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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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"
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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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