James Granville Slaven

Brief Life History of James Granville

When James Granville Slaven was born on 20 November 1852, in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States, his father, Andrew Bailey Slaven, was 27 and his mother, Mary Ann Winchester, was 26. He married Eliza Ann McGowan on 24 June 1888, in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Wayne, Kentucky, United States for about 18 years and Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 February 1929, at the age of 76, and was buried in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Granville Slaven
1852–1929
Eliza Ann McGowan
1871–1953
Marriage: 24 June 1888
Mary Alice Slaven
1889–1972
Balzora Slaven
1894–
Burl Garfield Slaven
1899–1963
Lucy Slaven
1903–
Richard Andrew Slaven
1906–1974

Sources (7)

  • James C Slavin in household of Andrew Slavin, "United States Census, 1870"
  • J. G. Slavy, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
  • J G Slaven, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"

World Events (8)

1859

Historical Boundaries - 1859: Craighead, Arkansas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Slavin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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