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James Brown Slack 1825–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1825

Birth Location: Washington County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 20 December 1880

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Slack

Mother: Henrietta Wathen

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In 1825, James Brown Slack entered the world in Washington County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to William G Slack And Henrietta Wathen. James Brown Slack passed away in 1880 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1825, James Brown Slack entered the world in Washington County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to William G Slack And Henrietta Wathen.
  • James Brown Slack passed away in 1880 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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James Slack's Ancestors

Self
James Slack
1825–1880
Birth Place: Washington County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
William G. Slack
1781–1846
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America
Henrietta Wathen
1785–1861
Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John (Baptist) Wathen
1740–1810
Charles, Maryland, United States
Henrietta Riney
1760–1800
St Maries, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ignatius Wathen
1679–1757
Susanna Hawkins
1710–1782
Thomas Sen.
1725–1795
Eleanor Mareman
1738–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wathen
1645–1705
Susannah Hudson
1665–1681
John ????
1700–1766
Ann Harris
1710–1760
John Mareman
1715–1766
Ann Vowles
1718–1774

James Slack's Timeline

2 Records

1825
13 May 1825
Birth of James Brown Slack in Washington County, Kentucky, United States of America
Washington County, Kentucky, United States of America
1880
20 December 1880
Age 55
Death of James Brown Slack in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1825
    Event Place: Washington County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1880
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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