Belford Slater (1830 - 1892)

Born 3 Aug 1830 in Markham, Markham, York, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Appleford) Slater — married 10 Apr 1872 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Dec 1892 at age 62 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, United States

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Biography

SLATER BELFORD, Farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Polo; owns 188 acres of land, valued at $11,000; he was born in Markham Township, Upper Canada, Aug. 3, 1830; came to Buffalo Township, Ogle Co. in 1849; this town has been his place of residence since then; he has been Road Master and School Director several years; his first wife was Emily Carpenter; she died June 11, 1868; they hd three children --- Frank H., now resides in Iowa; he was born Feb. 27, 1860; the other two were twins, they were born June 1, 1868; one named Emery died July 31, 1868; the other, Emert, died Sept. 6, 1868; Mr. Slater's present wife was Ruth Appleford; they were married April 10, 1872; she was born in Townsend Township, Upper Canada, Nov. 18, 1844; they hve three children --- Lewis Wm., born June 27, 1873; George Albert, March 17, 1875, and Arthur Belford, Feb. 12, 1877; Mr. and Mrs. Slater are members of the M.E. Church.

Leroy Johnson Slater should be listed as a son of Belford Slater and Ruth Appleford Slater. Leroy was born 29Feb 1880 in near Polo, Ogle, Illinois, United States. He died in 1952.

Sources

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 701.

• Find a Grave memorial page for Belford Slater (3 Apr 1830–13 Dec 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #35806877, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Polo, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by ogleCounty (contributor 46623374) .
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Ogle County Illinois 1838-39  :: 1939

Tri-County Press; Polo, Illinois 1939