Family/Spouse: Sylvester Huston Girten. Sylvester (son of James Valentine Austin Girten and Frances Elizabeth "Eliza" Shanks) was born on 12 Apr 1887 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 6 Sep 1944 in Cook County, Illinois; was buried on 13 Sep 1944 in Essex, Stoddard, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]