San Benito-San Joaquin County CA Archives Biographies.....Slaven, T. H. 1837 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

T. H. SLAVEN, one of the leading citizens of San Benito county, post office
Paicines, is identified with both the farming and banking interests of the
county, and for many years has also been prominently connected with educational
affairs.

  Mr. Slaven was born in Erie county, New York, October 21, 1837, on the farm
where he spent his boyhood and youth. His parents, P. and Eliza (Walsh) Slaven,
were natives of Long Island, New York, and Westchester county, that State,
respectively. They had a family of ten sons and one daughter. Owing to ill
health, the subject of our sketch abandoned farming and engaged in teaching
school. He made four trips to California at various times. His first journey was
in 1866, via Panama. Here he continued teaching until 1882. He holds a life
certificate to teach in this State. For a number of years he has been, and is
still, a member of the County Board of Education, having always shown a keen
interest in educational matters. Of late years he has been successfully engaged
in farming. He owns a fine farm in San Benito county, his present home, and has
landed interests in San Joaquin county. He is also interested in banking, being
vice-president of the Farmers & Merchants' Bank of Hollister, one of the
wealthiest financial institutions in California.

  Mr. Slaven was married June 7, 1859, to Miss Ellen Marr, a native of Boston,
and a daughter of John Marr. They have six children: Thomas, Ellen, Isaac,
Eliza, Edward and James. Ellen is the wife of E. Chamberlain and lives in New
York city.


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Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California.

Illustrated.

Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent
Citizens of To-day.



HENRY D. BARROWS,
Editor of the Historical Department.

LUTHER A. INGERSOLL,
Editor of the Biographical Department.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants."-Macaulay.


CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893.

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