Siler Descendants

Weimar Siler & Margaret Rafferty Branch

First United Methodist Church in Franklin, NC
Several members of the Siler Family are buried in the cemetery of First
United Methodist Church in Franklin, North Carolina. 

Click on the photos below to enlarge and see the stone marking the grave
of Weimar Siler and Margaret Rafferty Siler, among others.
Click here to see a list of the graves.

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                                                                        Photos courtesy of Birgitte H. Tessier
First United Methodist Church, Franklin NC
Weimar Siler & Margaret Rafferty Siler
SAR Marker at Weimar's grave
Jesse Richardson Siler & Harriet D. Patton Siler
William Siler
Althea Swain Siler
Jesse Weimar Siler monument
Jesse Weimar Siler monument
Jesse Weimar Siler monument
Harriet Timoxena Siler
William Sloan
Baby James Robert Sloan
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The Lowry's at Sandy Mush.

Esther siler, the eldest child of Weimar Siler and Margaret Rafferty, married
Col. James Lowry and settled first on Turkey Creek and later at Sandy Mush
in Buncombe Co. NC.

The photo below shows Esther's grave at Sandy Mush (1786-1849).
Photo courtesy of Betty Watson, Ellijay, GA (Esther branch).

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Requesting copies:
If you are related to any of the Siler's whose names are on the grave stones
above and would like to receive the original photo via e-mail , please send
us a note at info@silerdescendants.org.  

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to see the photos published on the Siler Descendants website, please send them
to us via submit@silerdescendants.org.
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NOTE:  All photos on the Siler Descendants website have been graciously submitted by family members.  All rights belong to the owners of the photos and unauthorized use is prohibited.

You may request from the owners a copy or a scan of the original photos for personal use. 
Request for permission to use family photos in any form of publication, including web publication,
must be requested from the owner in writing.

   NEW!      OBITUARIES                            


Jesse Siler Sloan
(30 Oct 1857 -  6 Dec 1922)
Parents: Timoxena Siler & William Sloan



Georgia Neville Sloan
(17 May 1866 - 29 Oct 1958)
Widow of Jesse Siler Sloan


Timoxena Sloan
(6 Jan 1895 - 30 Dec 1972)
Parents: Jesse Siler Sloan & Georgia Neville


Reby Sloan Tessier
(18 July 1886 - 5 Mar 1970)
Parents: Jesse Siler Sloan & Georgia Neville


Tribute to Reby S. Tessier


Robert Stanley Sloan
(10 Jun 1917 - 30 Mar 1998)
Parents: William N. Sloan & Beulah Bidwell
Grandson of Jesse Siler Sloan & Georgia Neville
A little history

Jesse Richardson Siler, son of Weimar Siler and Margaret Rafferty, moved to Franklin in 1821 and started his own business.  While still young, Jesse had made a promise to God that if he were successful in his business ventures, he would strive to be useful to the church and to society.

Prior to 1830, there was no church building in Franklin for members of the Methodist Episcopal church.  Members met in private homes to listen to the sermons of itinerant preachers. Jesse joined the Methodist Church in 1829 and, remembering his promise to God, he deeded an acre of land to the church and personally financed the building of the first Methodist Episcopal house of worship in Franklin.

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Where is the First United Methodist Church in Franklin?

Street Address: 
66 Harrison Avenue
Franklin, NC 28734

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