BIOS: Silas FLICK, Jefferson Township, Somerset County, PA

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BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW, Vol. XXXII, Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of 
Bedford and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania. Boston, Biographical Review 
Publishing Company: 1899, ppg 144-145.

  Silas Flick, a practical and progressive agriculturist of Jefferson township, 
Somerset County, was born August 7, 1843, on the farm where he now lives.  He is 
the son of the late Samuel and Martha (Miller) Flick. 
  Mr. Flick's paternal grandfather, Ludwig Flick, was a lifelong resident of 
Milford, Pa.  A farmer by occupation, industrious and thrifty, he took up a 
tract of wild land, from which he cleared a homestead, which is now owned and 
occupied by one of his grandsons, Isaiah Flick.  His wife's maiden name was 
Heckler.  They had a number of children, of whom six boys and two girls grew to 
maturity.
  Samuel Flick, born on the home farm in Milford, one of triplets, and the only 
one to live.  Although so small at the time of his birth that he could easily 
have been put in a quart measure, he had great vitality; and at the time of 
death, December 27, 1893, he had passed the eightieth anniversary of his birth.  
After his marriage he located in Jefferson township, and having purchased the 
estate now owned by his son Silas, the special subject of this sketch, was here 
successfully engaged in the pursuit of agriculture during his remaining days.  
He was a man of honest worth, a valued member of the Lutheran church and an 
active worker in the Democratic ranks.  His wife whose maiden name was Martha 
Miller, was born in Addison, Pa., a daughter of Ludwig Miller.  She died in 
Jefferson, January 9, 1892, in her seventy-second year.  They reared three 
children- Phoebe, Cinderella, and Silas.  Phoebe, widow of the late Simon Young, 
of this town, has had four children, of whom two are living, namely: Salome, 
wife of Josiah Hemninger; and Ida, who is the wife of Herman Gross, and has one 
child, Eva.  Cinderella is the widow of Silas H. Cabel, late of Jefferson 
township, and has two children- Annie and Ellen.  Annie is the wife of Hiram 
Baldwin, and has one child, Flora.
  Silas Flick, following in the footsteps of his ancestors, has made farming his 
chief occupation, and since coming into possession of the parental homestead has 
been especially successful in his labors.  A highly respected farmer and citizen 
and a steadfast Democrat in his political affiliations, he has taken an active 
interest in advancing the material welfare of his town.
  On December 14, 1880, Mr. Flick married Savilla Brougher, daughter of Jeremiah 
and Mary Ann (Hay) Brougher.  Her father is a retired farmer of Jefferson.  Her 
parents are both members of the Lutheran church.  They have had nine children, 
six of whom survive, namely: Mrs. Flick, Ellen, Wesley, Willis, Maggie, and 
Lizzie.  Ellen is the wife of Austin Schrock, and has three children- William, 
Norman, and Emma; Wesley married Binnie Countryman, and has four children- 
Grace, Frank, Clarke, and Edward; Willis married Susan Brubaker; Maggie, the 
wife of Lemon Miller, has three children- Annie, Mary, and Jennie; and Lizzie, 
wife of Samuel Ream, has one child, Annie E.  Mr. and Mrs. Flick also belong to 
the Lutheran church.  They have one child John Luther, born April 29, 1887.