Sherman in Grayson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The Rev. John Silliman Moore

Photographed by Gary Estep

1. The Rev. John Silliman Moore Marker

Inscription. Born in Mississippi in 1840, John Silliman Moore attended college in Georgia before serving in the Civil War, where he was wounded at Seven Pines, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. In 1870, after graduating from the Presbyterian seminary in, Columbia, South Carolina, he pastored churches in Jefferson, Tyler, McKinney and then Sherman, Texas, where he led the First Presbyterian Church from 1879 until his death in 1903. He sat on Austin College's Board of Trustees from c. 1875 tο 1902, helping relocate the school from Huntsville to Sherman. Recorded- 2002

Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12896.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 33° 37.947′ N, 96° 37.155′ W. Marker is in Sherman, Texas, in Grayson County. It is at the intersection of West Lamar Street and South Woods Street on West Lamar Street. The marker is located in the northeast section of the West Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1304 W Lamar Street, Sherman TX 75092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: Tom Randolph (within shouting distance of this marker); Olive Ann Oatman Fairchild (within shouting distance of this marker); Capt. John Henry LeTellier (within shouting distance of this marker); Mita Holsapple Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jesse P. Loving (about 300 feet away); James Nelson Dickson (about 400 feet away); The Reverend J.H. Reynolds (about 400 feet away); Thomas Jefferson Shannon (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherman.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mattie Davis Lucas (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

The Rev. John Silliman Moore Gravestone and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 10, 2024

2. The Rev. John Silliman Moore Gravestone and Marker

The view of the Rev. John Silliman Moore Gravestone and Marker in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 10, 2024

3. The view of the Rev. John Silliman Moore Gravestone and Marker in the cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, September 10, 2024

4. The Rev. John Silliman Moore Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 22, 2025, by Gary Estep of Anna, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 14, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.