also known as Schlott; Schlotte; SCHLOOT--Isaac changed the spelling of his last name from Schlott to Sloat. His oldest brother Israel kept the original spelling.

Occupation: Farmer
Life History:
1828--Born in probably Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.(less likely)
1829--Born in near Reamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.(most likely)
1850--Residence in living with John & Martha Troxel in Lake Twp. accdg to census.
10th Oct 1850--Married Catherine ESSIG in Stark County, Ohio.
between 1851 and 1855--Church Affiliation: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, North Canton, Ohio.
between 1851 and 1855--Resident in North Canton, Ohio.
13th Aug 1851--Birth of daughter Mary Ann SLOAT in Canton, Stark County, Ohio.
4th Feb 1853--Birth of son Addison Henry SLOAT.
30th Mar 1855--Birth of son John Adam SLOAT in Canton, Ohio.
30th Sep 1857--Birth of daughter Emma SLOAT.
6th Apr 1858--Death of daughter Emma SLOAT.
3rd Apr 1859--Birth of son Manias L. SLOAT in Stark County, Ohio.
30th Nov 1861--Birth of son Samuel Monroe SLOAT in near Canton, Ohio.
18th Nov 1864--Birth of daughter Clara M. SLOAT.
1866--Emigrated from Canton, Ohio to Goshen, Indiana.
after 1866--Residence in Elkhart, IN 1866- "..on a farm west of (Elkhart), near Osceola"; Goshen, IN.
1866--Residence in Family farm, West of Elkhart, near Osceola, Indiana.
before 1866--Resident in Canton, Stark County, Ohio until 1866.
22nd Aug 1868--Birth of daughter Cora E. SLOAT.
9th Jul 1899--Isaac Died in Elkhart County, Indiana.
11th Jul 1899--Buried in Gracelawn Cemetery, Sec R85, Elkhart, Indiana.
Other facts:

Residence in Oakland Ave., Elkhart, Indiana.
Birth of child Infant SLOAT

Notes:
From daughter Mary Ann's obituary: "In 1866 the family moved to a farm north of Goshen, Indiana."

Mary Sloat obituary; 50th anniversary commemoration article gives residence as Goshen, Ind. 1866-; "lived on a farm west of (Elkhart), near Osceola. Samuel Sloat obituary says Samuel was born near Canton, Ohio and brought to Elkhart County, Indiana in 1866

Schlott was a German family which came to PA. Many of them have converted the name to Sloat - but there is no connection between them and the Slot Sloats of New Amsterdam.
-Frank W. Sloat, frank1124aol.com

DATE: Fall, 1999 (email & SLOAT2.DOC)
FROM: Jay Russell Miller, Jrmelkhartaol.com
TO: Gregory Sweitzer
Isaac Schlott moved to Stark County Ohio sometime prior to 1850. In the 1850 Ohio Census of Stark County he is listed as living with John& Martha Troxel in Lake Twp. Isaac married Catherine Essig in Stark County Ohio in October 1850. Some time after this date, Isaac changed the spelling of his last name from Schlott to Sloat. His oldest brother Israel kept the original spelling. In 1866 Isaac's family moved to Elkhart County Indiana.
References for Isaac & Catherine (Essig) Schlott: The Schlott Family;Stark County District Library Gen R Fam Hist S345r; Marriage Register Stark County Ohio; Microfilm located at Stark County District Library; Indiana Descendants of the Simon Essig Family, Compiled in 1938 by Maude Essig (My copy of booklet) p20; 1892 Elkhart County Platt Book (Land Record) Concord Twp. p43. Newspapers: Elkhart Daily Review: July 10, 1899 p2 Nappanee News: July 12, 1899 p1; Elkhart Truth: May 2, 1913 p1. Elkhart County Health Department: Vital Records: Record of Death, Isaac: Elkhart Bk12 p. 49, Catherine: Elkhart Ch10 p99.
Census Information: 1850 Ohio Census Stark Co. Lake Twp. p79; 1850 Ohio Census Stark Co. Plain Twp. p107; 1870 Indiana Census Elkhart Co. Jefferson Twp. p393; 1880 Indiana Census Elkhart Co. Concord Twp. p463; 1900 Indiana Census Elkhart Co. Concord Twp.

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