also known as Jake; MEHNIAS
3rd Apr 1859 - 18th Apr 1937
Ocupation: farmer? Motorman on Elkhart trolley system for 18 years until abt. age 67
Life History:
3rd Apr 1859--Born in Stark County, Ohio.
18th Mar 1886--Married Amanda THORNTON.
3rd Oct 1893--Birth of daughter Edna E. SLOAT.
3rd Mar 1911--Death of daughter Edna E. SLOAT.
18th Apr 1937--Died in Elkhart, Indiana
Cause of Death: Intestinal flu
Other facts:
Buried in Gracelawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana; lot P41.
Resident on 237 Hickory Street, Elkhart, IN.
Notes:
Manias "Jake" Sloat, 78, who became well know during the 18 years he served as motorman on the Elkhart trolley system before his retirement more than 10 years ago, died last midnight at his home 237 Hickory street. He had been ill for three weeks from intestinal flu.
Born April 2, 1859, in Stark County, Ohio, he was brought to a Jefferson township farm on Pine Creek when a child by his parents, Isaac and Catherine (Essig) Sloat. His marriage to Amanda Thornton of west of Elkhart took place March 18, 1886. They lived on a farm south of Elkhart prior to coming to Elkhart, which remained their home, 35 years ago.
-Manias Sloat obituary
http://erniet.org/genealogy/indiI00299.html
3rd Apr 1859 - 18th Apr 1937
Ocupation: farmer? Motorman on Elkhart trolley system for 18 years until abt. age 67
Life History:
3rd Apr 1859--Born in Stark County, Ohio.
18th Mar 1886--Married Amanda THORNTON.
3rd Oct 1893--Birth of daughter Edna E. SLOAT.
3rd Mar 1911--Death of daughter Edna E. SLOAT.
18th Apr 1937--Died in Elkhart, Indiana
Cause of Death: Intestinal flu
Other facts:
Buried in Gracelawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana; lot P41.
Resident on 237 Hickory Street, Elkhart, IN.
Notes:
Manias "Jake" Sloat, 78, who became well know during the 18 years he served as motorman on the Elkhart trolley system before his retirement more than 10 years ago, died last midnight at his home 237 Hickory street. He had been ill for three weeks from intestinal flu.
Born April 2, 1859, in Stark County, Ohio, he was brought to a Jefferson township farm on Pine Creek when a child by his parents, Isaac and Catherine (Essig) Sloat. His marriage to Amanda Thornton of west of Elkhart took place March 18, 1886. They lived on a farm south of Elkhart prior to coming to Elkhart, which remained their home, 35 years ago.
-Manias Sloat obituary
http://erniet.org/genealogy/indiI00299.html
also known as Jake; MEHNIAS
3rd Apr 1859 - 18th Apr 1937
Ocupation: farmer? Motorman on Elkhart trolley system for 18 years until abt. age 67
Life History:
3rd Apr 1859--Born in Stark County, Ohio.
18th Mar 1886--Married Amanda THORNTON.
3rd Oct 1893--Birth of daughter Edna E. SLOAT.
3rd Mar 1911--Death of daughter Edna E. SLOAT.
18th Apr 1937--Died in Elkhart, Indiana
Cause of Death: Intestinal flu
Other facts:
Buried in Gracelawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana; lot P41.
Resident on 237 Hickory Street, Elkhart, IN.
Notes:
Manias "Jake" Sloat, 78, who became well know during the 18 years he served as motorman on the Elkhart trolley system before his retirement more than 10 years ago, died last midnight at his home 237 Hickory street. He had been ill for three weeks from intestinal flu.
Born April 2, 1859, in Stark County, Ohio, he was brought to a Jefferson township farm on Pine Creek when a child by his parents, Isaac and Catherine (Essig) Sloat. His marriage to Amanda Thornton of west of Elkhart took place March 18, 1886. They lived on a farm south of Elkhart prior to coming to Elkhart, which remained their home, 35 years ago.
-Manias Sloat obituary
http://erniet.org/genealogy/indiI00299.html
3rd Apr 1859 - 18th Apr 1937
Ocupation: farmer? Motorman on Elkhart trolley system for 18 years until abt. age 67
Life History:
3rd Apr 1859--Born in Stark County, Ohio.
18th Mar 1886--Married Amanda THORNTON.
3rd Oct 1893--Birth of daughter Edna E. SLOAT.
3rd Mar 1911--Death of daughter Edna E. SLOAT.
18th Apr 1937--Died in Elkhart, Indiana
Cause of Death: Intestinal flu
Other facts:
Buried in Gracelawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana; lot P41.
Resident on 237 Hickory Street, Elkhart, IN.
Notes:
Manias "Jake" Sloat, 78, who became well know during the 18 years he served as motorman on the Elkhart trolley system before his retirement more than 10 years ago, died last midnight at his home 237 Hickory street. He had been ill for three weeks from intestinal flu.
Born April 2, 1859, in Stark County, Ohio, he was brought to a Jefferson township farm on Pine Creek when a child by his parents, Isaac and Catherine (Essig) Sloat. His marriage to Amanda Thornton of west of Elkhart took place March 18, 1886. They lived on a farm south of Elkhart prior to coming to Elkhart, which remained their home, 35 years ago.
-Manias Sloat obituary
http://erniet.org/genealogy/indiI00299.html
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