Dorothy SLAWSON

1904 - 2004  (100 years)

• Name	Dorothy SLAWSON  [2]
  	Dorothy (Slawson) Manuel, 100, formerly of Versailles, died Tuesday, December 28, 2004 at Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born July 13, 1904 in Bennington the daughter of Lyman Beecher Slawson and Ella (McHenry) Slawson, both deceased. She married Rev. Thomas Manuel on November 9, 1925 and he preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Evangeline Boyer of Concord, CA, Irene LeCompte of Zephyer Hills, FL; four sons, Russell Manuel of Las Vegas, NV, Donald Manuel of Pueblo, CO, Larry Manuel of Indianapolis, Paul Manuel of Everman, TX; one nephew, Atrie Slawson of Bennington; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Armie Slawson, Byron Slawson, Robert Slawson; and one sister, Leona Slawson Porter. Mrs. Manuel was a homemaker and had taught Sunday school classes and helped with the music at churches her husband pastored for. Those churches were in Robinson, IL, Fulton and Huntington, IN and the Versailles Wesleyan Church. Visitation will be held Wednesday, January 5, 4-7 p.m. and also Thursday, January 6, 12 noon until time of services at the Bovard-Holt-Furst Funeral Home in Versailles. Funeral services will follow visitation at the funeral home on Thursday, January 6 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Don Jewell officiating. Burial will be in the Cliff Hill Cemetery. Memorials may go to the Versailles Wesleyan Church. [1]
  Birth	13 Jul 1904	Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Living with parents in Pleasant, Switzerland Co. Indiana   [4]
  Census	1920	Living with parents in Pleasant, Switzerland Co., Indiana   [5]
  Census	1930	Living with husband in Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana   [6]
  Census	1940	Living with husband in Pleasant, Switzerland Co., Indiana   [7]
  Death	28 Dec 2004	Osgood, Ripley Co., Indiana   [3]
  Burial	Cliff Hill Cemetery, Versailles, Ripley Co., Indiana   [1]
  Person ID	I77781	Main Tree
  Last Modified	17 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Lyman Beecher SLAWSON,   b. 7 Apr 1853, Bennington, Switzerland Co., Indiana d. 18 Oct 1933, Vevay, Switzerland Co., Indiana (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Electa Luella MCHENRY,   b. 9 Jan 1865, Ohio County, Indiana d. 1946, Indiana (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	12 Sep 1888	Bennington, Indiana   [2]
  Family ID	F31413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Russell MANUEL,   b. 7 Nov 1903, Bennington, Switzerland Co., Indiana d. 25 Oct 1986, Versailles, Ripley Co., Indiana (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1925  [2]
  Children	1. Mary Irene MANUEL,   b. 2 Feb 1927, Breckenridge, Kentucky d. Florida  [Birth]   2. Evangline MANUEL,   b. abt. 1929, Indiana d. Concord, Contra Costa Co., California  [Birth]   3. Donald MANUEL   4. Paul MANUEL   5. Russell MANUEL
  Family ID	F31422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2015

  
  

• Headstones

  Rev. Thomas Manuel and Dorothy Slawson Headstone Rev. Thomas Manuel, son of W. Harry and Hattie Manuel, and his wife Dorothy Slawson, daughter of Lyman B. Slawson and Ella McHenry, are buried in the Cliff Hill Cemetery in Versailles, Ripley Co., Indiana. Created by: Laurie Charles Bowman Photo Added by: Barbara Hall

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946. [S7209] Ancestry.com: Family Trees - Laughtin Family Tree -5 by David Laughtin. [S7204] 1910 Census Pleasant, Switzerland County, Indiana. [S7205] 1920 Census Pleasant, Switzerland County, Indiana. [S7208] 1930 Census Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana. [S7207] 1940 Census Pleasant, Switzerland County, Indiana.