Brief Life History of John Bromley
When John Bromley Slocum was born on 23 September 1885, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, his father, John Bromley Slocum, was 34 and his mother, Ida Janet Robertson, was 35. He died in 1939, at the age of 54, and was buried in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- John B Slocum, "United States Census, 1930"
- John Bromley Slocum, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- John B Slocun, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
Spouse and Children
1885–1939 Male
1891– Female
Parents and Siblings
1851– Male
1851–1906 Female
Siblings (4)
1875– Male
1877–1951 Female
1880–1952 Female
1885–1939 Male
World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
Age 1
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 15
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Slocum in Shorwell (Isle of Wight) or Slocombeslade in Brendon (Devon). Both placenames derive from Old English slāh ‘sloe, blackthorn’ + cumb ‘valley’.
History: Anthony Slocombe or Slocum (1590–1674/75) came from Taunton, Somerset, England, to Taunton, MA, in 1637.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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