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SLAWSON, Henry James 1859-1927

SLAWSON, ASHMORE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/8/2012 at 12:05:45

Birth: Sepember 1, 1859
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin.

Death: Sepember 17, 1927
Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa.

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Slawson Funeral
Held at Osage

OSAGE, IOWA. Sept. 19. — The funeral of Henry Slawson, who died Saturday, was conducted Sunday afternoon in the M. E. church by the pastor, Rev. E. B. Frye.

Mr. Slawson was born September 1, 1859, in Janesville, Wisconsin, and had resided in this vicinity more than 50 years.

He is survived by his widow; son, William; and three sisters: Mrs. James Ashmore, Nora Springs; Mrs. Agnes Smith, Fullerton, California, and Mrs. J. A. Collins, Janesville, Wisconsin.

[Waterloo Evening Courier, Monday, September 19, 1927] (S. Bell)
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NOTES:

Burial was in the Osage City Cemetery.

The cemetery listing on IaGenWeb for Osage City Cemetery shows:

SLAWSON, HENRY JAMES (died/buried) 18 SEP 1927 (burial loc.) 0869 1

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The son mentioned in this obituary was his adopted nephew, William McGrath Slawson. William's mother, Lottie (Horton) McGrath, died the day after he was born, and he was then adopted by her sister, Lucy (Horton) Slawson and her husband Henry Slawson,

(Credit: DM Scott)
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Photo of Henry and his wife and son, from STANDARD HISTORICAL ATLAS OF MITCHELL COUNTY, IOWA, 1911.


 

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