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- Geneva NY Gazette - 4/11/1912
A letter received last Saturday by
Dr. Weyburn from H. E. Slocum
announces the sudden death of John
N. Slocum occuring the morning before,
April 5th. He was found dead
in his bed, and bad not been feeling
well for several days. He survives
his wife but a little over a year. He
will be well remembered here as the
head of the dry goods firm of J. N.
Slocum & Bro. He left here something
over twenty ; years ago to go
into the box-board and paper industry
at Beaver Falls Lewis County,
where be was very successful. He
was a member of Ark Lodge No. 33,
F. A. M., and was Master in 1883-84,
also Geneva Chapter No. 36, R.
A, M., and was a charter member of
the local lodge of A. O. U. W. One
son and one daughter survive. He
was a visitor here two years ago.
ALSO
Lowville NY Journal Republican
The neighboring village of Beaver
Falls loses a valuable citizen in the
death of John Newton Slocum, which
occurred at his home in that place on
Friday, April 5th. death being due to
heart failure. He had been feeling
poorly for about two weeks, but was
so much improved the last few days
prior to his death that his family and
friends were led to believe that he
would be spared a long time. His
death, therefore, was a great shock
to all. Mr. Slocum was a man of
broad ideas and sterling qualities, a
devoted Christian, extremely charit-
able, and possessed a sunny and cleer-
ful disposition that was a host of
friends-withal a man who will be
greatly missed in the community by
people of all classes and conditions in
life.
Mr. Slocum was born October 7,
1832, near Northville, N.Y. and many
years ago engaged in the dry goods
business at Geneva in company with
his brother, Hon. Humphrey R. Slo-
cum, under the firm name of J. N.
Slocum and Brother. H. E. Slocum
withdrew from the firm in 1884 and
the deceased continued the business
until the early part of 1889, when he
closed out the stock and moved with
his family to Beaver Falls in May of
that year, when he entered into part-
nership with his brother-in-law, the
late James F. Lewis, under the firm
name of Lewis & Slocum. They took
a paper and pulp mill at Beaver Falls
and began the manufacture of paper in
the autumn of 1889. This mill was
successful from the start and it is
still doing good work. Realizing the
necessity for a larger supply of pulver-
ized wood, Mr. Slocum formed another
co-partnership with the late James P.
Lewis, and also Howard L. Le Fevre,
his son-in-law, under the name of
Lewis, Slocum & Le Fevre, for the
manufacture of wood pulp at Beaver
Falls, which business is stilFcontinued.
Mr. Slocum gave to these business
enterprizes his best effort and
had the satisfaction of seeing them
grow and become an important indus-
try in the community.
Mr. Slocum had been married 55
years when his wife died, her death
occurring December 22, 1910. He is
survived by one son, Dr. F. E. Slocum
of New York and one daughter, Mrs.
Howard I. Le Fevre, of Beaver Falls;
also six grandchildren and one brother,
Hom. Humphrey E. Slocum, of Beaver
Falls. The funeral services were held
from the late home of the deceased
Monday afternoon and interment made
at Riverside cemetery at Beaver Falls.
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1832 - 1912 (79 years)