William Henry SLAWSON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Lawrence Co.,Illinois
• Census: 1870, Living with father and step-mother in Vigo, Knox Co., Indiana
• Census: 1900, Living in Vigo, Knox County, Indiana
• Occupation: 1900, Butcher
• Census: 1910, Living with daughter Dora and family in Vincennes, Knox Co., Indiana

William married Margaret Ann WILLIAMS on 24 Dec 1871 in Edwardsport, Indiana. Margaret was born on 03 Jun 1853 in Indiana, USA; died on 13 May 1907 in Edwardsport, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Maud SLAWSON was born on 28 Nov 1879 in Edwardsport, Indiana; died on 2 Jul 1959 in Linton, Greene Co., Indiana.
2. Amelia Eliza SLAWSON was born on 02 Mar 1873 in Russellville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA; died on 29 Dec 1938 in Linton, Greene County, Indiana; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linton, Greene Co., Indiana.
3. Dora SLAWSON was born on 21 Mar 1875 in Edwardsport, Indiana; died on 24 Apr 1934 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana; was buried on 27 Apr 1934 in Fairview Cemetery, Linton, Greene Co., Indiana.
4. Stella SLAWSON was born on 01 Feb 1877 in Edwardsport, Indiana; died about 1879 in Edwardsport, Indiana.
5. Pearl Ruby SLAWSON was born on 17 Sep 1882 in Edwardsport, Indiana; died on 19 Dec 1970 in Bicknell, Knox County, Indiana; was buried on 23 Dec 1970 in I.O.O.F Cemetery, Edwardsport, Indiana.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living in Lawrence County, Illinois
• Census: 1870, Living in Vigo, Knox Co., Indiana
• Census: 1880, Living in Edwardspot, Knox Co., Indiana

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.

Manassah married Amelia Eliza TIBBETTS in 1848. Amelia was born in 1830; died on 30 May 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with husband in Lawrence County, Illinois

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Jesse Slauson
• Birth: Abt 1783, Middletown, Orange Co., NY

Jesse married Rachel Ann REEVES in 1808 in Illinois, USA. Rachel was born in 1783 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]