John Slocum

JOHN SLOCUM,

One of the pioneers of Boone County, was born in Harrison County, Va., May 22, 1803. Married to Sarah McCann, who was born July 27, 1805. They were married May 18, 1826. Came first to Rush County, Ind., and remained there one year. In April, 1830, they landed in Washington Township, on Spring Creek, where he owned a large tract of land, a part of which he entered. He died July 3, 1866; Mrs. S. died September 27, 1863; both are buried in Bethel Cemetery, near where they first settled, and where their life was mostly spent, or the best days at least. Names of their children: Robert, born March 15, 1827, resides in Washington Township, and is one of the best farmers and men in the county; owns 640 acres of choice land six miles north of Lebanon; he was married to Nancy J. Snodgrass; Sarah, deceased in Kansas, September, 1866; Thomas, born July 17, 1830, married to Martha Rose, resides in Knox County, Mo.; John, born November 11, 1834, married to Eliza Taylor, resides in Jefferson Township; Margaret, born August 7, 1835, married to David Thornburg; she is deceased; buried in the Bethel Cemetery, in Washington Township; Mary J., married to William Lansbury, born November 28, 1841; Ann, born April 12, 1846, died September, 1866, and is buried in Bethel Cemetery; Rebecca died in infancy; Harriet, born April 29, 1848, died at the age of five years. This is one of the largest as well as the earliest families in Washington Township. Long may their memory live. While canvassing for this work we called on Robert, the eldest of the family, and from whom we obtained the history of his family. We wish to thank Mr. Robert Slocum for his kindness, also his family. The grandfather of John Slocum was born in England, 1744. Came to America 1767, and died in Hampshire, Va. He was married to Abigail Lee, one of the Lee family, who came to Virginia. On another page of this work will be found a portrait of Robert Slocum, taken at the age of sixty years.

Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2007. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Harden & Spahr. "Early life and times in Boone County, Indiana." Lebanon, Indiana. May, 1887, pp. 368-369.

Transcribed by: Julie S. Townsend - July 6, 2007