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Joshua Stapleton Sloan

Birth	:	29 Jan 1822 Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	6 Aug 1901 Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oak Lawn Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7397003, -91.9599991
Description	:	JUDGE JOSHUA S. SLOAN, one of the editors and proprietors of the Keosauqua Republican, was born in Waynesburg, Chester County, Pa., on the 29th of January, 1822, and is a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Steapleton) Sloan. When a babe of a year, in the spring of 1823, he was taken by his parents to Columbiana County, Ohio, the family settling on a farm in Wayne Township. For several years they continued to reside in that county but at length came to Iowa and took up their residence near the city of Iowaville. Their son Joshua received a common-school education,... Read More	JUDGE JOSHUA S. SLOAN, one of the editors and proprietors of the Keosauqua Republican, was born in Waynesburg, Chester County, Pa., on the 29th of January, 1822, and is a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Steapleton) Sloan. When a babe of a year, in the spring of 1823, he was taken by his parents to Columbiana County, Ohio, the family settling on a farm in Wayne Township. For several years they continued to reside in that county but at length came to Iowa and took up their residence near the city of Iowaville. Their son Joshua received a common-school education, but not content with such a limited store of knowledge, by reading and study in leisure hours he acquired a fund of information which far exceeded that of many whose advantages were greatly superior to his own. His first business venture was that of teaching. In the spring of 1841 he was employed as a teacher in the district schools of Columbiana County, where he continued for ten years. The two succeeding years of his life he spent in teaching in Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio, after which he came to Iowa. Here he resumed his former profession, being employed as a teacher in Iowaville and vicinity for more than a year, when he engaged in mercantile pursuits until the fall of 1859, when he was elected to the office of County Judge, of Van Buren County, Iowa. He entered upon the duties of the position January 2, 1860, and served for two years, when he was elected Treasurer of the county, which position he filled for ten consecutive years, being four times re-elected to that office, the first three years of this time he also served as Recorder. The honor thus conferred upon him is one very unfrequently bestowed and plainly testifies to his ability and faithfulness with which he discharged his duties. Later he served as Clerk of the District Court for a year, filling the unexpired term of J. W. Latham, whose death occurred while he was holding the office. In the spring of 1873, Mr. Sloan once more embarked in mercantile pursuits, continuing in that line of business until September, 1877, when he was elected a member of the Board of Supervisors of the county. He held the office three years and during the entire time was President of the Board. In December, 1877, he purchased an interest in the Keosauqua Republican, a weekly journal published at Keosauqua, of which he has since been one of the editors and proprietors. This paper has been placed upon a sound, financial basis as the result of the excellent business management of the proprietors, and has a wide circulation, which is constantly increasing. On the 14th of April, 1853, just previous to his removal to Iowa, Mr. Sloan was united in marriage with Miss Sarah A. Sinclair, and then brought his young bride to Van Buren County. When he was elected County Judge, they removed to Keosauqua where they have since made their home. They are the parents of five children yet living. The daughters are Frances, Maggie Ella, and Hattie C. and the sons are George and Rutledge. Mr. Sloan became a member of the Presbyterian Church in June, 1850, and continued his connection with that organization until the spring of 1872. As there was no longer a house of worship in the place of his residence, he united with the Congregational Church in the spring of 1877. In his early life he was a supporter of the Democracy, but in 1856, on the organization of the Republican party in Van Buren County, he joined its ranks and has since been one of its stalwart supporters. He was the first candidate of his party for the office of State Representative but was defeated by ten votes, the county having a Democratic majority.

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Joshua Stapleton Sloan's memorial is located at: Oak Lawn Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA.
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Joshua Stapleton Sloan death on 6 Aug 1901 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.7397003
Longitude: -91.9599991

Family Members:

Parent

Robert Sloan

(1789 - 1854)

Elizabeth Stapleton Sloan

(1793 - 1868)

Spouse

Sarah Anne Sinclair Sloan

(1827 - 1895)

Siblings

William Allen Sloan

(1817 - 1902)

Elizabeth Margaret Sloan Chambers

(1820 - 1857)

Martha B. Sloan McClure

(1829 - 1884)

John Mason Sloan

(1833 - 1883)

Judge Robert Tate Sloan

(1835 - 1922)

Children

Hattie C Sloan

(1869 - 1911)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oak Lawn Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7397003, -91.9599991

2. Fellows Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7257996, -91.9496994

3. Purdom Cemetery
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4. Pittsburg Rural Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7490000, -91.9960000

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6. Van Buren County Poor Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7666940, -91.9376718

7. Lippincott McCrary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7333300, -91.9166700

8. Forbes Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7730000, -91.9395000

9. Anson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7592500, -91.9171500

10. Watkins Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6955986, -91.9483032

11. Dodson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7113991, -91.9119034

12. Cook Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7839000, -91.9778000

13. Boston Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7028008, -92.0018997

14. Railroad Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7680840, -91.9043370

15. White Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6878700, -91.9584200

16. Bethel Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7182999, -92.0246964

17. Gilbert Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7916926, -91.9779510

18. Wilson Family Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7951500, -91.9681000

19. Columbus Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7416700, -91.8833300

20. Prall Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6817017, -91.9822006

21. Center Chapel Cemetery
Vernon, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6891360, -91.9117420

22. Kilbourne Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8045000, -91.9705000

23. Seaman Cemetery
Mount Sterling, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6715000, -91.9449800

24. Valentine Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7743988, -92.0460968