He was a member of Capt. Joab Brooks' Company in Chatham County, NC during the Revolutionary War.
Married Margaret Rafferty (b. 12 Oct 1767 in VA d. 15 Jan 1839 in Bumcombe Co., NC) c. 1783 in VA. They moved to South Carolina in 1787, then Buncombe Co., North Carolina in 1805 and Macon Co., NC in 1827.
Children (at least):
Esther b. 1786 in VA
Elizabeth b. 3 July 1788 near Pendleton, SC m. Rev. Jacob Weaver. They lived in Weaverville, Buncombe Co., NC
Roster Of Capt. Joab Brook's Company, Chatham County, North Carolina Militia 1772 (Chatham County 1771- 1791, by Hadley, Horton, and Strowd (pp. 449-450). Original source materials located at the Archives and History Library, Raleigh, North Carolina) https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dansgen/joabmil.htm
"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-WJX : accessed 12 August 2021), Wimer Syler, Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 133, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66395383/weimer-siler: accessed 25 January 2023), memorial page for Weimer Siler (28 Feb 1755–4 Feb 1831), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66395383, citing Franklin Methodist Church Cemetery, Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651).
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