Anna Augusta SLAWSON

1843 - 1923  (80 years)

• Name	Anna Augusta SLAWSON  [2]
  	WAUKESHA DAILY FREEMAN Tuesday, October 30, 1923 IN MEMORIAL - ANNA A. SLAWSON Brief notice was given Monday of the death of Miss Anna A. Slawson at the home of her neice, Mrs. E.R. Dickerson, in Hampton, Iowa. her death took place at noon on that day. It becomes a duty at this time to note in fuller detail the passing of a pioneer of Waukesha whose life was one of real service; one worthy to be emulated and honored. Miss Slawson was a native of Orange County, New York, and the date of her birth is given as of February 25, 1843, her parents being Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Slawson, who moved to Waukesha in 1847. the family traveled via the Erie canal and the Great lakes, and even at the tender age of 4 years the journey westward with its new and strange scenes and experiences made a deep impression upon her mind. Of these, she in later years spoke most interestingly. Her school days here evidently were filled with interest and pleasures and made lasting impressions since it is doubtful if in recent years there was any other person who could recall so vividly and entertainingly, the passing events of pioneer days and the incidents related to the pioneer citizens whose comings and goings made up the activities of Waukesha. In relating these she gave much pleasure beside imparting much valuable information to her friends. At the close of her school days here, Miss Slawson visited for a year or more in the home of her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. S.G. Curtis, in Jamestown, New York, and there she took up the duty of a teacher. Returning to Waukesha subsequently she taught school in Waukesha and in the vicinity for more than a dozen years, thereafter becoming a teacher in Milwaukee. Her services in the schools there covered a periond of forty-four years, after which she retired on pension, following a record as a teacher of fully fifty-eight years. Thousands of pupils during this period received the benefit of her tutelage and it may be said with euqal truthfulness that many of these owed to her a lasting debt of gratitude. Miss Slawson always indicated an intelligent and commendable interest in the affairs of this city and its people and aided in promoting those things that made for the community good. She wrote with much facility and vividness of things historical and has contributed chapters of this nature that add materially to the annals of city and county. She was a lover of books, a wide reader, and wrote both poetry and prose with a facility and elegance that gave pleasure to many. Miss Slawson leaves surviving her two nephews, Frederick Curtis and Charles A. Slawson, and two nieces, Mrs. Nellie Slawson Dickerson, and Miss Bertha Curtis, of California. Three brothers and a sister beside the parents preceded her in death, vix., Mrs. Frances Curtis, Charles, Eugene and Frederick M. Slawson. The remains will be bought to Waukesha Wednesday noon and interment will be at Prairie Home cemetery Thursday. Services will be held at Caspar's funeral home, 204 Main Street, at 3 o'clock p.m. Source given by: Joe Chester [1]
  Birth	25 Feb 1843	Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	Living with parents in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin   [3]
  Census	1900	Living with brother, Frederick, in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin   [4]
  Death	29 Oct 1923  [2, 5]
  Burial	Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin   [5]
  Person ID	I50905	Main Tree
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Frederick Fitch SLAWSON,   b. 9 Apr 1817, New York, USA d. 13 Jan 1901, Waukesha, Wisconsin (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah Jane LOCKWOOD,   b. 7 Jul 1814, New York, USA d. Aug 1904, Waukesha, Waukeska Co., Wisconsin (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	1837	New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F24251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1900 - Living with brother, Frederick, in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Anna Augusta Slawson Headstone Anna Augusta is the daughter of Frederick Slawson and Sarah Jane Lockwood. She is buried in the Prairie Home Cemetery in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin. Created by: KJS Photo Added by: KJS

  
  

• Sources

  [S4617] Information From Joe Chester dtd feb 2012. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946. [S03908] 1860 Census Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. [S03909] 1900 Census Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.