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Note: (Research):Military Record
1855: William Slone served in the Seminole Indian War. He served under Captain Abner D. He was mustered in Dec. 29, 1855 and mustered out in Aug., 1856. 1860: Farmer, RP worth $1500 & PP worth $5400. 1862: Captain William W. Sloan enlisted in the Civil War April 11, 1862 at Camp Lee and resigned due to disability May 18, 1863. He homesteaded 200 acres and raised cattle in the Clermont area before the war.
Born on 05 February 1822. Residence: Clermont, Florida Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 11 April 1862 at the age of 40 Commission in Company F, 7th Infantry Regiment Florida on 11 April 1862. Resigned Company F, 7th Infantry Regiment Florida on 18 May 1863.
***************************************** Singer also show Wm. m. to Sarah Fussell with sons Thomas & Putman b. bef 1850. Deborah has m. to Fussell in 1891. Census records don't confirm this marriage or children.
***************************************** D. Millier says:"There is some question as to where William Slone was buried. A tall marker to "W. W. Slone" is situated at Webster Cemetery, Stuart Chapel. It lists Slone's birth and death as Feb 5, 1822 and Nov 5, 1900. It also says he was "Capt. Co. F 7 Regt Fla Inf/Confederate States Army." The headstone at the Slone cemetery bears the same inscription. However, the Slone cemetery also has William Slone's wife buried nearby. One of the two stones may have been set up as a memorial, rather than the actual burial place of William Slone."
Sources: 1. Census 1850: Irwin Co. Ga. Dist #44 Fam370 [William Slone, age 29, Ga.] 2. Census 1860: Sumter Co. Fl. Fam? [W. W. Slone, age 46, Ga.] 3. Census 1880: Sumter Co. Fl. Fam290 [William W. Sloan, Sr.? age 60, Ga/Ga/Ga] 4. Census 1900: Lake Co. Fl. Mascotte Twp [Jan 1822, Ga.] 2. Mark A. Singer, 6248 Thumper Street, Jacksonville, FL. 32210, LDS Ancestry File, [William W. Slone, parents, dob, spouse, 15 children, dpod/1900 Sumner Co. FL.] 5. Mar 2000 genforum query from Emmalee Merritt <iamaemmalee@hotmail.com> [15 children] 6. Millier, Deborah, (Email Correspondance, Oct - 2002), [cemetery and military info] subref: a. Gravestone inscriptions for Webster & Slone Ridge Cemeteries) b. Soldiers of FL in the Seminole Indian-Civil and Spanish American Wars) c. Biographical Rosters by Hartman, p. 734.) William W Slone
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Notes from Mary McPherson
William W. Slone served for the Confederacy during the Civil War. 1861-1865 he served in Regiment 7 Company A. I do not know where I found the following: On page 31 "In 1852 or 1853, one of the largest group emigrations moved from Irwin County, Georgia to this area. This wagon train was fairly large as it probably contained the Collins, Akins, Fussells, Matchetts, Merits, Slones, Watkins, Whidden, Williams, and Robbins. These families lived near each other either in Georgia or North Carolina. "Most of these families settled in the area between Center Hill and Mascotte, that has become known as "Slone's Ridge". They then spread over south Lake and Sumter Counties. "William W. Slone was one of the prominent members of this group; born in Irwin County, Georgia, February 13,1822. He married Rebecca Ann Williams on April 6,1843. Two hundred acres was in the tract of ?? Slone homesteaded or which he planted citrus groves, farmed and ran cattle. "When Company F, 9th. Regiment of the Florida Militia was formed around 1860, Mr. Slone was chosen Captain of the Company. The duties of this Regiment were to provide the Confederate Army with beef and protect the families and farmers.
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