| Ira Seeman Slover b. 3-14-1840 d. 8-27-1909 and Mary Ann Shadle b. 1-5-1841 d. after 1900 |
| Ira Seeman Slover and Mary Ann Shadle Cathy Jendenski Gene, this is a new email. This information is what I have in my database. It would not be there if I did not think it was correct, however, I do make errors all the time. PLEASE confirm this through your own documents before accepting it as fact. Also watch for typos. My favorite mistake is changing the century from 1800 to 1900 or the other way around. I say that Ira Slover was probably born in War Eagle because that is where his brother, Sanders, was supposedly born. War Eagle is now just a mill on the river and a few (1, I think) shops. It is interesting because you can see them grind the grain and then you can purchase the product. There is a very casual restaurant upstairs that serves very simple but delicious meals...beans, chicken and dumplings, berry cobbler, etc. Twice a year they have a huge craft sale there. If you are in the area, it is worth your while to drop by the mill. I checked out what books and things they had and did not find any Slovers mentioned. Ira Seeman Slover, s/o Samuel Slover and Emmeline Choate b. 3-14-1840 Madison Co., AR (probably War Eagle) d. 8-27-1909 Bridgeport, TX m. about 1860 TX Mary Ann Shadle, d/o James Shadle and Rebecca Randolph b. 1-5-1841 TN d. after 1900. I had an 1897 death date for Mary Ann, but, surprise, I found her on the 1900 census ! Ch. 1. Daughter Slover, died young, no further information 2. Son Slover, died young, no further information 3. Rebecca Emeline Slover (Rebbie) b. about 1861 Reno, Parker Co., TX m. John Wesley Culwell, s/o Thomas M. Culwell and Clarissa J. Miller b. 12-19-1860 TX d. 2-4-1937 bur. Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker Co., TX Ch. 1. Mary Jane Culwell m. Unknown Ridgeway 2. Slover Culwell m. Annette Barber; child Helen Elizabeth Culwell who m. Creel Meredith Phillips 4. John Marshall Slover (see previous email) b. 1864 TX 5. William Sanders Slover b. 1868 Parker Co., TX m. Emma F. Guinn or Gynn or Gymn b. 10-21-1866 d. 3-19-1891 buried Bethel Cemetery, Cottondale, Wise Co., TX Ch. 1. Rebecca Ann Slover b. 9-13-1887 Boonsville, Wise County, TX buried Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Wise County, TX m. Unknown McCrory 2. John William Slover b. 11-2-1888 TX d. 6-4-1960 at son's home in Phillips, TX buried Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Wise Co., TX m. 5-24-1917 in Wimberly home nr. Boonsville, Wise Co., TX Mary Eunice Wimberly, d/o James Wimberly and Eliza J. McCrory Ch. 1. James William Slover b. 3-25-1918 Paradise, Wise Co., TX d. 3-28-1983 Contra Costa Co., CA m. 7-31-1941 Houston, TX Doris Lucille Kleven b. @ 1919 Ft. Dodge, Iowa d. 2-25-1999 Woodland, CA Ch. 1. Mary Elizabeth Slover b. 3-31-1946 Harris Co., TX m. 7-26-1968 Hutchinson Co., TX Jeffrey Lee Hendrickson b. about 1945 2. James Kleven Slover 3. Susan Carol Slover b. 7-31-1951 Hutchinson Co., TX 4. John William Slover b. 4-8-1953 Hutchinson Co., TX 5. Anita Lucille Slover b. 2-22-1955 Potter Co., TX 6. George Sanford Slover, s/o Ira S. and Mary A. Shadle Slover b. 12-23-1869 Parker Co., TX m. about 1899 TX Maggie Unknown born April 1871, TX _____________________________________________________________________ Notes on Ira Seeman Slover and family From War Dept. , Washington , D.C.: Ira Slover, pvt Co. R., 9th Regt. TX Cavalry, Capt. Reuben Sanders Co., Burford;s Regt., Confederate Stafes Army. Enlisted March 31, 1862 at Weatherford, TX. Age 22; hight 6'21/2"; eyes, black; hair, brown. His name appears on the muster-roll of the above mentioned organization, mustered in Mar. 31, 1862 Dallas, TX. His name also appears on a Bounty Roll dated 6-25-1862 which shows he received $50 bounty. Ancestry.com database - American Civil War Soldiers Slover Ina E 19 Texas Cavalry. Private Private 000227 0033 00004045 The 1880 census of Wise County, TX shows living with them was Ira Slover, age 5, b. TX, father b. CA, Mother b. AR, orphan(t). Family information says he was a "cousin" of what degree, we do not know. Lived Reno, Parker Co., 1872 to Wise Co., then to Weatherford, Parker Co. Information obtained from the Wise County Heritage Museum file, Decatur, Wise County, TX The John William Slover Family, compiled by Mrs. D. R. Wimberly; information from Mrs. J.W. Slover (Mary Eunice Wimberly Slover) Ira S. Slover, the grandfather of John William Slover married Mary Ann Shadele. They lived near Weatherford, Texas in Parker County, on Garrett's Creek. He passed away August 29th, 1909 and was buried in Weatherford, Texas. He was one of the early pioneers to this part of the country. The children of Ira S. SLover and Mary Ann Shadele Slover were: 1. William S. Slover 2. J.M. Slover 3. Dr. George Slover 4. Rebecca Ann (called Rebbie) Slover William S. Slover moved to Weatherford and married Emma Gymn. Later he moved with his family to Bridgeport where he owned a hardware store for many years. Dr. George Slover was the President of Clarendon College at Clarendon, Texas. Rebecca Ann Slover married John Culwell. William S. Slover and Emma Gymn Slover were the parents of one son: John William Slover born November 2, 1888. He married Mary Eunice Wimberly, daughter of James "Jim" Wimberly and Eliza Anna McCrory Wimberly, on May 24, 1917 in the Wimberly home near Boonsville, Texas, Wise County. These young people had been neighbors and had gone to school together. The Slovers, both the father and mother, William S. and Emma Gymn Slover and the grandparents, Ira S. Slover and Mary Ann Shadele Slover, were church people and worked in the Sunday School and held offices of importance in the church whereever they lived. They attended many "camp meetings" both in and near Weatherford and in the Bethel Community, near Boonsville, where they lived. The Slovers and the Wimberleys llived near the Bethel School and Church and were active in that community. The Slover family later moved to Paradise, Texas. They lived there for a number of years, later moving to Memphis, Texas. John William Slover and Mary Eunice Wimberly Slover were the parents of one son: James William Slover born March 25, 1918 in Paradise, Texas. The John William Slover family moved to Memphis, Texas, where he was in the automobile business for many years. While living in Memphis, Mrs. Eunice Slover was very active in the Order of the Eastern Star. She was Worthy Matron of that Chapter besides holding other offices in the chapter. Mr. Slover passed away June 4th, 1960 in the home of his son, James William Slover in Phillips, Tezas not far from Memphis. He was laid to rest in the Paradise Cemetery in Paradise, Texas. James William Slover, son of John William and Mary Eunice Wimberly Slover married Doris Lucile Kleven on July 31, 1941 in Houston, Texas. They are the parents of two sons and three daughters: 1. Mary Elizabeth Slover; 2. James Kleven slover; 3. Susan Carol Slover; 4. John William Slover; and 5. Anita Lucile Slover. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Mary Eunice Slover came back to Paradise to live in their home there. She remained in Paradise until about two years ago (1967) when she went to live in the Eastern Star home in Arlington, Texas. 1880 Census Place: Precinct 8, Wise, Texas Source: FHL Film 1255333 National Archives Film T9-1333 Page 248B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Ira S. SLOVER Self M M W 40 AR Occ: Farmer Fa: IN Mo: AL Mary A. SLOVER Wife F M W 39 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA Rebeca E. SLOVER Dau F S W 19 TX Occ: At Home Fa: AR Mo: TN John M. SLOVER Son M S W 15 TX Occ: At School Fa: AR Mo: TN William S. SLOVER Son M S W 11 TX Occ: At School Fa: AR Mo: TN George S. SLOVER Son M S W 9 TX Occ: At School Fa: AR Mo: TN Ira SLOVER Other M S W 5 TX Occ: At School Fa: CA Mo: AR Eler SCOT Other M S MU 14 AR Occ: Servant Fa: AR Mo: AR Emeline SLOVER Mother F W W 64 AL Occ: House Keeping Fa: TN Mo: TN Richard CLONCH Other M S W 19 TX Occ: Laborer Fa: AL Mo: NC 1900 US Census, TX, Parker Co., Weatherford, Justice Precinct 1, Ward 4, E.D. 67, sheet 18 Slover, Ira b. 3-1839, 60 yrs old, married 41 years, AR, AR, AR, dry goods merchants, rents house Mary A. wife, b. ? - 1840, 59 yrs old, m. 41 yrs, 4 children/4 still living, TN, TN, TN 1900 TX, Erath County, Justice pre. 5, ED 74, sheet 2, 27 / 27, line 22 Slover, Geo. S. b. Dec 1869, 30, m. 1, TX AR TN teacher Maggie, wife b. Apr 1871, 29, m. 1, 0/0, TX, AR, MO I will next send what I have on the family of Mary A. Shadle. Cathey |