in the household.
His tombstone shows he died 17 May 1880 at age 57 years, 9 months, 7 days.
On the May 31, 1880 U.S. Census Mortality Schedule it shows he died from
Consumption, at age 57.