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William Pliney Sloan 1884–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 January 1884

Birth Location: Greenville Co. South Carolina

Death Date: 27 June 1972

Death Location: Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: George Sloan

Mother: Mary Sloan

Spouse(s): Cora Sloan

Children(s): Walter Sloan, Mathew Sloan, Anna Burton, Hattie Wooten, Velma Wooten, Carlos Sloan, George Sloan, Nancy Lister, Benjamin Sloan, Agnes Burton, Mattie Greer, William Sloan, Robert Sloan

In 1884, William Pliney Sloan entered the world in Greenville Co. South Carolina, born to George Thomas Sloan And Mary Ellen Sloan. In 1910, William Pliney Sloan resided in Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. In 1920, William Pliney Sloan resided in Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. William Pliney Sloan married Cora Paris Howell Sloan, and had children including Agnes Alta Altie Sloan Burton, Anna Pearl Sloan Burton, Benjamin Pliney Sloan, Carlos Rector Sloan, George Robert Sloan, Hattie Mae Sloan Wooten, Mathew Thomas Sloan, Mattie Lee Sloan Pittman Greer, Nancy Ann Sloan Lister, Paul Sloan, Robert Lewis Sloan, Velma Sloan Wooten, Walter Jay Sloan, William Coolidge Sloan. William Pliney Sloan passed away in 1972 in Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1884, William Pliney Sloan entered the world in Greenville Co. South Carolina, born to George Thomas Sloan And Mary Ellen Sloan.
  • In 1910, William Pliney Sloan resided in Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, William Pliney Sloan resided in Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Pliney Sloan married Cora Paris Howell Sloan, and had children including Agnes Alta Altie Sloan Burton, Anna Pearl Sloan Burton, Benjamin Pliney Sloan, Carlos Rector Sloan, George Robert Sloan, Hattie Mae Sloan Wooten, Mathew Thomas Sloan, Mattie Lee Sloan Pittman Greer, Nancy Ann Sloan Lister, Paul Sloan, Robert Lewis Sloan, Velma Sloan Wooten, Walter Jay Sloan, William Coolidge Sloan.
  • William Pliney Sloan passed away in 1972 in Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sloan's Ancestors

Self
William Sloan
1884–1972
Birth Place: Greenville Co. South Carolina
Parents
George Thomas Sloan
1850–1920
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Ellen) Sloan
1857–1892
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Ennis) Sloan
1811–1883
Spartanburg Co SC
Catherine (S) Page
1816–1884
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Sampson Babb
1824–1905
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Lucy (A) Giles
1830–1914
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Sloan
1756–1836
Mary Smith
1774–1864
James Page
1781–1856
Rachael Smith
1781–1865
Thomas Sr
1796–1881
Nancy Hellams
1799–1874
Jeremiah Jr
1800–1865
Charlotte Phelps
1800–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Smith
1742–1824
Catherine Rhodes
1742–1824
Robert Page
1743–1817
Rachel Brockman
1755–1827
Charles Smith
1742–1824
Catherine Rhodes
1742–1824
Sampson Sr
1766–1851
Anna Babb
1772–1838
William Hellams
1775–1847
Ann Coker
1780–1844
Jeremiah Giles
1760–1835
Mary Dill
1768–1818

William Sloan's Descendants

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William (Pliney) Sloan (5 January 1884–27 June 1972) m. Cora (Paris Howell) Sloan (26 November 1886–18 December 1942)
  1. 1. Walter (Jay) Sloan 1923–2001
  2. 2. Mathew (Thomas) Sloan 1908–1973
  3. 3. Anna (Pearl Sloan) Burton 1910–1984
  4. 4. Hattie (Mae Sloan) Wooten 1912–1999 m. Charles (Glenn) Wooten 1912–1985
  5. 5. Velma (Sloan) Wooten 1917–2006 m. John (Lewis) Wooten 1916–1969
  6. 6. Carlos (Rector) Sloan 1919–2002 m. Hazel (Hightower) Sloan 1925–2006
  7. 7. George (Robert) Sloan 1906–1966
  8. 8. Nancy (Ann Sloan) Lister 1921–1996
  9. 9. Benjamin (Pliney) Sloan 1929–1990
    1. 1. Margaret (Elaine Sloan) Craig 1949–2006
  10. 10. Agnes (Alta "Altie" Sloan) Burton 1915–2005
  11. 11. Mattie (Lee Sloan Pittman) Greer 1913–2008 m. William (Thruman) Pittman 1912–1962
    1. 1. Bobbie (Jean Pittman) Hendrix 1934– m. Douglas (Wilson) Hendrix 1933–2016
    2. 2. William (Truman) Pittman 1937– m. Mildred (Louise Lynn) Pittman 1941–2005
  12. 12. William (Coolidge) Sloan 1925–2013 m. Dakota (Christine Taylor) Sloan 1926–2018 m. Edna (M. Fowler) Sloan 1926–1986
  13. 13. Robert (Lewis) Sloan 1905–1905

William Sloan's Timeline

8 Records

1884
5 January 1884
Birth of William Pliney Sloan in Greenville Co. South Carolina
Greenville Co. South Carolina
1910
1910
Age 26
William Pliney Sloan resided here in Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 36
William Pliney Sloan resided here in Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
William Pliney Sloan resided here in Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
William Pliney Sloan resided here in Highland, Greenville, South Carolina
Highland, Greenville, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 56
William Pliney Sloan resided here in Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1955
1955
Age 71
William Pliney Sloan resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1972
27 June 1972
Age 88
Death of William Pliney Sloan in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 January 1884
    Event Place: Greenville Co. South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03814; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 23-93
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1698; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 39
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 2341934
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Greenville; Roll: 1877663; Draft Board: 1
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1461; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1375474
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 28 Jun 1972; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America; ,0.3164157,0.503335

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1461; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1375474

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1698; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 39

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 2341934

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03814; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 23-93

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Highland, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03814; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 23-93

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Greenville; Roll: 1877663; Draft Board: 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greer
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 28 Jun 1972; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America; ,0.3164157,0.503335

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1972
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 28 Jun 1972; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America; ,0.3164157,0.503335

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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