 In 1869 Jesse, Spencer, Horace and Jame Siler, sons of Solomon Siler, and John, Josiah, James and Edward Siler, the sons of James Siler, purchased the land after moving from Siler City, North Carolina.There they raised their families, many of whom are still related to Silerton residents today.With the arrival of the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad in 1917, Silerton became a railroad town.