Alexander Neely Sloan

3 August 1822–27 November 1899 (Age 77)
Belleview Township, Washington, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Alexander Neely

When Alexander Neely Sloan was born on 3 August 1822, in Belleview Township, Washington, Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas I Sloan, was 37 and his mother, Catherine B Neeley, was 38. He married Mary Elizabeth Wyatt in 1841, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Iron Township, Iron, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Jackson Township, Reynolds, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 27 November 1899, in Ellington, Reynolds, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Ellington, Reynolds, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Neely Sloan
1822–1899
Mary Elizabeth Wyatt
1816–1860
Marriage: 1841
Frances Catherine Sloan
1842–1930
Louisa J Sloan
1845–
George Dawson Sloan
1843–1928
William Thomas Sloan
1847–1935
Mary E Sloan
1849–
Josephine Eleanor Sloan
1851–1935
Benjamin Alexander Sloan
1853–1925
James Burke Sloan
1857–1858
Eliza Donnell Sloan
1857–1858

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1841Missouri, United States
    • Children

    (9)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (14)

    +9 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 3
    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
    1829 · Missouri State Library
    Age 7
    The first Missouri State Library was established by law on January 22, 1829. This law was created due to the large amount of public documents which had been collected in the office of Missouri's secretary of state. The library included documentation of the actions of the Missouri senate and house. The documents were cataloged and made available to the public. The public had access to any of the books in the library from sunup to sundown on any day except Sunday.
    1846
    Age 24
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Irish (Down and Antrim) and Scottish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Sluaghadháin ‘descendant of Sluaghadhán’, a diminutive of the Gaelic personal name Sluaghadh ‘raider’. Compare Slowey .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Salone
    Slone
    Sloane
    Slowey

    Sources (12)

    • Alexander Sloan, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Alexander Sloan, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
    • Alexander Sloan, "United States Census, 1850"

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