Bliss, Sylvia Hortense, 1870-1963

Sylvia Hortense Bliss was the oldest child of Elmina Marsh (d. 1935) of East Calais, Vermont, and Warren Earl Bliss (1840-1930) of East Calais and Woodbury, Vermont, who married January 25, 1866. Sylvia (December 13, 1870-March 14, 1963) and her siblings, Clifford Earl (August 29, 1875-April 9, 1962), and Grace Marsh (1877-1922), were born in Toledo, Ohio. In 1885, the family returned to the East Calais farm where Elmina Marsh Bliss had been born.

Bliss' invalid sister, Grace, with whom Sylvia had an uneasy relationship, died in 1922. After her parents' death Bliss made her home with her brother, Clifford, and his wife, Lou Whitney Bliss (February 20, 1885-November 26, 1964). Their daughter, Barbara Whitney, was born in Northfield on April 19, 1915. Barbara Whitney Bliss, widow of A. Harlow Martin, married Gerald L. Rice and they have a son, Gerald L. Rice, Jr.

From the description of Sylvia Hortense Bliss papers, 1868-1984. (Vermont Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 39042993