"Slavens" is in the maiden name slot so this man's name will pull up on a search for Slavens, his birth name.
Born to Samuel and Rachel (Taylor) Slavens in Ohio and named John Oscar, this man chose to use the name of Smith. His children used the Slavens or Slaven variant as well as Smith. The pension granted because of the 1862 death of his father in Union service lists this man as John Oscar Slavens. He was the eldest of three sons of Samuel and Rachel. Samuel was awarded a Medal of Honor posthumously.
John Oscar married Fannie Bailey Taylor (1862-1957) in Nov. 1882 at Ottawa, Kansas. She was the daughter of John S. and Sarah Jane (Peters) Taylor. Their children were: Madge (1883-), Louise Carre (1885-1950), Oscar Samuel (1886-1972), Paul Theodore Smith (1888-1974), Jennie Lois (1891-1971), Kathryn (1893-1958), Alice May (1896-).
John Oscar was owner of a gun shop in Hutchinson, Kansas and was believed to keep a large amount of cash used in the operation of his business. The May 3, 1932 edition of the Hutchinson News carried this headline: "Proprietor of Gun Shop Fatally Wounded and Son is Beaten on Head." John Oscar was shot with a gun from his shop in what police construed as a robbery attempt by a 21-year-old ex-reformatory convict named Robert Long. John Oscar's son Paul attempted to control the robber after shots were fired but was injured when Long beat him over the head with the gun which failed to fire another shot. A citizen who worked across the street tackled and captured the robber who was found to be in possession of the gun shop keys. The robber said the shooting was an accident. He was charged with murder.
The following information is from Find A Grave contributor Karen Stevens:
John Oscar Slavens took the surname SMITH only on the 1930 census after he DIVORCED his wife Fannie Bell Taylor Slaven. It is not his birth surname.
United States Census, 1930
Name: J O Smith
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Marital Status: Divorced
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Born to Samuel and Rachel (Taylor) Slavens in Ohio and named John Oscar, this man chose to use the name of Smith. His children used the Slavens or Slaven variant as well as Smith. The pension granted because of the 1862 death of his father in Union service lists this man as John Oscar Slavens. He was the eldest of three sons of Samuel and Rachel. Samuel was awarded a Medal of Honor posthumously.
John Oscar married Fannie Bailey Taylor (1862-1957) in Nov. 1882 at Ottawa, Kansas. She was the daughter of John S. and Sarah Jane (Peters) Taylor. Their children were: Madge (1883-), Louise Carre (1885-1950), Oscar Samuel (1886-1972), Paul Theodore Smith (1888-1974), Jennie Lois (1891-1971), Kathryn (1893-1958), Alice May (1896-).
John Oscar was owner of a gun shop in Hutchinson, Kansas and was believed to keep a large amount of cash used in the operation of his business. The May 3, 1932 edition of the Hutchinson News carried this headline: "Proprietor of Gun Shop Fatally Wounded and Son is Beaten on Head." John Oscar was shot with a gun from his shop in what police construed as a robbery attempt by a 21-year-old ex-reformatory convict named Robert Long. John Oscar's son Paul attempted to control the robber after shots were fired but was injured when Long beat him over the head with the gun which failed to fire another shot. A citizen who worked across the street tackled and captured the robber who was found to be in possession of the gun shop keys. The robber said the shooting was an accident. He was charged with murder.
The following information is from Find A Grave contributor Karen Stevens:
John Oscar Slavens took the surname SMITH only on the 1930 census after he DIVORCED his wife Fannie Bell Taylor Slaven. It is not his birth surname.
United States Census, 1930
Name: J O Smith
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Marital Status: Divorced
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
"Slavens" is in the maiden name slot so this man's name will pull up on a search for Slavens, his birth name.
Born to Samuel and Rachel (Taylor) Slavens in Ohio and named John Oscar, this man chose to use the name of Smith. His children used the Slavens or Slaven variant as well as Smith. The pension granted because of the 1862 death of his father in Union service lists this man as John Oscar Slavens. He was the eldest of three sons of Samuel and Rachel. Samuel was awarded a Medal of Honor posthumously.
John Oscar married Fannie Bailey Taylor (1862-1957) in Nov. 1882 at Ottawa, Kansas. She was the daughter of John S. and Sarah Jane (Peters) Taylor. Their children were: Madge (1883-), Louise Carre (1885-1950), Oscar Samuel (1886-1972), Paul Theodore Smith (1888-1974), Jennie Lois (1891-1971), Kathryn (1893-1958), Alice May (1896-).
John Oscar was owner of a gun shop in Hutchinson, Kansas and was believed to keep a large amount of cash used in the operation of his business. The May 3, 1932 edition of the Hutchinson News carried this headline: "Proprietor of Gun Shop Fatally Wounded and Son is Beaten on Head." John Oscar was shot with a gun from his shop in what police construed as a robbery attempt by a 21-year-old ex-reformatory convict named Robert Long. John Oscar's son Paul attempted to control the robber after shots were fired but was injured when Long beat him over the head with the gun which failed to fire another shot. A citizen who worked across the street tackled and captured the robber who was found to be in possession of the gun shop keys. The robber said the shooting was an accident. He was charged with murder.
The following information is from Find A Grave contributor Karen Stevens:
John Oscar Slavens took the surname SMITH only on the 1930 census after he DIVORCED his wife Fannie Bell Taylor Slaven. It is not his birth surname.
United States Census, 1930
Name: J O Smith
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Marital Status: Divorced
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Born to Samuel and Rachel (Taylor) Slavens in Ohio and named John Oscar, this man chose to use the name of Smith. His children used the Slavens or Slaven variant as well as Smith. The pension granted because of the 1862 death of his father in Union service lists this man as John Oscar Slavens. He was the eldest of three sons of Samuel and Rachel. Samuel was awarded a Medal of Honor posthumously.
John Oscar married Fannie Bailey Taylor (1862-1957) in Nov. 1882 at Ottawa, Kansas. She was the daughter of John S. and Sarah Jane (Peters) Taylor. Their children were: Madge (1883-), Louise Carre (1885-1950), Oscar Samuel (1886-1972), Paul Theodore Smith (1888-1974), Jennie Lois (1891-1971), Kathryn (1893-1958), Alice May (1896-).
John Oscar was owner of a gun shop in Hutchinson, Kansas and was believed to keep a large amount of cash used in the operation of his business. The May 3, 1932 edition of the Hutchinson News carried this headline: "Proprietor of Gun Shop Fatally Wounded and Son is Beaten on Head." John Oscar was shot with a gun from his shop in what police construed as a robbery attempt by a 21-year-old ex-reformatory convict named Robert Long. John Oscar's son Paul attempted to control the robber after shots were fired but was injured when Long beat him over the head with the gun which failed to fire another shot. A citizen who worked across the street tackled and captured the robber who was found to be in possession of the gun shop keys. The robber said the shooting was an accident. He was charged with murder.
The following information is from Find A Grave contributor Karen Stevens:
John Oscar Slavens took the surname SMITH only on the 1930 census after he DIVORCED his wife Fannie Bell Taylor Slaven. It is not his birth surname.
United States Census, 1930
Name: J O Smith
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Marital Status: Divorced
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
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