★★★ Sloan, John Baylis Earle

John Baylis Earle Sloan​

Born: March 2, 1828

Birthplace: Franklin County, Georgia

Father: Benjamin Franklin Sloan Sr. 1796 – 1867

(Buried: Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Pendleton, South Carolina)​

Mother: Elizabeth Caroline "Eliza" Earle 1797 – 1864

(Buried: Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Pendleton, South Carolina)​

Wife: Mary Earle Seaborn 1836 – 1925

(Buried: Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Pendleton, South Carolina)​

Children:

Earle Sloan 1858 – 1926​

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)​

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Leila Sloan Johnson 1864 – 1945​

(Buried: Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Pendleton, South Carolina)​

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Vivian Seaborn Sloan 1874 – 1946​

(Buried: Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Pendleton, South Carolina)​

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Marguerite Earle Sloan Cassels 1875 – 1953​

(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​

Occupation before War:

Merchant in Pendleton, South Carolina​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Colonel of 4th​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Lost his rank as Colonel due to consolidation of Regiment​

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Major Quartermaster and Collector of Taxes in South Carolina​

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1864: Colonel of Detailed Men in South Carolina​

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1864: Resigned as Colonel on July 13th​​

Occupation after War:

Businessman in Charleston, South Carolina​

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1880 – 1882: South Carolina State Representative​

Died: February 26, 1906

Place of Death: Charleston, South Carolina

Cause of Death: Apoplexy

Age at time of Death: 77 years old

Burial Place: Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Pendleton, South Carolina

 

[Pollaco]

The column and ruins of his home "Tanglewood"can be seen in Pendleton, South Carolina. It burned twice.