SENECA COUNTY OHIO - BIO:  WILLIAM SLICK
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A Portrait and Biographical Record of Delaware and Randolph Counties, 
Ind. A.W. Bowen & Co., 1894.

WILLIAM SLICK, deceased farmer of Greensfork township, Randolph
county, Ind., was born in Seneca county, Ohio, in July, 1829; he is
the son of David and Eleanor (Messler) Slick, the former a native of
Pennsylvania, and the latter of Maryland. The parents were married in
Pennsylvania, and there had born to them three children, viz: Joseph;
Margaret and Jacob; thence they moved to Seneca county, Ohio, rented a
farm, and there William was born; in 1847, they came to Greensfork
township, Randolph county, Ind., purchased eighty acres of land and
here were born four children, viz.: Mary; John; Rebecca and Mahlon.
Here the father died in 1858, and the mother in 1885.

William Slick was reared on the home farm, and remained at home until
twenty-four years of age, when he was married October 16, 1854, to
Armecy Elliott, who was born in Wayne county, Ind., May 10, 1835; she
is the daughter of Miles and Frances (Newburn) Elliott, who were
native of North Carolina, the former born in March, 1795, and the
latter in May, 1803. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott came to Indiana in 1828, and
located at White Water, in Wayne county, resided there one year, and
then came to Greensfork township, Randolph county, and bought eighty
acres of land, which, after a short time, they sold, and bought 120
acres, and later on moved to Lynn.  They were the parents of eight
childlen, viz: Mary, wife of Lorenzo Anderson; Rachel, wife of Alfred
Price; Richard, deceased; William E., a farmer; Armecy (Mrs. Slick);
Sarah, wife of Joseph Stuttler; Anna, wife of Luther Cox, and Josiah
Elliott, merchant. The mother of this family died August 4, 1867, and
the father April 7, 1879. The latter had been in life a dry goods
merchant, and later a farmer, and he and wife were members of the
Baptist church. To William Slick and wife were born eight children,
six of whom are living, viz: George W., born October 22, 1856; Perry,
November 22, 1860; 

Anna J., March 29, 1863; William H., March 20, 1866; Mary F.,
September 4, 1867; and Amanda E., September 6, 1870. Miles, the eldest
born, died when two years old, and James R.,  the youngest, died in
infancy. George W. married Sarah Coning; Perry, married May Thornburg;
Anna J. became Mrs. William A. Coning; William H. married Laura Baily;
Mary F. was married to Daniel Egan, who died May 14, 1892, and Amanda
E. to Everett Hunt.

William Slick after marriage settled on a farm of sixty acres, but, by
economy and careful husbandry, soon began to add to his estate,
accumulating acres after acres until, at the time of his death, which
occurred March 23, 1893, he possessed fully 523 acres, all in good
condition. He was a great admirer of horses, and had the reputation of
keeping the finest in the country. He was noted for his kindness to
the poor, and Fortune seemed to smile on him, for every two or three
years he was able to add another eighty acre tract to his already
large estate. A few years ago Mrs. Slick inherited quite a large
amount from her father, and this, too, was invested in land. At the
death of Mr. Slick the greater part of the large farm was divided
proportionately among the children, with an abundance left the widow.
Mr. Slick was always active in maintaining the pikes in his
neighborhood in good condition, the main one, east of his place,
having cost him over $2,000. He never aspired to public office, and
never held one higher than that of supervisor. He was however, very
popular as a member of the Christian church, while Mrs. Slick is
equally well respected as a member of the Untied Brethren church. He
never sued nor was sued, believing it to be better to give than to
take. The family are honored for their integrity and upright lives,
and for their openhanded charity.

A precious one from us has gone;
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
God, in his wisdom, has recalled
The boon his love had given,
And, though the body slumbers here,
The soul is safe in Heaven.