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1836 - 1912 (76 years)
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Name |
Charles Anderson SLOCUM [1, 2] |
- He removed to Iowa and there enlisted against the rebellion 26 August 1862, and was chosen Captain of Company G, 27th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He served in the Mississippi Valley, and in the Red River Expedition participating in all its battles. he was severely wounded in the thigh, 9th April, 1864, in the battle of Simmesport, La., but recovered and participated, later in the same year, in the battles of Tupelo, Miss., Nashville, Tenn., and others of less note. he was mustered out of service with his regiment in June, 1865. He married, in Floyd, Iowa 26 Aug., 1863, Ellen L. Wilbur, daughter of Harvey and Ann Wilbur of that place and formerly of Clarksville, Otsego Co., where she was born 30 June 1841. They settled in Charles City,Floyd Co., Iowa, where they still reside. He was Auditor of Floyd County from 1 Jan., 1872, until 1 April, 1875, when he resigned that he might devote his time more exclusively to THE FLOYD COUNTY ADVOCATE of which he is chief editor. The "Advocate" is the official newspaper of his county; is Republican in politics, bright in appearance, and highly respectable in tone. [1]
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Capt. |
Birth |
21 Feb 1836 |
New York [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1870 |
Living in Charles City, Floyd Co., Iowa [3] |
Census |
1880 |
Living in Charles City, Floyd Co., Iowa [4] |
Occupation |
1880 |
Printer Editor [4] |
Census |
1885 |
Living in Charles City, Floyd Co., Iowa [5] |
Fact |
Son of Lorenzo Slocum and Anna Potter [1] |
Death |
May 1912 |
Charles City, Floyd Co., Iowa [6] |
Burial |
Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, Floyd Co., Iowa [6] |
Person ID |
I70603 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
3 Nov 2015 |
Family |
Ellen L. WILBUR, b. 30 Jun 1841, New York d. Dec 1912, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa (Age 71 years) |
Marriage |
26 Aug 1863 [2] |
Children |
| 1. May Erskine Estelle SLOCUM, b. 19 Nov 1864, Floyd County, Iowa d. 19 Nov 1865, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa (Age 1 year) [Birth] |
| 2. Charles H. SLOCUM, b. Charles City, Floyd Co., Iowa d. Dec 1867, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa [Birth] |
| 3. Willis Erskine SLOCUM, b. 2 Jan 1867, Floyd County, Iowa [Birth] |
| 4. Guernsey Morton SLOCUM, b. 19 May 1870, Floyd County, Iowa [Birth] |
| 5. Horace Woodworth SLOCUM, b. 25 Mar 1873, Floyd County, Iowa d. 27 Nov 1890, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa (Age 17 years) [Birth] |
| 6. Faith Amelia SLOCUM, b. 22 Jan 1875, Floyd County, Iowa [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F28558 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
14 Jan 2013 |
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Headstones |
| Charles Anderson Slocum and Ellen L. Wilbur Headstone Charles, the son of Lorenzo Slocum and Anna Potter, and his wife Ellen L. Wilbur, are buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Charles City, Floyd Co., Iowa.
Created by: Kathy Gerkins
Photo added by: Kathy Gerkins |
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Sources |
- [S7913] Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D., Ph. D., A Short History of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, (Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D., Ph. D., - Syracuse, NY 1882).
- [S5179] John Reid Wilbor & Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, "The Wildbores In America" A Family Tree Vol. No. 3, (George W. King Printing Co., Baltimore, Maryland: Published 1933 & Revisions to 1939).
- [S5214] 1870 Census Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa.
- [S5215] 1880 Census Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa.
- [S5216] 1885 Census Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa.
- [S02329] Find A Grave Website.
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