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Gladys Jewell McCroan Higdon Sloan 1905–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 July 1905

Birth Location: Jackson County, Florida

Death Date: 31 October 1997

Death Location: Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Walter McCroan

Mother: Minnie Williams

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In 1905, Gladys Jewell McCroan Higdon Sloan entered the world in Jackson County, Florida, born to Walter Scott Mccroan And Minnie Lee Williams. Gladys Jewell McCroan Higdon Sloan married James Ellis Sloan, and had children including James E. Gladys Jewell McCroan Higdon Sloan passed away in 1997 in Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Gladys Jewell McCroan Higdon Sloan entered the world in Jackson County, Florida, born to Walter Scott Mccroan And Minnie Lee Williams.
  • Gladys Jewell McCroan Higdon Sloan married James Ellis Sloan, and had children including James E.
  • Gladys Jewell McCroan Higdon Sloan passed away in 1997 in Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Gladys Sloan's Ancestors

Self
Gladys Sloan
1905–1997
Birth Place: Jackson County, Florida
Parents
Walter Scott McCroan
1873–1938
Georgia
Minnie (Lee) Williams
1885–1910
Georgia
Grandparents
Henry (J J) McCroan
1833–1905
Thomas County, Georgia
Sarah (A Sally) Hughes
1839–1914
Georgia
Joel (M.) Williams
1840–1915
Georgia
Melissa Wilson
1855–1920
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas MCCROAN
1801–1858
Mary McCroan
1815–1885
Henry Hughes
1812–1890
Lavinia Burns
1815–
Joel Williams
1782–1855
Catherine Shepherd
1797–1865
Henry Wilson
1827–1880
Caroline Hurst
1831–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Yerby
1786–1830
Joshua Proctor
1786–1837
Cynthia Proctor
1795–
Joel Sr.
1760–1809
Eiazor Anderson
1774–1820
Allen Wilson
1798–1855
Serena Hurst
1803–1843
Thomas Hurst
1807–1862
Matilda Adams
1804–1880

Gladys Sloan's Timeline

2 Records

1905
8 July 1905
Birth of Gladys Jewell McCroan Higdon Sloan in Jackson County, Florida
Jackson County, Florida
1997
31 October 1997
Age 92
Death of Gladys Jewell McCroan Higdon Sloan in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 July 1905
    Event Place: Jackson County, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tampa Bay Times; Publication Date: 2 Nov 1997; Publication Place: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America; ,0.31195602,0.9640436,0.4025

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lakeland
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tampa Bay Times; Publication Date: 2 Nov 1997; Publication Place: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America; ,0.31195602,0.9640436,0.4025

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1997
    Event Place: Lakeland, Polk County, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tampa Bay Times; Publication Date: 2 Nov 1997; Publication Place: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America; ,0.31195602,0.9640436,0.4025

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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