Frederick Marcellus SLAWSON

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• Birth: 1 Jan 1850, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin
• Census: 1860, Living with parents in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin
• Census: 1880, Living with parents in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin
• Census: 1900, Living in Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

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Name:
THE WAUKESHA FREEMAN
Waukesha, Wisconsin, June 4, 1914

MOTOR BIKE KILLS FRED M. SLAWSON

Register of Deeds Victim of Fast Driving Prevailing at the Five Points.

Consciousness Not regained.

Victim Struck Unawares by Charles Stubbs' Machine and Death Resulted Three Hours Later.

In full view of scores of persons who were passing the Five Points about 6 o'clock last Thursday evening Fred M. Slawson, register of deeds, was struck by a motorcycle going ten or twelve miles an hour, and injured so badly that he died three hours later.

Mr. Slawson was attempting to cross Broadway from the building formerly occupied by the Brehm clothing department to the Kimbll jewelry store. There were two livery automobiles standing against the curb, and he passed between them. As he emerged in the street the motorcycle, carrying Stubbs and Arthur Martin, bore down on him. The cycle was running in the car track and Stubbs said he tried to pull it out, but that the rails held it straight ahead.

CRASHED INTO VICTIM

In an instant the crash came. Mr. Slawson was knocked several feet along the pavement. The cycle overturned. When friends reached Mr. Slawson he was found to be unconscious. An examination by a physician showed that the victim had sustained two fractures of the leg, one of the arm and one of the skull.
Stubs was thrown to the pavement and fainfully bruised and his riding companion somewhat hurt.
As soon as the extent of the injuries to Mr. Slawson was comprehended aid was summoned and he was removed to his home, 108 Broadway. Every possible thing was done to bring him back to consciousness, but Mr. Slawson died at 9 o'clock. Without question he never comprehended what had happened nor suffered any physical pain. His daughter, Mrs. E.R. Dickerson, and many personal friends were gathered at the home when the end came.

MOTORCYCLE DRIVER ARRESTED

Young Stubbs was taken to the county jail. A charge of assault without regard for human life was lodged against him. Relatives appeared and furnished bond about 8 o'clock, before the death of Mr. Slawson occurred. he was brought into court Friday morning and the case was adjourned a week, pending inquiry by the coroner. No increase in bail nor change in charge was made.
Stubbs said he was riding at a moderate speed and did not see Mr. Slawson until he emerged from between the two cars. the motorcycle was then within a few feet of the spot where the collision took place.

RULE FOR INSERT
Mr. Slawson was 64 years of age. he had been connected with the office of the register of deeds for nineteen years. Two years ago he was elected register. He resided here all his life, excepting for about ten years when he was a resident of Fond du Lac. He was well known throughout the county, and respected and admired by a host of friends here in the city.
Surviving are Mrs. Earl Dickerson, a daughter; Charles , a son, and Miss Augusta A. Slawson a sister who teaches in the Milwaukee schools.

FUNERAL ON SUNDAY
the funeral for Mr. Slawson was held on Sunday at the Masonic Temple. The services there followed the ritual of the Knights Templar and the service at the grave was according to the Blue Lodge ritual. W.W. Perry of Milwaukee, secretary of the Masonic Grand Lodge, delivered the funeral sermon. Hundreds were present and viewed the remains which were exposed at the Temple.
The bearers were C.A. Haertel, E. J. Evans, John Rodgers, George B. Harris., H.E. Blair and A.S. Putney, Sr.

CARRIED ACCIDENT INSURANCE
It was learned this week that Mr. Slawson had carried an accident insurance policy for $5,000 in one of the companies handled by Chauncey Fraser, and the estate will benefit to that extent within a few days. the Policy was taken out in 1913. Mr. Slawson was also a member of fraternal insurance order in this city.

Source: Joe Chester

Frederick married Mary Grace MCCARTNEY on 22 May 1872 in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Mary was born on 1 Jan 1852 in Wisconsin; died on 25 Nov 1910 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nellie Frances SLAWSON was born on 15 Jun 1876 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; died on 21 Feb 1961 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.
2. Charles Eugene SLAWSON was born on 07 Jun 1883 in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin; died in Aug 1964.

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• 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

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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]

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• 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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living in Wawayanda, Orange County, New York

Jonathan married Lucy GARDNER about 1814. Lucy was born about 1793 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Living with husband in Wawayanda, Orange Co., New York

John married Elizabeth KNAPP. Elizabeth (daughter of Jabez KNAPP and Hannah HOLLY) was born in Sugar Loaf, Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]