James Russell SLATEN

Sources:

1870 US Federal Census Township 6 Range 11,Jersey,Illinois
1850 US Federal Census Township 7 Range 11,Jersey,Illinois
1860 US Federal Census Mississippi,Jersey,Illinois
Ancestry World Tree Project
Jersey, IL Marriage Records (Research by Peggy Magee, 1990)
Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois - NewspaperArchive.com, Obit - 25 Nov 1912
History of Greene and Jersey counties, IL. 1885 (jersey.IllinoisGenWeb.com)

Notes:

                      James R. Slaten resides on the southwest quarter of section 31, Mississippi township, where he owns a valuable farm of 80 acres, finely improved in every manner. He owns, also, 60 acres of land in Elsah township, which is partly improved. Mr. Slaten was born in Greene county, Ill., Aug. 10, 1822, and his entire life has been spent in this portion of the state. He was married March 21, 1844 to Elizabeth West, who was born in Madison county, Ky., Sept. 15, 1822. She died in Jersey county, March 21, 1879, and was buried in the Salem cemetery, Otter Creek township. They had two children, Mary Jane, born Dec. 24, 1846, wife of Sylvester Whitcomb; and Lee C., born Feb. 5, 1859, and died Sept. 5, 1860. Mr. Slaten's daughter resides with him at present, her husband being in Idaho Territory. Mr. Slaten is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His late wife was also a member of that church. He belongs to the Grafton lodge of A. F. & A. M. and is politically a republican.