Florence Warfield Sillers

Florence Warfield Sillers
BornFlorence Carson Warfield
(1869-09-25)September 25, 1869
Boonville, Missouri
United States
DiedApril 5, 1958(1958-04-05) (aged 88)
Resting placeBeulah Cemetery
Beulah, Mississippi
Occupation
  • historian
  • socialite
Notable worksHistory of Bolivar County, Mississippi
SpouseWalter Sillers
Children6 (including Walter and Florence)
ParentsElisha Warfield
Mary Anderson Carson

Florence Carson Warfield Sillers (September 25, 1869 – April 5, 1958) was an American socialite and historian. A member of an influential American family with colonial ties, Sillers was a prominent figure of Mississippi society and was a founding member of the Mississippi Delta Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a member of multiple lineage and historical societies including the Colonial Dames of America, the National Society Magna Charta Dames and Barons, and the Mississippi Historical Society. In 1948 she published the History of Bolivar County, Mississippi, a book on the history of Bolivar County that glorified the Confederacy and contributed to the Lost Cause narrative.