Silas Norman Beers (September 3, 1837 - May 12, 1873) was a mapmaker in New York, the brother of Daniel Glover Beers (October 19, 1841 - February 12, 1913) and son of Charles Henry Beers (November 3, 1813 - March 5, 1892). He was marred to Sarah Nichols (1840 - 1933) in 1860. He lived most of his life in Connecticut as a farmer, but also worked as a Civil Engineer with his brother, Daniel Glover Beers, and uncle, Frederick William Beers (August 17, 1839 - September 8, 1933).