Biographical Sketch of John W. Siler, Crawford Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** John W. Siler, farmer and carpenter, section 30 and 31, postoffice Wallace, was born in Burks County, Virginia, September 7, 1842. Emi- grated to Missouri in 1845 with his parents. They settled in Platte County, Missouri where he received a good common school education. Was married in 1869, to Miss Sarah E. Way, a native of Virginia. She was born July 4, 1851. They have had five children: Lena, born Decem- ber 30, 1872; Zela, born July 28, 1875; Margaret, born November 13, 1877; William, born January 26, 1880; and Charles E., born March 9, 1871 and died September 4, 1872. He has been school director. Has 116 acres of land, made by his own industry; it is all under fence and in a good state of cultivation. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================