Jesse Slawson

1811 - 1860  (48 years)

• Name	Jesse Slawson  [1]
  Born	12 Sep 1811	Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	May 1860	Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois   [1]
  Buried	Williams (Clay-Mosser) Cemetery, Galesburg Twp, Knox County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I10778	Jerry Milo Johnson
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Eliphalet Slawson,   b. 08 Aug 1773, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. Aft 1850, Westerlo, Albany County, New York  (Age > 78 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Rachel,   b. Abt 1778,   d. Aft 1850, Westerlo, Albany County, New York  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F3646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann Holmes,   b. 13 Apr 1818, Westerlo, Albany County, New York ,   d. 29 Mar 1868  (Age 49 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1835	Westerlo, Albany County, New York   [1]
  Children	1. Oscar M Slawson,   b. 29 Dec 1840, Westerlo, Albany County, New York ,   d. 14 Aug 1863, Libbyville Prison Camp, Memphis, Tennessee  (Age 22 years)  [Natural]   2. Rufus L Slawson,   b. 29 Aug 1843, Westerlo, Albany County, New York ,   d. 01 Mar 1909, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois  (Age 65 years)  [Natural]   3. Unknown Slawson,   b. Westerlo, Albany County, New York  [Natural]   4. Eveline Slawson,   b. 08 Oct 1836, Westerlo, Albany County, New York ,   d. 09 Jul 1854  (Age 17 years)  [Natural]   5. Lois Miranda Slawson,   b. 12 Dec 1838, Westerlo, Albany County, New York ,   d. 26 May 1917, Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa  (Age 78 years)  [Natural]   6. Charles Augustus Slauson,   b. 03 Oct 1854, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois ,   d. 06 Jun 1933, Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa  (Age 78 years)  [Natural]   7. Unknown Slawson  [Natural]   8. Lewis Egbert Slawson,   b. 06 Feb 1849, Knox County, Illinois ,   d. 01 Oct 1923, Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa  (Age 74 years)  [Natural]   9. Henry Edwin Slawson,   b. 22 Sep 1851, Knox County, Illinois ,   d. 19 Oct 1922, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa  (Age 71 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F3673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Sep 1811 - Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York Married - 18 Oct 1835 - Westerlo, Albany County, New York Died - May 1860 - Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois Buried - - Williams (Clay-Mosser) Cemetery, Galesburg Twp, Knox County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Listed in 1850 Illinois Census, Knox County, Township 11 N, 1 E (page 360) - Age listed as 39 yrs. Listed as land owner in Section 12, Rio Twp, Knox County, Illinois in 1861 (Rio Twp Plat Map Transcript) Book extract: Jesse Slawson was the son of Eliphalet and Rachel Slawson. He was born about 1811 and married Elizabeth Ann (?) at Westerlo, Albany County, NY. They moved to Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. He died there and she remarried to a Mr. Jonah Terbell on 9 Jan 1862. (The Slason, Slauson, Slawson, Slosson Family, George C. Slawson, 1946, p. 71, Seventh Generation) Grave marker indicates "age 48yrs 8m ?ds"... Would make birth month/year Sep 1811 Alt. Birth: 12 Sep 1805 Poundridge, Westchester County, New York Alt. Burial: Clay-Mosser Cemetery, Galesburg Township, Knox County, Illinois

  
  

• Sources

  [S117] Chester Family Gedcom, Joe Chester.