She was married to Colonel Alonzo W. Slayback, and was the daughter of William B. Waddell, one of the 3 founders/operators of the Pony Express, and member of the firm Russell, Majors, and Waddell. Her husband was murdered by the editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1882.
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Lexington Intelligencer, December 31, 1920
Mrs. Alice Waddell Slayback
Mrs. Alice Waddell Slayback, widow of the late Col. Alonzo W. Slayback and a daughter of the late William B. Waddell, died Sunday at her home in St.Louis.
Mrs. Slayback was born near Lexington, January 24, 1839, and was nearly 82 years old. She is survived by one son and four daughters. Mrs. Slayback was a sister of the late Mrs. Julia Tevis, Mrs. Kate Williams, Mrs. Laura Chapman, John W. and Robert F. Waddell, and an aunt of Walter B. and William B. Waddell of this city.
The body was brought to Lexington Wednesday morning for burial.
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Lexington Intelligencer, December 31, 1920
Mrs. Alice Waddell Slayback
Mrs. Alice Waddell Slayback, widow of the late Col. Alonzo W. Slayback and a daughter of the late William B. Waddell, died Sunday at her home in St.Louis.
Mrs. Slayback was born near Lexington, January 24, 1839, and was nearly 82 years old. She is survived by one son and four daughters. Mrs. Slayback was a sister of the late Mrs. Julia Tevis, Mrs. Kate Williams, Mrs. Laura Chapman, John W. and Robert F. Waddell, and an aunt of Walter B. and William B. Waddell of this city.
The body was brought to Lexington Wednesday morning for burial.
She was married to Colonel Alonzo W. Slayback, and was the daughter of William B. Waddell, one of the 3 founders/operators of the Pony Express, and member of the firm Russell, Majors, and Waddell. Her husband was murdered by the editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1882.
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Lexington Intelligencer, December 31, 1920
Mrs. Alice Waddell Slayback
Mrs. Alice Waddell Slayback, widow of the late Col. Alonzo W. Slayback and a daughter of the late William B. Waddell, died Sunday at her home in St.Louis.
Mrs. Slayback was born near Lexington, January 24, 1839, and was nearly 82 years old. She is survived by one son and four daughters. Mrs. Slayback was a sister of the late Mrs. Julia Tevis, Mrs. Kate Williams, Mrs. Laura Chapman, John W. and Robert F. Waddell, and an aunt of Walter B. and William B. Waddell of this city.
The body was brought to Lexington Wednesday morning for burial.
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Lexington Intelligencer, December 31, 1920
Mrs. Alice Waddell Slayback
Mrs. Alice Waddell Slayback, widow of the late Col. Alonzo W. Slayback and a daughter of the late William B. Waddell, died Sunday at her home in St.Louis.
Mrs. Slayback was born near Lexington, January 24, 1839, and was nearly 82 years old. She is survived by one son and four daughters. Mrs. Slayback was a sister of the late Mrs. Julia Tevis, Mrs. Kate Williams, Mrs. Laura Chapman, John W. and Robert F. Waddell, and an aunt of Walter B. and William B. Waddell of this city.
The body was brought to Lexington Wednesday morning for burial.
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