Sarah Jane LOCKWOOD

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

Notes:

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

Sarah married Frederick Fitch SLAWSON in 1837 in New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA. Frederick (son of Jonathan SLAUSON and Lucy GARDNER) was born on 9 Apr 1817 in New York, USA; died on 13 Jan 1901 in Waukesha, Wisconsin; was buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah Frances SLAWSON was born in abt. 1838 in New York ; died in Dec 1893 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.
2. Charles Baldwin SLAWSON was born on 23 Jan 1840 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; died on 14 Aug 1879 in St Paul, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.
3. Anna Augusta SLAWSON was born on 25 Feb 1843 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; died on 29 Oct 1923; was buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.
4. George Eugene SLAWSON was born on 5 Feb 1845 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; died on 15 Sep 1866 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.
5. Mary Elizabeth SLAWSON was born on 29 Oct 1848 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; died on 29 Feb 1849 in Waukesha, Waukeska Co., Wisconsin; was buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.
6. Frederick Marcellus SLAWSON was born on 10 Feb 1850 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; died on 28 May 1914 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.

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]

Reuben married Abigail J. KNAPP. Abigail (daughter of David A. KNAPP and Elizabeth UNKNOWN) was born in 1763 in Warwick, Orange County, New York; died on 3 Nov 1831 in Somers, Westchester Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 26 Feb 1778, Ensign - Revolutionary War
• Military Service: 12 Mar 1783, Lieut. - Revolutionary War in the Goshen regi,ent of the NY State Militia, Orange Co., New York

Jabez married Hannah HOLLY. Hannah was born in 1760; died on 5 Dec 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]