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Rebecca Albin Slater

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
1828 (aged 45–46)
Mount Zion, Noble County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Mount Zion, Noble County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Wife of John Slater
Dau. of James AlbinRebecca Albin was born circa 1782 in Virginia, died in 1828 in Guernsey County, Ohio and was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery. She is said to have been the first person buried in this cemetery. She married John Slater and had four children. John was born in 1779 (tombstone) in New Netherland, New York and died in 1871 in Noble County, Ohio. John could not read or write (census). After Rebecca died, John married Polly McLaughlin. There were four daughters: Sarah, possibly born 1800 in Maryland, married James Secrest, September 11, 1817; Mary, married Isaac Secrest; Rebecca, married Samuel Bethel; Barbara, married James Mendenhall. “John Slater was a great deer hunter. He and his brother, Jacob, were descended from an old Patroon family that settled on the banks of the Hudson River when the colony was known as New Netherland. John was born in 1780. He wandered down into the mountains of Virginia where he married Rebecca Albin, the oldest daughter of James Albin and his wife. He loved the frontier and soon after marrying, he and his little family and the large Albin family came to Ohio and settled near where Pleasant City now stands. The wife died in 1828 and was the first person buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, the land having been given by her son-in-law, Isaac Secrest, for cemetery purposes. Three daughters were born of that union. Some time later Mr. Slater married a widow, Polly McLaughlin and one son was born to them. There may have been more children of this marriage but unknown. The boy was named Albert Slater and on reaching manhood went to Missouri and married and left a family still located in Jasper County, Missouri. After the second wife’s death, Mr. Slater lived with his children and grandchildren, especially Levi Secrest in Pleasant City. He lived to a great age and when old enjoyed entertaining the youngsters with his stories of pioneer life and hunting. He had been a soldier in the War of 1812. His home farm is now (1922) owned by Wilbur Gregg on the hill near Pleasant Grove. He died at the home of his niece, Rebecca Larrick, where he had gone for a visit in 1871, and is buried by the side of his two wives at Mt. Zion. We think Harriet Rigdon and Nancy Lyons were daughters of the second marriage – possibly others.”
Wife of John Slater
Dau. of James AlbinRebecca Albin was born circa 1782 in Virginia, died in 1828 in Guernsey County, Ohio and was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery. She is said to have been the first person buried in this cemetery. She married John Slater and had four children. John was born in 1779 (tombstone) in New Netherland, New York and died in 1871 in Noble County, Ohio. John could not read or write (census). After Rebecca died, John married Polly McLaughlin. There were four daughters: Sarah, possibly born 1800 in Maryland, married James Secrest, September 11, 1817; Mary, married Isaac Secrest; Rebecca, married Samuel Bethel; Barbara, married James Mendenhall. “John Slater was a great deer hunter. He and his brother, Jacob, were descended from an old Patroon family that settled on the banks of the Hudson River when the colony was known as New Netherland. John was born in 1780. He wandered down into the mountains of Virginia where he married Rebecca Albin, the oldest daughter of James Albin and his wife. He loved the frontier and soon after marrying, he and his little family and the large Albin family came to Ohio and settled near where Pleasant City now stands. The wife died in 1828 and was the first person buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, the land having been given by her son-in-law, Isaac Secrest, for cemetery purposes. Three daughters were born of that union. Some time later Mr. Slater married a widow, Polly McLaughlin and one son was born to them. There may have been more children of this marriage but unknown. The boy was named Albert Slater and on reaching manhood went to Missouri and married and left a family still located in Jasper County, Missouri. After the second wife’s death, Mr. Slater lived with his children and grandchildren, especially Levi Secrest in Pleasant City. He lived to a great age and when old enjoyed entertaining the youngsters with his stories of pioneer life and hunting. He had been a soldier in the War of 1812. His home farm is now (1922) owned by Wilbur Gregg on the hill near Pleasant Grove. He died at the home of his niece, Rebecca Larrick, where he had gone for a visit in 1871, and is buried by the side of his two wives at Mt. Zion. We think Harriet Rigdon and Nancy Lyons were daughters of the second marriage – possibly others.”


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  • Created by: Larry
  • Added: Jun 6, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38006304/rebecca-slater: accessed ), memorial page for Rebecca Albin Slater (1782–1828), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38006304, citing Mount Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Mount Zion, Noble County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Larry (contributor 46868351).