g-grandfather of Dottie Woodard

Private     Co. B      3rd MI Infantry

Dates of Service:  03 Sep 1864 - 25 May 1866

James E Slocum was born sometime between April and September 1846 (can't seem to find the right month of birth).

He was born in Manchester, New York and moved to Michigan some time before enlisting in the army. He was a farmer.

He mustered into Company B on the 3rd Michigan Infantry on September 3, 1864. He was mustered out in May 25, 1846. 

Interesting fact from his enlistment: He was 18 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall and had fair complexion and dark hair and black eyes.

He married Hannah Matilda Kent in the Greenville, Michigan area on April 28, 1867. He was 20 and she was 16. They had 5 kids before he died January 21, 1873.

My grandfather was their youngest child. He was born July 5, 1873 so he never knew his father. Hannah married two more times so we think a lot of the information on James got lost along the way.

GRAVESITE: Cato Cemetery, Lakeview, Michigan

Written by Dorothy Kay Slocum Woodard, 2007