Philip Slack

Brief Life History of Philip

When Philip Slack was born on 17 September 1824, in Hardin, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, his father, Randolph Slack, was 40 and his mother, Ruth Johnson, was 35.

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Randolph Slack
1784–1870
Ruth Johnson
1788–1854
Mary Polly Slack
1807–
Nancy Slack
1808–
William Slack
1810–
Cyrus Slack
1812–
Penelope Ann Slack
1813–1896
Susan Slack
1815–1889
John Slack
1817–
Catherine Jane Slack
1820–
Elizabeth Slack
1822–
Philip Slack
1824–
Silas D Slack
1826–1877
Randolph Slack
1829–

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    World Events (3)

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    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.

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1890

    Historical Boundaries - 1890: Named for Hardin Irvan

    Name Meaning

    English and Dutch: nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac, Middle English slak ‘lazy, careless, slow’ (Old English slæc).

    English: from Middle English slak ‘small shallow valley, hollow in the ground’ (Old Norse slakki). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a shallow valley or hollow, or habitational, for someone from any of numerous minor places so named, principally in Derbyshire, Yorkshire, and Lancashire.

    Americanized form of Slovenian Slak 1 and perhaps also of Czech Šlak (see Slak 2).

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

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