John Wesley Slaten, b: 1810

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}


^{Mary Jane Slaten}^{b.1838 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois d.}

^{Christopher John Slaten}^{b.1840 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois d.1924 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois}		^{Reverend George B Slaten}^{b.1780 North Carolina d.1844 Mississippi Town, Illinois}

^{Allen McMurray Slaten}^{b.1842 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois d.1925 Jerseyville, Illinois}	^{John Wesley Slaten}^{b.1810 Georgia d.1889 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois}		^{Meredith Brogdon}^{b.1750 Wade, North Carolina d.1840 Forsyth Co., Georgia}

^{George Newton Piggott Slaten}^{b.1844 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois d.1914 Grafton, Illinois}		^{Lucinda Brogdon}^{b.1786 South Carolina d.1866 Jersey Co., Illinois}	^{Eleanor Redfern}^{b.1755 Wade, North Carolina d.1823 Pickens Co., Georgia}

^{Thadeus Arlington Slaten}^{b.1847 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois d.1885 Grafton, Illinois}

^{Augusta Ann Slaten}^{b.1850 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois d.}		^{Isaac N Piggott}^{b. d.}

^{Dwight Durkee Gustavus Slaten}^{b.1853 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois d.1890}	^{Ann Frances Piggott}^{b.1818 Missouri d.1866}

^{Adolphus Cabot Slaten}^{b.1856 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois d.1858}		^{Sarah (___) Piggott}^{b. d.}

^{Cornelia Roxana Slaten}^{b.1858 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois d.1943}

^{Dexter Clay Slaten}^{b.1861 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois d.1945 Alton, Illinois}

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}



		^{Reverend George B Slaten}^{b.1780 North Carolina d.1844 Mississippi Town, Illinois}

	^{James Russell Slaten}^{b.1822 Greene Co., Illinois d.1912 Jerseyville, Illinois}		^{Meredith Brogdon}^{b.1750 Wade, North Carolina d.1840 Forsyth Co., Georgia}

^{Mary J Whitcomb}^{b.1846 Mississippi Town, Illinois d.1924 East Saint Louis, Illinois}		^{Lucinda Brogdon}^{b.1786 South Carolina d.1866 Jersey Co., Illinois}	^{Eleanor Redfern}^{b.1755 Wade, North Carolina d.1823 Pickens Co., Georgia}

^{Lee C Slaten}^{b.1859 Jersey Co., Illinois d.1860 Jersey Co., Illinois}



	^{Elizabeth West}^{b.1822 Madison Co., Kentucky d.1879}

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}


^{James Williamson Slaten}^{b.1837 d.1944}

^{John Pleasant Slaten}^{b.1839 Mississippi Town, Illinois d.1863 Louisiana}		^{Reverend George B Slaten}^{b.1780 North Carolina d.1844 Mississippi Town, Illinois}

^{Henry Lewis Slaten}^{b.1842 Jersey Co., Illinois d.1922 Mississippi Town, Illinois}	^{George Washington Slaten}^{b.1816 St Clair, Illinois d.1889 Jersey, Illinois}		^{Meredith Brogdon}^{b.1750 Wade, North Carolina d.1840 Forsyth Co., Georgia}

^{Clarinda Jane Slaten}^{b.1844 Jersey Co., Illinois d.1919}		^{Lucinda Brogdon}^{b.1786 South Carolina d.1866 Jersey Co., Illinois}	^{Eleanor Redfern}^{b.1755 Wade, North Carolina d.1823 Pickens Co., Georgia}

^{George Wesley Slaten}^{b.1847 Quarry Township, Illinois d.1932 Grafton, Jersey, Illinois}			^{Harbert Lewis}^{b. d.}

^{Margaret Louise Slaten}^{b.1849 Jersey Co., Illinois d.1950 Jersey Co., Illinois}		^{Williamson Vaughn Lewis}^{b.1779 Virginia d.1874 Tennessee}	^{Charlotte Beatty}^{b. d.}

^{Robert Lindsay Slaten}^{b.1851 Illinois d.1936 Alton, Illinois}	^{Lementine Lewis}^{b.1818 Chatham , North Carolina d.1895}		^John Bell^{b. d.}

^{Mary Leah Slaten}^{b.1854 Jersey Co., Illinois d.1936}		^{Clarkie Bell}^{b.1792 d.1831 Robertson Co., Tennessee}	^Leah Dawson^{b. d.}

^{Alzada Belle Slaten}^{b.1857 Jersey Co., Illinois d.1857 Jersey Co., Illinois}

^{Thomas Leander Slaten}^{b.1858 Illinois d.1932 Polk Co., Arkansas}

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}



		^{Reverend George B Slaten}^{b.1780 North Carolina d.1844 Mississippi Town, Illinois}

^{Charles B Slaten}^{b.1849 Illinois d.}	^{Wiley Brogdon Slaten}^{b.1825 St Clair, Illinois d.}		^{Meredith Brogdon}^{b.1750 Wade, North Carolina d.1840 Forsyth Co., Georgia}

^{Lewis Herbert Slaten}^{b.1856 Illinois d.1888 Jersey Co., Illinois}		^{Lucinda Brogdon}^{b.1786 South Carolina d.1866 Jersey Co., Illinois}	^{Eleanor Redfern}^{b.1755 Wade, North Carolina d.1823 Pickens Co., Georgia}

^{Christopher Hubert Slaten}^{b.1862 Illinois d.}

^{Lena M Slaten}^{b.1865 Jersey Co., Illinois d.}

^{Della Jane Slaten}^{b.1870 Jersey Co., Illinois d.}	^{Nancy Patton}^{b.1831 Illinois d.}

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}




	^{Benjamin Griggs}^{b.1810 Freehold, New Jersey d.1850 Monmouth C, New Jersey}



^{Benjamin Griggs}^{b.1845 Jersey Co., Illinois d.1850 Jersey Co., Illinois}

		^{Reverend George B Slaten}^{b.1780 North Carolina d.1844 Mississippi Town, Illinois}

	^Mary Slaten^{b.1813 Georgia d.1871}		^{Meredith Brogdon}^{b.1750 Wade, North Carolina d.1840 Forsyth Co., Georgia}

		^{Lucinda Brogdon}^{b.1786 South Carolina d.1866 Jersey Co., Illinois}	^{Eleanor Redfern}^{b.1755 Wade, North Carolina d.1823 Pickens Co., Georgia}