Marvin
Earl
Sloan
Born in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Son of John Timothy Sloan
and Janie (Smith) Sloan
Brother of
John Ollie Sloan, David Paul Sloan, William Walter Sloan, Billie Evert Sloan, James Sloan, Joe Cornelius Sloan and Edward Erskin Sloan
Husband of
Lucy (Honeycutt) Jackson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
[private son (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 24
in Luxembourg
Profile last modified
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Biography
Obituary
Marvin Sloan
Woodruff--Funeral services for Pvt. Marvin E. Sloan will be held Sunday at 3 pm.m. at Selma Baptist Church.
The Revs. J. P. Stepp, J. I. Easler and M. E. Derrick will officiate. Burial will be in the Selma cemetery.
Military honors will be conducted by the National Guard.
Pvt. Sloan entered the Army May 28, 1944, and was sent overseas Nov. 7, 1944. He was killed in action near Luxembourg Dec. 11, 1944, whil with the 122d Infantry.
After 4 p.m., Saturday the body will be at the home of the parents until time to be moved to the church Sunday.
Woodruff Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sources
- Residence
1930 Age: 10 Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina Age in 1930: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence 1940 1 Apr Age: 19 Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Marvin E Sloan Name: Marvin E Sloan Birth Year: 1920 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: South Carolina State of Residence: South Carolina County or City: Spartanburg
Enlistment Date: 31 May 1944 Enlistment State: North Carolina Enlistment City: Fort Bragg Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of high school Civil Occupation: Salemen, to consumers Marital Status: Married Height: 00 Weight: 100
Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012 about Marvin Sloan Name: Marvin Sloan Birth Date: 23 Sep 1920 Age at Death: 24 Death Date: 11 Dec 1944 Burial Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 about Marvin E Sloan Name: Marvin E Sloan Birth Date: 23 Sep 1920 Death Date: 11 Dec 1944 Cemetery: Selma Cemetery Cemetery Location: Woodruff, South Carolina
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marvin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marvin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Seán (Sloane) Sloane Johnson
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R1b-S425, FTDNA kit #270674, MitoYDNA ID T12886 [compare] +
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R1b-S425
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~0.78%
Seán (Sloane) Sloane Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A365502 [compare], Ancestry member urbanomad64
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A365502 [compare], FTDNA kit #270674
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~0.78%
Mark Press :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nancymark48
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~0.78%
Pat Taylor :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lvhikersw
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~0.39%
Gerald King :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Gerald_King
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