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Note N19
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CENSUS:
SLAYTON GEORGE 1810 TAX Jackson Tax 072 Georgia
SLATON GEORGE 1817 TAX Jackson Tax 114 Georgia
Slaten George 1818 Cen St Clair territorial census, Lebanon area
Slaten George 1830 Cen Greene (046) Illinois m122100011:f00001001
Slaten George 1840 Cen Jersey (335) Illinois m001121001:f00010001
Possible sister to Rev George:
Slaton Cornelia R 1860 Illinois Cen Jersey (068) Grafton Illinois 1798? ?
ALLEN Eliza J 1860 Illinois Cen Jersey (068) Illinois 1843 help
HISTORY OF GREENE AND JERSEY COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, 1885
REV. GEORGE SLATEN came to this county and township in the fall of 1828, and settled upon section 31. He was a native of North Carolina, but had moved from there to her sister state of South Carolina, where he was united in marriage with Lucinda (Brogden) Slaten in the year 1800. Soon after this they moved to Georgia, where they continued to reside until 1818, when they came to Illinois and located in St. Clair county. In 1822, they removed to the vicinity of Carrollton, Greene county, and after a residence of six years in that place, came to this county as above stated. Rev. George Slaten was an active and efficient minister of the M. E.. church. He died Aug. 6, 1844, his wife surviving him until Jan. 23. 1866.
His estate was divided ten ways, and his children mostly lived in Quarry, Mississippi, or Otter Creek townships in 1880. (RLF)
COMMENT:
This man is identified as "George B Slaten" in the recent history of Jersey co Illinois, but where does this "B" come from? He is said to be from NC, but later census records show some odd claims by his sons.
The Illinois George marriage to Lucinda Brogden in 1800 South Carolina or Georgia has not been seen by me in records.
The statement that he settled near Mulberry Creek in Jackson co Georgia in 1803 is widely repeated, but where is it proved? Perhaps this claim is based on descriptions of property from tax records, which I have not yet seen. The statement that he received land in an 1805 lottery but did not take it is also repeated, but no documents are presented. An older George, on the other hand, bought land on Jackson co Georgia in 1823 ("George Slaton of Pendleton South Carolina") and fits the age group as a "Revolutionary War Soldier" who got "Cherokee Indian land" in 1827 Georgia lotteries.
The date of Illinois George's move to Illinois is either 1817 or 1818, but one son, Benjamin F 7, gives an 1820 birth in Georgia in census. This is the same son who said his father was born in PA In any case, it is clear that Illinois George first came to St Clair County, and that in 1821-22 he moved near Carrollton in Greene County, from which Jersey was formed in 1839, the southern half of old Greene. In 1828, the Illinois George bought land in what was to become Jersey co and had settled there by 1830.
Illinois George was a Methodist minister, and services were held in his home. Continued readings in the state histories show that many Methodists left for Ohio, and Illinois from the south between 1810 and the War Between the States, because these were the closest states committed to being non-slave states.
His will has not been seen by me, but is cited in an article by Larry Smith (LS). From his estate settlement, his widow received $129.87, each of ten children received $19.90.
MINEFIELD: Some cemetery locations are inconsistent in reporting the county, thus Rose Hill appears in both Jersey co and Greene co records, since Jersey was formed from Greene in 1839.
CENSUS:
SLAYTON GEORGE 1810 TAX Jackson Tax 072 Georgia
SLATON GEORGE 1817 TAX Jackson Tax 114 Georgia
Slaten George 1818 Cen St Clair territorial census, Lebanon area
Slaten George 1830 Cen Greene (046) Illinois m122100011:f00001001
Slaten George 1840 Cen Jersey (335) Illinois m001121001:f00010001
Possible sister to Rev George:
Slaton Cornelia R 1860 Illinois Cen Jersey (068) Grafton Illinois 1798? ?
ALLEN Eliza J 1860 Illinois Cen Jersey (068) Illinois 1843 help
HISTORY OF GREENE AND JERSEY COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, 1885
REV. GEORGE SLATEN came to this county and township in the fall of 1828, and settled upon section 31. He was a native of North Carolina, but had moved from there to her sister state of South Carolina, where he was united in marriage with Lucinda (Brogden) Slaten in the year 1800. Soon after this they moved to Georgia, where they continued to reside until 1818, when they came to Illinois and located in St. Clair county. In 1822, they removed to the vicinity of Carrollton, Greene county, and after a residence of six years in that place, came to this county as above stated. Rev. George Slaten was an active and efficient minister of the M. E.. church. He died Aug. 6, 1844, his wife surviving him until Jan. 23. 1866.
His estate was divided ten ways, and his children mostly lived in Quarry, Mississippi, or Otter Creek townships in 1880. (RLF)
COMMENT:
This man is identified as "George B Slaten" in the recent history of Jersey co Illinois, but where does this "B" come from? He is said to be from NC, but later census records show some odd claims by his sons.
The Illinois George marriage to Lucinda Brogden in 1800 South Carolina or Georgia has not been seen by me in records.
The statement that he settled near Mulberry Creek in Jackson co Georgia in 1803 is widely repeated, but where is it proved? Perhaps this claim is based on descriptions of property from tax records, which I have not yet seen. The statement that he received land in an 1805 lottery but did not take it is also repeated, but no documents are presented. An older George, on the other hand, bought land on Jackson co Georgia in 1823 ("George Slaton of Pendleton South Carolina") and fits the age group as a "Revolutionary War Soldier" who got "Cherokee Indian land" in 1827 Georgia lotteries.
The date of Illinois George's move to Illinois is either 1817 or 1818, but one son, Benjamin F 7, gives an 1820 birth in Georgia in census. This is the same son who said his father was born in PA In any case, it is clear that Illinois George first came to St Clair County, and that in 1821-22 he moved near Carrollton in Greene County, from which Jersey was formed in 1839, the southern half of old Greene. In 1828, the Illinois George bought land in what was to become Jersey co and had settled there by 1830.
Illinois George was a Methodist minister, and services were held in his home. Continued readings in the state histories show that many Methodists left for Ohio and Illinois from the south between 1810 and the War Between the States, because these were the closest states committed to being non-slave states.
His will has not been seen by me, but is cited in an article by Larry Smith (LS). From his estate settlement, his widow received $129.87, each of ten children received $19.90.
MINEFIELD: Some cemetery locations are inconsistent in reporting the county, thus Rose Hill appears in both Jersey co and Greene co records, since Jersey was formed from Greene in 1839.