Just because the census enumerator spelled the name with an e on the end doesn't mean the family did. Much information on census records is far from accurate. Jamila Sloan wrote: > I am searching for information on this family. I found them in the 1920 > US Census for Smith Township, Dallas County, Arkansas. Apparently we > were actually SLOANEs instead of SLOANs. > > Family Group Report - 12 Mar 1999 > > -------------------------------------------------- > Husband: William A. SLOANE > -------------------------------------------------- > Birth: 1883 Place: Smith Township, Dallas County, Arkansas > Other Spouses Bessie SMITH > -------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------- > Wife: Mary B. (SLOANE) > -------------------------------------------------- > Birth: 1885 Place: Arkansas > -------------------------------------------------- > Children... > -------------------------------------------------- > 1. F Child: Hazel SLOANE > Birth: 1907 Place: Smith Township, Dallas County, Arkansas > -------------------------------------------------- > 2. M Child: Andrew W. SLOANE > Birth: 1908 Place: Smith Township, Dallas County, Arkansas > -------------------------------------------------- > 3. F Child: Daisy SLOANE > Birth: 1910 Place: Smith Township, Dallas County, Arkansas > -------------------------------------------------- > 4. F Child: Omizell SLOANE > Birth: 1913 Place: Smith Township, Dallas County, Arkansas > -------------------------------------------------- > 5. F Child: May A. SLOANE > Birth: 1914 Place: Smith Township, Dallas County, Arkansas > -------------------------------------------------- > 6. M Child: Jesse Eugene SLOAN > Birth: 1916 Place: Smith Township, Dallas County, Arkansas > Spouse: Rever SMITH > -------------------------------------------------- > 7. M Child: Willie Earl "Shorty" SLOANE > Birth: 1918/1919 Place: Smith Township, Dallas County, Arkansas > -------------------------------------------------- > 8. F Child: Dorothy SLOANE > Birth: Place: Arkansas > > -- > Jamila Z. Sloan ~ Genealogist researching > 2111-167th Ave ~ GREENWAY, HARE, JONES > San Leandro, CA 94578 ~ POOLE, & SLOAN > sloaja00@geocities.com > http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hollow/6231 > > ==== SLOAN-SLONE Mailing List ==== > Visit Rootsweb home site today. Many resources are available. > http://www.rootsweb.com