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1814 - 1904 (90 years)
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Sarah Jane LOCKWOOD [2] |
- 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 [1]
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Birth |
7 Jul 1814 |
New York, USA [2, 3, 4, 5] |
Gender |
Female |
Census |
1860 |
Living with husband in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin [6] |
Census |
1880 |
Living with husband in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin [7] |
Census |
1900 |
Living with son, Frederick, in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin [3] |
Fact |
Daughter of John and Elizabeth (Knapp) Lockwood [2] |
Death |
Aug 1904 |
Waukesha, Waukeska Co., Wisconsin [2, 5] |
Burial |
Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin [5] |
Person ID |
I36472 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
25 Feb 2015 |
Family |
Frederick Fitch SLAWSON, b. 9 Apr 1817, New York, USA d. 13 Jan 1901, Waukesha, Wisconsin (Age 83 years) |
Marriage |
1837 |
New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA [2, 3] |
Children |
| 1. Sarah Frances SLAWSON, b. abt. 1838, New York d. Dec 1893, Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA (Age 55 years) |
| 2. Charles Baldwin SLAWSON, b. 23 Jan 1840, Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA d. 14 Aug 1879, St Paul, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 39 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Anna Augusta SLAWSON, b. 25 Feb 1843, Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA d. 29 Oct 1923 (Age 80 years) [Birth] |
| 4. George Eugene SLAWSON, b. 5 Feb 1845, Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA d. 15 Sep 1866, Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA (Age 21 years) |
| 5. Mary Elizabeth SLAWSON, b. 29 Oct 1848, Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA d. 29 Feb 1849, Waukesha, Waukeska Co., Wisconsin |
| 6. Frederick Marcellus SLAWSON, b. 10 Feb 1850, Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 May 1914, Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA (Age 64 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F24251 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Feb 2015 |
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Headstones |
| Sarah Jane Lockwood Slawson Headstone Sarah Jane, the daughter of John Lockwood and Elizabeth Knapp, is the wife of Frederick Slawson. She is buried in the Prairie Home Cemetery in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.
Created by: KJS
Photo Added by: KJS |
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Sources |
- [S4617] Information From Joe Chester dtd feb 2012.
- [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.
- [S03909] 1900 Census Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- [S4580] Frederic A. Holden and E. Dunbar Lockwood, "Descendants of Robert Lockwood".
- [S02329] Find A Grave Website.
- [S03908] 1860 Census Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- [S6935] 1880 Census Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
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