Sylvia

This is the inspiring true story of SylviaCatheryn Folger Archer, a descendant of thefamous Clark brothers William and GeorgeRogers, pioneer explorers and RevolutionaryWar heroes, and Betty Zane, heroine of theFort Henry siege of 1782. A widowedmother of nine in rural West Virginia in theearly 1900s, redheaded Sylvia was the veryembodiment of womanly strength,perseverance, and courage.Born one of ten children in 1906 on PursleyHollow, a narrow mud road four miles southof Sistersville, West Virginia, Sylvia'sloving family provided her with a happychildhood. But after her marriage at the ageof nineteen to Arthur Daniel Archer, Sylviaexperienced countless trials, including herown near-death experience, the loss of herhusband to a brain tumor, the stroke of adaughter, the tragic death of a daughter andgrandson and her own battle with cancer. Atrue survivor, Sylvia lived to see each of herchildren graduate from high school andhappily marry.Drawing upon meticulous research intofamily records, Sylvia's son Elliott Archerpays tribute to his mother in this triumphantportrait of one American woman'sunwavering morals, exemplary work ethic,absolute pride in motherhood, and selflesssacrifice for her beloved family.