George Madison Siler

Brief Life History of George Madison

When George Madison Siler was born on 21 May 1843, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, his father, Jesse Parsons Siler, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Pauly-Moad, was 27. He married Elizabeth Hicks on 21 April 1860, in Taney, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in District 971, Baker, Georgia, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 17 April 1878, in Beaver Township, Taney, Missouri, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Beaver Township, Taney, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Madison Siler
1843–1878
Elizabeth Hicks
1844–1922
Marriage: 21 April 1860
George Madison Siler Jr.
1863–1878
James Philias Silar
1866–1946
Andrew Jackson Siler
1867–1927
Fredrick Eugene Siler
1869–1953
Florence C. Silar
1872–1890
Margaret " Maggie" Siler
1874–1891
Mary J. Siler
1876–1878

Sources (4)

  • George Siler in household of Jesse Siler, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George Madison Siler, "Find a Grave Index"
  • George M Siler, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Seiler .

Czech and Croatian (Šiler): from German Schiller or Schüler (see Schuler ). Compare Shiller and Siller .

Slovenian (Šiler): variant of Šilar, an occupational name for a maker of awls, derived from šilo ‘awl, pricker’. Alternatively, a surname of German origin (see 2 above). Compare Shiller .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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