Anna Augusta SLAWSON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Living with parents in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin
• Census: 1900, Living with brother, Frederick, in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin

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Name:
WAUKESHA DAILY FREEMAN
Tuesday, October 30, 1923

IN MEMORIAL - ANNA A. SLAWSON

Brief notice was given Monday of the death of Miss Anna A. Slawson at the home of her neice, Mrs. E.R. Dickerson, in Hampton, Iowa. her death took place at noon on that day.

It becomes a duty at this time to note in fuller detail the passing of a pioneer of Waukesha whose life was one of real service; one worthy to be emulated and honored.

Miss Slawson was a native of Orange County, New York, and the date of her birth is given as of February 25, 1843, her parents being Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Slawson, who moved to Waukesha in 1847.

the family traveled via the Erie canal and the Great lakes, and even at the tender age of 4 years the journey westward with its new and strange scenes and experiences made a deep impression upon her mind. Of these, she in later years spoke most interestingly.

Her school days here evidently were filled with interest and pleasures and made lasting impressions since it is doubtful if in recent years there was any other person who could recall so vividly and entertainingly, the passing events of pioneer days and the incidents related to the pioneer citizens whose comings and goings made up the activities of Waukesha.

In relating these she gave much pleasure beside imparting much valuable information to her friends.

At the close of her school days here, Miss Slawson visited for a year or more in the home of her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. S.G. Curtis, in Jamestown, New York, and there she took up the duty of a teacher.

Returning to Waukesha subsequently she taught school in Waukesha and in the vicinity for more than a dozen years, thereafter becoming a teacher in Milwaukee.

Her services in the schools there covered a periond of forty-four years, after which she retired on pension, following a record as a teacher of fully fifty-eight years.

Thousands of pupils during this period received the benefit of her tutelage and it may be said with euqal truthfulness that many of these owed to her a lasting debt of gratitude.

Miss Slawson always indicated an intelligent and commendable interest in the affairs of this city and its people and aided in promoting those things that made for the community good.

She wrote with much facility and vividness of things historical and has contributed chapters of this nature that add materially to the annals of city and county. She was a lover of books, a wide reader, and wrote both poetry and prose with a facility and elegance that gave pleasure to many.

Miss Slawson leaves surviving her two nephews, Frederick Curtis and Charles A. Slawson, and two nieces, Mrs. Nellie Slawson Dickerson, and Miss Bertha Curtis, of California. Three brothers and a sister beside the parents preceded her in death, vix., Mrs. Frances Curtis, Charles, Eugene and Frederick M. Slawson.

The remains will be bought to Waukesha Wednesday noon and interment will be at Prairie Home cemetery Thursday. Services will be held at Caspar's funeral home, 204 Main Street, at 3 o'clock p.m.

Source given by: Joe Chester

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1860 - Wagon Maker
• Census: 1860, Living in Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
• Census: 1880, Living in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin
• Census: 1900, Living with son, Frederick, in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin

Notes:

Name:
WAUKESHA FREEMAN
Waukesha, Wisconsin, January 17, 1901

DEATHS

SLAWSON - Frederic Fitch Slawson, for more than half a century a prominent resident of Waukesha, died at his home on Broadway, Jan. 13, after a long illness, aged 82 years. He was born in Orange County, New York, in April 1817. His ancestors were among the pioneers of Connecticut, settling at Stanford in 1634. He spent his boyhood and youth in the vicinity of the noble Hudson River. In 1837, he married at Newburgh, New York to Sarah J. Lockwood. In 1840, he came to Wisconsin on a tour of inspection with the view of making the west his home. In 1847, he arrived with his family at Waukesha, then Prairieville, and for many years was closely identified with the growth of the village and well known to many old settlers all over the county. he served on the village board, and also held the office of town and village treasurer. He became an Odd Fellow in the early fifties, being one of the first to unite with that order and probably a charter member. As long as he was able to attend the meetings of Prairie Lodge he delighted to do so. he is survived by his wife and two children, F.M. Slawson of this city and Miss A. A. Slawson of Milwaukee. A daughter, Mrs. S.G. Curtis, died in '93, his son, Eugene, in 1896. His eldest son, Capt. Chas. B. Slawson, served with distinction in the 28th Wisconsin during the civil war and died in St. Paul in 1879.
Funeral services for Mr. Slawson were held at the house Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. I.L. Cory. A quartette, Messrs. Hayes, Gaul, Thompson and Trakel, sang. Interment was in Prairie Home cemetery.
In Mr. Slawson's death, Waukesha loses another of its honored pioneers, an honest genial, kind=hearted man, who had few enemies and many friends.

Source: Joe Chester

Frederick married Sarah Jane LOCKWOOD in 1837 in New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA. Sarah (daughter of John LOCKWOOD and Elizabeth KNAPP) was born on 7 Jul 1814 in New York, USA; died in Aug 1904 in Waukesha, Waukeska Co., Wisconsin; was buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of John and Elizabeth (Knapp) Lockwood
• Census: 1860, Living with husband in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin
• Census: 1900, Living with son, Frederick, in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin

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Name:
THE WAUKESHA FREEMAN
Waukesha, Wisconsin, August 25, 1904

DEATHS

Mrs. Sarah J. Slawson

Mrs. Sarah jane Slawson, aged 90 years, one of the oldest persons in the county, one of the honored pioneers, and widow of Fred Slawson, Sr., died at her home on Broadway Thursday night. Up to a few weeks ago she was in good health, and with the exception of a slight deafness she retained her faculties fully up to her death.
Mrs. Slawson's maiden name was Lockwood and she was born in Orange County,New York, in 1814, the year of the battle of Waterloo. Her ancestors were English and settled at Boston in 1630. She married Mr. Slawson at Newburg, New York, in 1837 and with her husband and family came to Waukesha in 1848, the year Wisconsin was admitted into the union. the first home of the family was in a building on or near the spot where Dr. J.T. Wardrobe's residence on Wisconsin Avenue now stands. Mrs. Slawson planted many of the trees which now beautify that place. During the civil war, Mrs. Slawson was a active member of the local Soldiers' Aid society and was generally known for her kindness of heart and her generosity. All her life she was a great reader and even in her last years kept well informed on the current questions of the day. Mr. and Mrs. Slawson lived together sixty-four years. The former died in 1901. One son and one daughter survive ther parents, Fred M. Slawson of this city, deputy register of deeds, and Miss Augusta Slawson, who is a teacher in the Milwaukee schools. there are also four grand-children - Miss Nellie Slawson, Charles Slawson and Miss Bertha Curtis of this city and Fred Curtis of Milwaukee.
Funeral services were held at the residence on Broadway Saturday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. C.H. Williamson. Interment was in Prairie Home Cemetery.

Source: Joe Chester