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George William “Cross Tie Bill” Siler

Birth: 8 Oct 1858
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Death: 5 Jan 1936 (aged 77)
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Burial: Rock Springs Cemetery

Gatliff, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 20206022 View Source

William "Cross Tie" Bill" Siler was the son of Calvin P. Siler (1834-1862) and
Charlotta Catherine "Lottie" Bennett Siler Foley.
William "Cross Tie" Bill Siler married Susie S. Bennett on March 14, 1880 in
Campbell County, Tennessee.

William Siler was called "Crosstie Bill" because he made and sold crossties to the railroad. Selling crossties supplemented his farming.
Taken from an article called "Heads of Tales" by Gene Siler Sr. Newspaper and dates for this article are unknown. Larry Hamblen reproduced the full article in his book "Our Hamblen Heritage.
Hamblen, Larry A. Our Hamblen Heritage. Dallas, TX: Brooks, 1990. Print.

William "Cross Tie" Bill" Siler was the son of Calvin P. Siler (1834-1862) and
Charlotta Catherine "Lottie" Bennett Siler Foley.
William "Cross Tie" Bill Siler married Susie S. Bennett on March 14, 1880 in
Campbell County, Tennessee.

William Siler was called "Crosstie Bill" because he made and sold crossties to the railroad. Selling crossties supplemented his farming.
Taken from an article called "Heads of Tales" by Gene Siler Sr. Newspaper and dates for this article are unknown. Larry Hamblen reproduced the full article in his book "Our Hamblen Heritage.
Hamblen, Larry A. Our Hamblen Heritage. Dallas, TX: Brooks, 1990. Print.

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Susie S. Bennett Siler

1860–1928 (m. 1877)

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Maintained by: Kathy S.
Originally Created by: Pat Sproat
Added: Jul 1, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20206022/george_william-siler: accessed ), memorial page for George William “Cross Tie Bill” Siler (8 Oct 1858–5 Jan 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20206022, citing Rock Springs Cemetery, Gatliff, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kathy S. (contributor 46944127).

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