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Family: Thomas D. SLEMMONS / Margaret CANNON (F55994)

m. 25 Dec 1850


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  • Thomas D. SLEMMONSFather | Male
    Thomas D. SLEMMONS

    Born  CA 1825  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1893   
    Buried     
    Married  25 Dec 1850  [1]  Kensington, Philadelphia Co, PA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Margaret CANNONMother | Female
    Margaret CANNON

    Born  30 Nov 1827  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Jan 1907  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Sarah SLEMMONSChild 1 | Female
    Sarah SLEMMONS

    Born  CA 1851  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jun 1931  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William FERGUSON | F56000 
    Married  9 Aug 1881  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Catherine "Kate" SLEMMONSChild 2 | Female
    + Catherine "Kate" SLEMMONS

    Born  14 Jun 1855  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Oct 1935  West Middlesex, Mercer Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Haywood Cemetery, West Middlesex, Mercer Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William B. SHIRK | F55993 
    Married  CA 1878   

    John SLEMMONSChild 3 | Male
    John SLEMMONS

    Born  CA 1857  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Jul 1870   
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    Stewart SLEMMONSChild 4 | Male
    Stewart SLEMMONS

    Born  25 Jul 1868  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Dec 1926  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • The spelling of this family's surname appears in various records about equally with one M or two.

      1860 Census, City of Philadelphia (19th Ward), Pennsylvania, enumerated on Jul 27 1860:
      Thomas Slemmons, 35, laborer; Margaret, 33; Sarah, 9; Catherine, 6; John, 3. All born in Philadelphia except for Thomas, born in Ireland.

      1870 Census, City of Philadelphia (19th Ward, 57th District), enumerated on Jul 20 1870:
      Margt [Margaret] Slemens, 44, b. Ireland [sic], value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $300; Sarah, 18, b. Pa, occupation spooler; Stuart, 3, b. Pa.

      1870 Census, City of Philadelphia (19th Ward, 57th District), enumerated on Nov 21 1870 (2nd enumeration):
      Thomas Slemons, 49; Margaret, 48; Sarah, 19; Stewart, 3.
      NOTE: No other information was recorded, perhaps because it was a second enumeration.

      1870 Census, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Shenango Twp), enumerated on Jul 23 1870:
      James Hill, 39, farmer, value of real estate $9,540, value of personal estate $1,500; Elizabeth Hill, 49; Kate Stemens 16; Lizzie Clinging, 9; Preston Clinging, 11; Thomas Slemons, 84 [sic], without occupation. All born in Pennsylvania except for Thomas, born in Ireland.
      NOTE: The 1870 and earlier censuses did not include relationships or marital status.

      1880 Census, City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, enumerated on Jun 12 1880:
      Margaret Slemons, 50, widowed/divorced, occupation washer woman, cannot write; sau Sarah, 28, single, spooler in cotton mill; son Stuard, 12, works in cotton mill. [2]

    Married:
    • at First Presbyterian Church of Kensington

  • Sources 
    1. [S231] Pennsylvania & New Jersey Church & Town Records, 1669-2013, (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1590] Death record of daughter.