Re: Another John Slentz: b. July 22, 1822, Penn
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In reply to:
Another John Slentz: b. July 22, 1822, Penn
Robert Lawson 9/29/03
Additional on John Slentz: b. July 22, 1822
in eastern Pennsylvania where he grew up and
helped his father with farm work. The next
mention of him was on April 22, 1845, when he
married Mary Ellen Graham, b. Sept. 14, 1822.
The Slentz and Graham family were friends and
neighbors. After their marriage they moved
to Beaver Falls, PA and lived at what was
known then as Four Mile Congregation.
Some time after 1863 they moved to Mount
Ayr, Iowa. Mother Mary Ellen d. Aug 7, 1892
and Father John died Aug 20, 1902. They are
buried in Rose Hill Cemetary, Mount Ayr, IA
on the same lot that George Addison and his
wife Hannah are buried.