Sloan, James R.

SLOAN

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 8/13/2008 at 13:37:33

James R. Sloan

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.74, Belknap Twp.)
James R. Sloan, farmer, P. O. Oakland, was born in Henderson County, Ill., June 4, 1854. He is the son of Workman and Pearl Ann (Roberts) Sloan. His father was born in Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio, January 12, 1824. He was a farmer, and came to Illinois when a young man. His (subject's) mother was born in Greene County, Penn., December 10, 1831. His grandmother Sloan still lives in Henderson County, Ill. She has never seen a railway car, though she is living at present within four miles of the depot. Our subject received a good common school education, and lived at home until he was twenty-one years of age, when he made a start for himself. He was married near Terre Haute, Henderson Co., Ill., June 10, 1875 to Analine L. Showalter, born in Lancaster Co., Penn,. October 14, 1853. She is the daughter of John Showalter, born in the same county, October 19, 1823, and died November 23, 1879, in Henderson Co., Ill. Her mother was born in Montgomery County, Penn., December 24, 1831, and is still living in Henderson County, Ill., where she and her husband moved November 19, 1869. After his marriage, our subject lived and farmed in Illinois for six years. October 12, 1881, he came to this county on a prospecting tour, and, finally, made a purchase of land, the northwest quarter of Section 19, Township 75, Range 40. He left Illinois and moved on to his land in this county March 3, 1882. September 5, 1881, he was in a railroad disaster while going to visit some friends in page County, this State. Thomas Leecox, the great inventor, was killed. Mr. Sloan sustained a dislocation of his right shoulder, and also received injuries in the back and bowels. Mr. and Mrs. Sloan have two children - William Oscar, born October 26, 1878, and Cora Emma, born September 13, 1880. They are members of the Baptist church. In politics, Mr. Sloan is a Republican.