Sly, William James

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Sly, William James

Father: William Sly 5, 6, 10

Mother: Harriet E. Callin 5, 6, 10

Birth: 2 NOV 1859, Wood Co, Ohio 4, 5, 6, 10

Death: 22 JAN 1931, Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio

Burial: 26 JAN 1931, Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood Co, Ohio
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Spouse:

1. Ada B. Avery (m. 15 JAN 1881, Wood Co, Ohio; they divorced) 4

2. Sadie E. Unkown 7, 8

Children:

with Ada:

1. William Zaidais "Zardy" 4
2. Sanford L. 4
3. Homer
4. Blanch
5. Fanny Fern 4
6. Helen
7. Fay Ida

Other Information:

William worked as a railroad foreman "being employed on the old C. H. & D., now the B. & O. His run was between Tontogany and North Baltimore for sometime and later he ran on the main line." (from his obituary)

Sources:

1. William J. Sly obituary, The Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio, 23 January 1931, p 6, col 4.
2. Oak Grove Cemetery in Bowling Green (Center Twp), Wood Co, OH. Compiled by the WCCOGS.
3. Commemorative, Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, OH, Vol 2. J.H. Beers & Co. Chicago p 1090-1091.
4. Wm. Sly household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wood County, Ohio, population schedule, Tontogany Village, enumeration district [ED] 161, supervisor’s district [SD] 8, sheet 4, dwelling 79, family 83; National Archives micropublication, T623, roll 1334.
5. Wm. Sly household, 1860 U.S. census, Erie County, Ohio, population schedule, Oxford township, no post office given, dwelling 1929, family 1904; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 958.
6. William Sly household, 1870 U.S. census, Wood County, Ohio, population schedule, Plain township, Bowling Green post office, dwelling 171, family 174, page 519; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 1283.
7. William J. Sly household, 1920 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Ohio, population schedule, city of Dayton, 10th ward, enumeration district [ED] 183, supervisor’s district [SD] 2, sheet 10A, dwelling 225, family 235; National Archives micropublication T625, roll 1422.
8. William J. Sly household, 1930 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Ohio, population schedule, city of Dayton, enumeration district [ED] 192, supervisor’s district [SD] 28, sheet 1A, dwelling 7, family 12; National Archives micropublication T626, roll 1856.
9. William J. Sly obituary, The Daily Sentinel-Tribune, Bowling Green, Ohio, 24 January 1931, p1, col 5.
10. William Sly household, 1880 U.S. census, Wood County, Oho, population schedule, Plain Township, enumeration district [ED] 98, supervisor’s district [SD] 1, sheet 24, dwelling 243, family 248; National Archives micropublication, T9, roll 1078.

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