Jan~ From the 1850 census: 596/596 Jesse Slawson 41 M farmer $600 NY Rachel 40 F NY Andrew H. 15 M Pennysylvania Jesse 13 M IL Charles 11 M IL Earl 9 M IL Howard 6 M IL Lucy M Chase 21 F IL From "History of Whiteside County Ills." by Bent-Wilson (1877): page 357~ "JESSE SLAWSON was born in Oneida county, New York, in 1809, and came to Portland in 1836. He was a carpenter by trade, and also followed farming near Spring Hill, while he was a resident of Portland. He now (1877) lives in Nebraska. Mr. Slawson married Miss Rachael M. Fuller, in 1833. Their children are: Andrew, who married Miss Catharine Joice, and lives in Missouri; Jesse D., who married Miss Lucy Kinney, and lives in Nebraska; Charles H., who married Miss Lydia Briggs, and lives in Kansas; Earl B., who married Miss Cordelia Brown, and lives in Nebraska; Howard F., who married Miss Mary Hepworth, and lives in New York; Seth H., who married Miss Jennie Patch, and lives in Portland; and Mary L., wife of Merritt Clilfton, living in Portland." I did not find Hiram or Ira G W Chase in any of my resource books. Lucy Chase living with them in 1850 might be a good lead for you. Good luck in your search. Please let me know if you have other questions. I have a pretty extensive personal library for Whiteside County. Dawn Everling dawnev@mninter.net http://www.infinetivity.com/~chareve Click on Dawn's page to see my Whiteside County information. ----- Original Message ----- From: <KTompk7744@aol.com> To: <ILWHITES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 9:56 PM Subject: [ILWHITES] Fuller, Chase, Slawson > My elusive ancestor is Rachel or Rachael M Fuller, born c1810 in New York > state, we think. She married Jesse D Slawson, also born c1809 in Oneida County, > New York. In 1870 they were living in Portland, Spring Hill post office, > Whitside County. Their children were Earl B, Mary L (married Merritt Clifton), > Jesse D(jr), Seth H, Howard Frank, Albert R, Andrew EH, and Charles Henry > Slawson > > This week I stumbled on to another tidbit which may explain why their > marriage has been so hard to find. A biography of one of their sons, Earl B > Slawson, surprised me by mentioning the Civil War service of two of his half > brothers, Hiram Chase and Ira G W Chase. This would suggest that Rachel Fuller had > been married to somebody named Chase prior to her marriage to Jesse D Slawson. > > > Since these two fellows would be blood kin of mine, I'm curious about where > they went, whether they survived the Civil War, whether they had families. > > And we still don't know who Rachel Fuller's parents were. > > Is anybody else following these folks? > > Jan T > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >