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Marion F and Eliza C Bell Sledd

Marion F Sledd was born in January 22, 1839 in Missouri and died September 2, 1926 in S. Lenn, Cedar County, Missouri at the age of 87 years, 7 months and 20 days. He was the son of Marshall and Jane Pyeatt Sledd. Marion was buried in the Gum Springs Cemetery by Summers and Neal undertaking.

Marion married in 1869 in Cedar County, Missouri, Eliza C Bell who was born November 1845 in Missouri. Her father might have been H. T. Bell.

Marion and Eliza had the following known children:

Marion appeared with his parents and siblings on the 1850 census of Meramac Township, St Louis County, Missouri at age 11; on the 1860 census in Fenton, Meramec Twp, St. Louis County, Missouri at age 21.

On the 1870 census they were in Melrose PO, Meramac Township in St Louis Co, MO:

This family was enumerated #146/147 Melrose PO Meramec Twp (ancestry pg 37/96)).

Marion and family were in Linn Township, Cedar County, Missouri on the 1880 census. Marion Sledd and family were enumerated in Linn Township, Cedar County, Missouri on the 1900 census.

Marion's death certificate information included the following: married white male; born Jan 22, 1839 in MO (H. T. Bell handwritten and then marked out); died Sep 2, 1926 in S Lenn, Cedar Co, MO; Age 87 yrs, 7 months, 20 days; father unknown; mother maiden name Bell; informant Eliza Sledd of Crisp, MO; he was a farmer.

Marion's daughter, Julia Mae Sledd's, death certificate gave the following information: died at Conservation Home, Cedar County, MO, on 24 Feb 1942 at age 51 years, 6 months and 9 days; born Cedar Co, MO, 15 Jun 1890; Informant - Family Bible of Ed Sledd of Stockton, MO; father was Marion F Sledd born ???? MO; mother was Eliza Bell born MO; burial 26 Feb 1942 Liberty Cemetery

Marion's son, John Edward Sledd's, death certificate read as followed: widowed white male; farmer; born Mar 4, 1881 Stockton, MO; died Dec 17, 1957 at age 76 years at State Hospital, Washington Twp, Vernon Co, MO (where he had lived for 6 yrs 1 month and 18 days); usual residence was 12 miles south of Stockton, Cedar County, MO; wife was Reba Ethel Brown; father was Marion Sledd; mother was Eliza Bell; removal to local Stockton, MO, cemetery by Centlan? Funeral Home

Marion's daughter-in-law, Reba Brown Sledd's, death certificate contained the following: Reba Sledd; married white female; housewife; born 22 Feb 1890 Cedar Co, MO; father William Brown born MO; mother Sarah Moreland born Iowa; died 2 May 1940 at age 59 yrs; died at State Hospital, Washington Township, Vernon Co, MO; husband was Edward Sledd; usual residence Stockton, Cedar Co, MO; buried Liberty Cemetery, Stockton, Cedar Co, MO

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