Bio of Slawson, Arthur W. (b.1859) Wabasha Co., MN
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Slawson, Arthur W. (page 533), a prominent citizen of Greenfield Township,
where he is successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits, was born in
Janesville, Wis., April 7, 1859, son of Dwelling and Lucinda (Dudley)
Slawson. The father was a native of New York state and the mother of
Adams, Mass. They cam e west to Wisconsin in 1857, and from there to
Minnesota in 1860, settling in Greenfield Township, Wabasha County. Here
they made their home for the rest of their lives, Mr. Slawson dying in
1890 and Mrs. Slawson in 1908. They were consistent members of the M. E.
church and were esteemed as industrious people and good neighbors. They
had nine children: Arthur, Curtis, Olive, Scott, Willis, Ely, Cora, Susan
and Charles. Dwelling Slawson was considered one of the best deer hunters
in Minnesota, having killed as high as 14 deer in one week. Arthur W.
Slawson was given a district school education. At an early age he became
busy on the home farm and subsequently worked for his father until 1882.
He then went to Janesville, Wis., the place of his birth, and resided
there for a year. At the end of that time he returned to Greenfield
Township, Wabasha County, and rented and for four years operated the L. O.
Cooke farm. He then purchased his present farm of 296 acres, 96 acres of
which lie in Greenfield Township and the rest in Glasgow. He has cleared
most of the land, erected an entire set of buildings, and put up all the
fences, transforming the place into an excellent farm. He is raising the
usual farm products, including stock, with profitable results and has
gained rank among the substantial citizens of his township. He has served
a number of years as a member of the school board of his district, and is
a member of the Odd Fellows' fraternal order, the Modern Woodmen of
America and the Old Settlers' Association of Plainview. He and his family
are religiously affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr.
Slawson was married March 28, 1889, to Louisa Graner, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Graner. Her parents, who were born in Germany, came to this
country in the early fifties, settling in St. Louis, Mo. In 1852 they came
to Minnesota, being among the earliest settlers in Cook's Valley, Wabasha
County, where they spent the rest of their lives in farming. Mr. Graner
died in 1916, and his wife in 1908. Mrs. Arthur W. Slawson died on May 4,
1919, and Mr. Slawson now makes his home with his son, Willis, who was
born February 2, 1890. The other children of Mr. and Mrs. Slawson ~ all
younger ~ were: Lila A., born August 24, 1892, now Mrs. James R.
Fairchild; Raymond A., born October 12, 1894; and Gladys F., born January
15, 1899. Raymond A., on August 7, 1918, was drafted into the United
States service, and on September 23, the same year, sailed for France,
where he was stationed six months, being a member of the 101st Ammunition
Train, Company !. He was not in action and was discharged at Camp Dodge,
Iowa, May 6, 1919. Mr. Slawson is one of the old and well known residents
of Wabasha County, his recollections going back almost to pioneer days. In
the coolie in which his farm is situated cattle and horse thieves at one
time had a corral where they concealed their booty, and another evidence
of early lawlessness was an old still which he found in the woods. He has
witnessed many changes for the better, and has himself achieved
prosperity, in addition to his farm owning a summer cottage at West
Newton.