John Means Sloan (1825 - 1895)

Born 22 Apr 1825 in Ayr Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Keziah Coffey (Logan) Sloan — married 4 Dec 1845 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1895 at age 69 in Todd Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

A farmer, John owned and lived on a large farm adjoining McConnellsburg. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church of McConnellsburg. He and his wife Keziah had 10 children. ^[1]

Born 22 Apr 1825. Ayr Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA. ^{[2] [3]}

Marriage 4 Dec 1845 to Keziah Coffey Logan by Rev. Nathan G. White. ^[4]

Died 5 Jan 1895. Todd Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA. ^{[2] [5]}

Buried Union Cemetery, Ayr Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[2]

Census:

• 1840 Ayr Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA. William Sloan (father's) household. He was the free white male, age 15-19. ^[3]
• 1850 Todd Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA. Occupation: Farmer. Age 25. Real Estate Value: $8,000. ^[6]
• 1860 Todd Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA. Spursville Post Office. Occupation: Farmer. Age: 35. Real estate value: $10,000. Personal estate value: $1,500. ^[7]
• 1870 Todd Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA. Occupation: Farmer. Age: 45. Real estate value: $14,000. Personal estate value: $3,200. ^[8]
• 1880 Todd Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA. Occupation: Farmer. Age: 55. Adjacent households: Mark DICKSON and George PITTMAN. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Family history notebook written by Alice Duffield Dickson Nace. (private; printed copy in files of J. S. Barnes) p. 13.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} John Means Sloan tombstone. Union Cemetery, 4 mi. south of McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania; inspected by Scott Barnes on 14 May 1999. Note: Located northwest of roundabout. South face of four-sided stone.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYD-Q6H : 8 September 2017), William Sloan, Air, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 388, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 445; FHL microfilm 20,538.
4. ↑ Into the Valleys Came Presbyterians: McConnellsburg, Green Hill and Wells Valley Presbyterian Congregations of Fulton County, PA. Publication: McConnellsburg, PA: Fulton County Historical Society, Inc., 1994. Note: Volume 16 of Annual Series. p. 41
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFX-BMQ : 15 July 2017), John M Sloan, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 210, sheet 55C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1133; FHL microfilm 1,255,133.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HF-B4X : 12 April 2016), John Sloane, Todd, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 70, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPT-HRV : 13 December 2017), John M Sloan, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZP4-W5V : 12 April 2016), John M Sloan, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 8, family 56, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,846.

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