The Sloan Family of Bradford, Pennsylvania

This branch of the Sloan family came to Bradford from Washington county, Pennsylvania, the family having been founded there by James Sloan, born in 1776 in County Tyrone, Ireland, where there were other branches of the Sloan family. The family originally is said to have come from Wales. James Sloan married, in Ireland, Martha Sloan, a distant relative. They were fairly well-to-do, farming good land under a favorable lease. About 1804 they came to the United States, finally settling on a farm in Hopewell township, Washington county, Pennsylvania. He died there in September, 1851; his wife, August 18, 1865, aged eighty-five years. Among their children were the following:

1. John, of whom further.
2. William, died in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh; a blacksmith; married Rebecca.
   1. George, lives in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
   2. Eli, deceased.
   3. Elizabeth, lives in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
   4. James.
3. Margaret, died unmarried in Allegheny county.
4. Sarah, died in Allegheny county; married George Beyers; no issue.
5. Eliza, died in Allegheny county; married James Wallace, a farmer.
   1. James (2), now resides in Library, Pennsylvania.

(II) John Sloan

John, eldest son of James Sloan, was born in 1803. He learned the shoemaker’s trade, which he followed in earlier life, later becoming a farmer of Washington county, Pennsylvania, where he died in June, 1875. He married Sarah Murphy, born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1813, died in Library, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, in February, 1899. She was the daughter of James Murphy, born in the North of Ireland, emigrated and settled in Washington county, Pennsylvania, where he became a prosperous farmer; married Mary Goldstone, born in England, died in Butler county, Pennsylvania, about 1862, aged ninety-nine years; both were members of Peters Creek Baptist Church. None of Mary Goldstone’s immediate family came to the United States. The children of James and Mary (Goldstone) Murphy were all born in Washington county:

Children of James and Mary (Goldstone) Murphy

1. John, died in Library, Pennsylvania, aged ninety-one years; was a farmer and merchant; also for many years justice of the peace; married Betsey Long, of Mercer county, Pennsylvania, also deceased.
   1. Derthula, now living in Library.
   2. Robert, deceased.
   3. Mary, now living in Library.
   4. Josephus, now living in Crawford county, Pennsylvania.
   5. Nancy, also living in Crawford county.
2. James, died in the west, leaving a family.
3. William, married and left a family.
4. Sarah, mentioned above, married John Sloan.
5. Elizabeth, married James Donnelly, of Pittsburgh, a contractor; had issue.
6. Archibald, lives in Butler county, Pennsylvania, a farmer; married Jane Rysor, and had issue, all now living at Prospect, Butler county, Pennsylvania:
   1. Oliver.
   2. James.
   3. Mary.
   4. Two other daughters.

Children of John and Sarah (Murphy) Sloan

1. Mary, born August 14, 1837; married June 12, 1862, William Wagers, a farmer, died at Finleyville, Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1903; no issue.
2. John, born May 30, 1839, died in Monongahela City, Pennsylvania; a farmer; married Miss Hamilton, of Washington county; also deceased.
   1. Emerson.
   2. Charles, deceased.
   3. Leonard, now living in Philadelphia.
   4. A daughter, died young.
3. Elizabeth, born February 27, 1841, died October 13, 1843.
4. Margaret, born December 27, 1842, died in Pittsburgh, 1909; married James Kennedy, of Washington county, a farmer; no issue.
5. William, born March 5, 1845, died in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, 1905; married Mary Grubb, also deceased; had children:
   1. Hannah.
   2. Elmer.
   3. Walter.
   4. Sadie.
6. Archibald, born February 21, 1847; now living in Finleyville, Pennsylvania; a farmer and justice of the peace; married Ann Mowrey.
   1. Waldo, died August 8, 1912.
   2. Maud.
   3. Margaret, deceased.
7. Henry, born February 17, 1849, died in New Kensington, 1887; married Elizabeth Fisher, who survives him, living on the home farm at New Kensington.
   1. John.
   2. Lettie.
8. George, born February 14, 1851, now a rancher at Blythe, California; unmarried.
9. Sarah, born April 16, 1854; married Charles Phelan, a carpenter now residing at Finleyville, Pennsylvania.
   1. Lillian.
10. James Mitchell, of whom further.
11. Daniel, born March 27, 1858, died in Monongahela City, Pennsylvania, 1904; a farmer; unmarried.

(III) James Mitchell Sloan

James Mitchell, tenth child of John and Sarah (Murphy) Sloan, was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, February 14, 1855. He attended the public schools, then worked at farming for two years, later moving to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he learned the carpenter’s trade. He continued working at his trade until 1878, then became an oil producer in the McKean county district, making his home in Duke Center. He also owned oil rights in the state of Kentucky, and was constantly engaged in the oil business until 1906, when he sold his principal interests. In 1904 he established in Bradford as undertaker and funeral director; in 1910 so greatly had his business increased that he disposed of all his oil properties and interests, giving since then all his attention to his undertaking establishment. He has been a very successful business man and owes his prosperity to his own energy and forcefulness. He is a Republican in politics, but strongly in favor of prohibition, as a party principle, but not as an independent political movement. He was a school director in Duke Center, and in Bradford has served on the common council, also for many years as inspector representing the First Ward in councils. For thirty years he has been an official member of the Methodist Episcopal church, active and helpful in all its work. He is also a member of the Heptasophs. Mr. Sloan is a public-spirited and progressive man, contributing his full share to the upbuilding of his city. He is honored and respected by his townsmen, while in his professional capacity he is most sympathetic, thoughtful and considerate.

He married, February 23, 1888, Ana (or Anna) MacKenzie, born in Brighton, Province of Ontario, Canada, October 20, 1858, daughter of Colin MacKenzie, born in New York state, and when a babe taken to Canada by his parents. Colin MacKenzie was the son of a Scotch emigrant, a scion of the famous Clary MacKenzie, of Scotland. Colin inherited a large farm from his father, and lived to a good old age; he married Amanda Clute, who died in Brighton, Canada, in 1889, a very old lady; their children, all born in Brighton:

1. Wellington, born 1852, no further record.
2. Emma, died at Trenton, Canada, in 1912, unmarried.
3. Wesley, born 1856, now a cigar manufacturer of Montreal, Canada; unmarried.
4. Ana (or Anna), mentioned above, wife of James Mitchell Sloan. She was given a liberal education, and received a teacher’s certificate, entitling her to teach in the Canadian schools. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and with her husband an active worker in its different departments.
5. Donald, born in 1862, no further record.
6. Carlotta, born 1864, now living in Saskatchewan, Canada; unmarried.
7. John, born 1866, now engaged in the insurance business in San Francisco; married Lena Martin, of Belleville, Ontario, Canada; no issue.

Child of James Mitchell and Ana (or Anna) (MacKenzie) Sloan

1. James MacKenzie, born in Duke Center, Pennsylvania, August 21, 1891; now a student in the forestry department of the University of Toronto.

See: Genealogy of the Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania

Source

Jordan, J. W. 1840-1921. (1913). Genealogical and personal history of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co.

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