Jim Silverlake

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Jim Silverlake
Profession circus elephant trainer
Personal details
Born 1943-11-26 Brownstown in United States
Dead 2013-01-08 Medora in United States
Country United States

Locations
Title elephant trainer 1989-1999
Location at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm in United States

Title owner
Location at Lewis Brothers Circus in United States

Biography details

James Timberlake , circus elephant trainer in United States

Born 1943-11-26 in United States dead 2013-01-08 in United States .

Timberlake He served in the U.S. Navy from 1963 to 1967 and was owner of Lewis Brothers Circus, Barnes and Daily Circus and also traveled with many other circuses. During his last circus years, from 1989 to 1999, he worked with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus taking care of the elephant known as King Tusk.

On Sept. 8, 1967, in Lexington, S.C., he married Marlyn Hochstetler.

Survivors include two sons, A. Michael (Mitzi) Timberlake, Brownstown, and Bradley W. (Amy) Timberlake, Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, Marcus Timberlake, Nashville, and Melvin Timberlake Jr., Kingman, Kan.; one sister, Myrna Ratcliff, Medora; and two grandchildren, Zachary Timberlake and Meagan Timberlake.


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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). elephant trainer James Timberlake in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1889. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories elephant trainer | circus | Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm | Timberlake family | Born 1943 | Dead 2013 | People from United States

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