Simon Sylvester Siler (1865 - 1928)

Born 7 Nov 1865 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Samantha Jane (Lawson) Siler — married 8 Sep 1887 in Campbell County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1928 at age 62 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Simon Sylvester Siler was born on October 7, 1864 in Kentucky. He married Samantha Jane Lawson (born on March 9, 1868 in Knox Co, KY). on Sept 8, 1887 in Campbell Co, TN. Simon is the son of Henry Ben Siler (b. 1842) and Margaret Jane Osborne (b. 1842). Samantha and Simon had 10 children:

Dora Malinda Siler – (b. 05/04/1890, Whitley Co, KY- d. 06/30/1941, Madison Co, KY). Dora married Joel Dillard Bryant (1881-1932) on July 22, 1906 in Campbell Co, TN. Dora and Joel had 13 children: William (1907-1956), Nellie (1909-1986), Simon S (1912-1914), Perry (1912-1979), Joseph D (1914-1979), Sabel (1916-1960), Hazel (1917- ), Mary Frances (1918-1919), Thomas Benjamin (1919-1975), Milton (1922-1951), Geneviene (1924- ), Cecil Edward (1927-1991) and Rachel (1930-)

Francis (Frank) Marion Siler – (b. 07/26/1891, Cane Creek KY – 04/08/1962, Whitley Co, KY). Frank married Ida Carter (1899-1981) on August 6, 1919 in Campbell Co, TN. Frank and Ida had 10 children: Anna Belle (1920-1992), William Jennings (1922-2001), Rolland Bryant (1924-1924), Lillian Jane (1926-2001), James Marshall (1928-1928), Charles Lewis (1929- ), Frank Marion, Jr (1931-1990), Barbara Lou (1933-2006), Vernon Ray (1935-2017) and Lena (1938- ).

James Silas Siler – (b 09/23/1892, Jellico, TN – d. 09/13/1956, Oak Ridge, TN). James married Mary Hamlin (1904-1996) on Aug 4, 1920 in Campbell Co, TN. James and Mary had 7 children: Mildred (1922- ), Winifred Joyce (1923-2012), Myrtle Ruth (1925-1992), Imogene (1930-1978), Barbra Anne (1933-2002), James Silas, Jr (1937-1991) and Billie Jo (1939-2004).

Henry Nathan Siler – (b. 11/10/1894, Whitley Co, KY – d. 08/20/1960, Bell Co, KY). Henry married Sallie Wilson (1893-1976) on June 30, 1917 in Claiborne Co, TN. Henry and Sallie had 8 children: Ruby Hazel (1918-1993), Homer Lee (1920-1978), Carl (1922-1924), Jack (1923- ), Albert (1925- ), Willie D (1928-1943), Betty Jane (1929-1996), and Bobby (1934- ).

George Washington Siler – (b. 12/25/1895, Whitley Co, KY – d. 06/23/1976, Bell Co, KY). George married Nannie M Wilson (1895-1988) on January 20, 1917 in Campbell Co, TN. George and Nannie had 9 children: Elsie M (1918-1974), Virgil (1919-1919), Reba E (1920- ), Bessie Ruth (1924- ), Johnnie Lee (1927-2008), Earl Ray (1929- ), Thelma (1932- ), Frederick Sherman (1935-1937) and George Arvil (1938-1941).

Ernest A (Pete) Siler – (b. 09/23/1898, Whitley Co, KY – d. 04/03/1969, Bell Co, KY). Pete married Ardie Marcum (1908- ). Pete and Ardie had 6 children: Earl (1926- ), Geneva (1929- ), Clifford (1931- ), Paul (1932- ), Delbert (1934- ) and Willard (1936- ).

Nannie Mary Siler – (b. 08/18/1900, KY – d. 07/05/1971, Whitley Co, KY). Nannie married Grover Cleveland Siler (1896-1988), son of Singleton and Nancy Jane Siler. Nannie and Grover had 7 children: Esta Mae (1918-1990), Isaac K (1919-1939), James Arthur (1920-1991), Dora Clarenda (1923-1994), Robert Milton (1923-1977), Infant (1929-1929) and Franklin Delano (1937-2003).

Maggie B Siler – (b. 07/02/1902, Whitley Co, KY – d. 04/20/1904, Whitley Co, KY). Maggie died from Measles.

John Everett Siler – (b. 07/23/1905, KY – 07/18/1958, Whitley Co, KY). John married Nannie Crawford. John and Nannie had four children: Nancy Lee Siler (1935-1935), Zora Siler (1936- ), Lowell Simon Siler (1942-2015) and John Jarvis Siler (1947-2017).

Judy Beatrice Siler – (b. 07/22/1907, KY – 09/01/1987, Madison Co, KY). Judy married William K Peace (1905-1977) on January 24, 1930 in Knox Co, KY. Judy and William had at least one child: Annie Jane (1935 -).

Timeline for Simon Sylvester Siler

October 7, 1865 – Simon Sylvester Siler born in KY.

1870 U.S. Census^[1] – 4 yr old Simon living with his parents, Henry and Margaret Siler in Boston, Kentucky (Whitley county). Also living in the home is Simons siblings: Rebecca (6 yrs) and MJ (2 yrs). Simon’s father is a farmer

1880 U.S. Census– 14 yr old Simon Siler is living with his parents, Henry and Margaret Siler in Whitley county, KY, and siblings: Rebecca (16 yrs), Mary J (12 yrs), Silas M (10 yrs), Laura M (7 yrs), Hiley S (4 yrs) and Elbere (1 yrs). Simon’s father, Henry is a farmer.

September 8, 1887^[2] – Samantha Jane Lawson married Simon Sylvester Siler in Campbell County, Tennessee.

1900 U.S. Census^[3] – Samantha (Lawson) Siler and husband, Simon Siler living in Boston, Kentucky (Whitely County) with 6 children: Dora M (10 yrs), Francis Marion (8 yrs), James S (7 yrs), Henry (5 yrs), George W (4 yrs) and Earnest (2 yrs). Also living in the home is a boarder, 13 yr old Clara Collier. Simon is a Steam Engine Fireman.

1910 U.S. Census^[4] – 43 yr old Samantha J (Lawson) Siler and husband Simon S Siler (44 yrs) living in Boston, Kentucky (Whitley County) with 8 children: Frank M (19 yrs), James S (17 yrs), Henry N (15 yrs), George W (13 yrs), Earnest A (11 yrs), Nannie M (9 yrs), Johnnie (4 yrs) and Juda (2 yrs). Simon is a weighman for a coal company, Frank is a coal miner, James is a coal tipper in the tip house, Henry works on the home farm and George is a laborer in the coal mines.

November 27, 1919^[5] – Samantha Jane Lawson Siler died in Whitley County, Kentucky. She is buried the Nathan Lawson Cemetery in Lot (Whitley County), Kentucky.

1920 U.S. Census^[6] – Widowed Simon Siler living on farm in Boston, Kentucky (Whitley, County) with children: James (27 yrs), Ernest (21 yrs), John (14 yrs) and Juda (12 yrs). Simon is a farmer. Sons, James and Ernest are coal miners.

March 14, 1928 – Simon Sylvester Siler died in Kentucky. He is buried in Nathan Lawson Cemetery in Lot (Whitley County), Kentucky.

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Boston, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: M593_504; Page: 304B; Image: 306917; Family History Library Film: 552003
2. ↑ Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Ancestry.com
3. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 555; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1240555
4. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: T624_506; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0254; FHL microfilm: 1374519
5. ↑ Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000. Ancestry.com
6. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: T625_602; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 293; Image: 962

• This information is published in The Siler Family, Roots and Shoots, Data Collected and Assembled by Theodore E. Siler, Springfield, Missouri 1982