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1821 - 1896 (74 years)
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Name |
Manassah Barney SLAWSON [1] |
Birth |
08 Dec 1821 |
Lawrence County, Illinois [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1850 |
Living in Lawrence County, Illinois [3] |
Census |
1870 |
Living in Vigo, Knox Co., Indiana [4] |
Census |
1880 |
Living in Edwardspot, Knox Co., Indiana [5] |
Death |
04 Feb 1896 |
Knox County, Indiana [1] |
Burial |
Edwardsport, Indiana [1] |
Notes |
- Excerpt from "History of Knox and Davies Counties Indiana":
M.B. SLAWSON, blacksmith, of Edwardsport, Ind., was born in Lawrence County, Ill., December 8, 1821, son of Jesse and Rachel (Reeves) Slawson, who were of German Lineage, born in New York and Pennsylvania in 1780 and 1785, respectively. The father was a farmer, and came to Knox County when about eighteen years of age and married in 1808. He was one of Gen. Harrison's body guards in the war of 1812, serving three years, and was in the battle of Tippecanoe. In September, 1845, he went to the mineral springs of Martin County to get medical aid for his eyes, but died there on the 5th of the month. The mother died in 1869. Our subject received limited advantages, and acquired his education mostly at home. At the age of eighteen, he commenced as an apprentice under his brother, Abner R. learning the blacksmith's trade. At the end of four years he gave up that work and returned to the farm. In October 1843, he married Jane Lemon, born in Knox County in 1848. She died August 8, 1844. A year later he returned to his trade, but not being satisfied with his location, he traveled in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, and in 1848 married Amelia Tibbets in Valparaiso, Ind. She was born in 1830. They have one child, William. In 1850, he returned to his birthplace, and the next year came to Edwardsport, where he has since lived with the exception of six years spent on the farm. The second wife died May 30, 1852, and August of the same year he married Hester Cox, daughter of William and Hannah Cox. Mrs. Slawson is a native of Knox County, born January 30, 1823. They have these children: Thomas, Amanda, and Emma. Subject is a Republican, and cast his first vote for Gen. Harrison. He is a member of the I.O.O.F., and he and wife are members of the Christian Church.
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Person ID |
I51860 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
9 Sep 2020 |
Father |
Jesse SLAWSON, b. Abt 1783, Middletown, Delaware Co., New York d. 05 Sep 1845, Lawrence Co., Illinois (Age 62 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Rachel Ann REEVES, b. 1783, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1869 (Age 86 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
1808 |
Illinois, USA [1, 2] |
Family ID |
F06107 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 3 |
Hester COX, b. 30 Jan 1823, Knox County, Indiana d. Feb 1904, Indiana, USA (Age 81 years) |
Marriage |
Aug 1852 [1, 2] |
Children |
| 1. Thomas Abner SLAWSON, b. 24 Jul 1856, Edwardsport, Knox Co., Indiana d. 12 Feb 1915, Edwardsport, Knox Co., Indiana (Age 58 years) [Birth] |
+ | 2. Hannah Amanda SLAWSON, b. 12 Jan 1859, Russelville, Illinois d. 29 Aug 1951, Seattle, King Co., Washington (Age 92 years) [Birth] |
+ | 3. Emma Geneva SLAWSON, b. 23 Dec 1865, Edwardsport, Knox Co., Indiana d. 15 Apr 1952, Linton, Greene Co., Indiana (Age 86 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F20708 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Sep 2020 |
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Sources |
- [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.
- [S00067] "History of Knox and Davies Counties Indiana", (Name: Name: Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886;;).
- [S11740] 1850 Census Lawrence County, Illinois.
- [S11995] 1870 Census Vigo, Knox County, Indiana.
- [S11982] 1880 Census Edwardsport, Knox County, Indiana.
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