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James Sylvester Sloan 1870–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: OCT 1870

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 27 AUG 1927

Death Location: Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Turnerville, Georgia

Father: Alfred Sloan

Mother: Mary Gibson

Spouse(s): Etta Maroney

Children(s): Lamon Sloan, Ila Sloan, Leila Sloan, James Sloan, Minnie Sloan, Dora Sloan, Glenn Sloan, Sylvester Sloan

In 1870, James Sylvester Sloan entered the world in Oconee County, South Carolina, born to Alfred Berry Sloan And Mary E Gibson. James Sylvester Sloan married Etta Maroney, and had children including Dora Lucy Sloan, Glenn William Sloan, Ila Mae Sloan, James Arthur Sloan, Lamon Calloway Sloan, Leila Ola Sloan, Minnie Magdalene Sloan, Sylvester Buen Sloan. James Sylvester Sloan passed away in 1927 in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Turnerville, Georgia.

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Biography

  • In 1870, James Sylvester Sloan entered the world in Oconee County, South Carolina, born to Alfred Berry Sloan And Mary E Gibson.
  • James Sylvester Sloan married Etta Maroney, and had children including Dora Lucy Sloan, Glenn William Sloan, Ila Mae Sloan, James Arthur Sloan, Lamon Calloway Sloan, Leila Ola Sloan, Minnie Magdalene Sloan, Sylvester Buen Sloan.
  • James Sylvester Sloan passed away in 1927 in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Turnerville, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sloan's Ancestors

Self
James Sloan
1870–1927
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
Alfred Berry Sloan
1839–1922
South Carolina
Mary (E) Gibson
1845–1915
Grandparents
George (Washington) Gibson
1802–1887
North Carolina, United States of America
Nancy (1) Alexander
1807–1880
Pendleton District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Alexander
1785–1856
Keziah Watson
1785–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Alexander
1760–1850
Mary Unk
1757–1851

James Sloan's Descendants

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James (Sylvester) Sloan (OCT 1870–27 AUG 1927) m. Etta Maroney (1879–23 JUN 1923)
  1. 1. Lamon (Calloway) Sloan 1900–1961 m. Lola (Mae) Looney 1900–1946
    1. 1. Mary (Rachel) Sloan 1923–1997 m. Thurman Garner –1997
  2. 2. Ila (Mae) Sloan 1894–1969 m. Marion (Jones) Thomason 1882–1937
  3. 3. Leila (Ola) Sloan 1897–1934 m. Albert (Henry) Cash 1887–1943
    1. 1. Ray Cash 1925–1925
  4. 4. James (Arthur) Sloan 1901–1960
  5. 5. Minnie (Magdalene) Sloan 1904–1985 m. Alexander Fetzgerald 1886–1930
  6. 6. Dora (Lucy) Sloan 1906–1986
  7. 7. Glenn (William) Sloan 1908–1944
  8. 8. Sylvester (Buen) Sloan 1896–1971 m. Phebe Lingerfelt 1905–1970
    1. 1. David (Daniel) Sloan 1939–2011
    2. 2. Sherman (George) Sloan 1947–2013
    3. 3. James (Gilbert) Sloan 1925–2004 m. Reba Cox 1927–1965

James Sloan's Timeline

4 Records

1870
October 1870
Birth of James Sylvester Sloan in Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
1870
OCT 1870
Birth of James Sylvester Sloan in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
1927
27 August 1927
Age 57
Death of James Sylvester Sloan in Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia
Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia
1927
27 AUG 1927
Age 57
Death of James Sylvester Sloan in Habersham County in Turnerville, Georgia
Habersham County in Turnerville, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1870
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Oconee County, Georgia, U.S., Probate Death Certificates, 1927-2010
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: OCT 1870
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source: lewis rector.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Commonly referred to as "Jim" Sloan
    Record Source: lewis rector.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1927
    Event Place: Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] Oconee County, Georgia, U.S., Probate Death Certificates, 1927-2010
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 AUG 1927
    Event Place: Habersham County in Turnerville, Georgia
    Record Source: lewis rector.FTW

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Turnerville, Georgia
    Record Source: lewis rector.FTW

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