James Esler Sloan

b. 10 August 1870, d. 21 April 1944
  • James Esler Sloan was born on 10 August 1870 in California.
  • James Sloan and Annie Eliza Foster appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Vallejo, Solano County, California, at Maryland Street. Other members of the household included James Esler Sloan, Mary Helen Sloan, Margaret Esler Sloan and Sarah Jane Sloan.
  • He married Myrtle Creason on 19 June 1895 in Fresno County, California.
  • The following appeared in the History of Solano and Napa Counties, California, published in 1912:
    James Sloan
         By virtue of a life of honorable action, Mr. Sloan is enabled to spend in retrospection many moments free from regret, secure in the knowledge that at all times his efforts were directed by conscientious ambition and sterling integrity. He has materially aided in the development of Vallejo, having resided in that community for the past forty-five years, and enjoys the universal respect of his fellow-citizens.
         Born August 2, 1829, near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, James Sloan is the son of William and Margaret (Esler) Sloan. In 1852 he immigrated to Buffalo, N. Y., and for a short time clerked in a store. In the fall of that year he enlisted in Company C, Fourth United States Infantry, serving in subsequent Indians wars in Washington territory. In 1857 he was honorably discharged, being physically unfit for duty, having received several wounds, including an injury in his right breast. Upon his return to Buffalo he engaged in the grocery business, and while in that city witnessed the passing of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train in 1865.
         Mr. Sloan was united in marriage July 7, 1859, in Niagara Falls, Canada, with Miss Annie Eliza Fosler [sic], a native of that city, and a daughter of Cornelius Fosler [sic], whose birth occurred in Somerset. England, and who became a carpenter and builder in Niagara Falls, Canada. His wife, formerly Mary Kerr, was born in the north of Ireland and both passed away in Canada. Three daughters were born to them, Mrs. Sloan being the eldest. In 1867 Mr. and Mrs. Sloan removed to Vallejo, Cal., where the former was employed in the Mare Island Navy Yard until he retired, and with his wife is now residing in their comfortable home at No. 945 York street.
         Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Sloan: Mary Helen, now Mrs. H. W. Clark, of Globe. Ariz., who has one son, Henry; Margaret Esler, wife of Capt. Otto J. Johnson, who has three children: Julius, a graduate of Vallejo high school and now employed in the auditing department of the Southern Pacific Railroad, Harold and Esler; Sarah Jane, now Mrs. George L. Rogers of Edenvale, Cal; and James Esler, of Oxnard, Cal., who has three daughters, Bernice Helen, Annie Elizabeth and Ardis. Mr. Sloan is a stanch Republican and, with his wife, is a member of the Vallejo Episcopal Church.
  • The following appeared on 3 October 1915 in the San Jose Mercury Herald: Mrs. George L. Rodgers of Edenvale has the sympathy of her many friends over the death of her father, James Sloan, a retired pioneer citizen of Vallejo. Mr. Sloan passed away at the family residence Thursday evening, September 25 [sic/], at the advanced age of 86 years.
         And in the same issue: Mrs. George L. Rogers of Edenvale, has the sympathies of her many friends over the death of her father, James Sloan, a retired pioneer citizen of Vallejo. Mr. Sloan was buried from the family residence in Vallejo, Sunday, Sepetember 26, at the convenience of the family.
  • The following appeared on 16 March 1922 in The Evening News: Mayor James Esler Sloan of Santa Barbara, passed Sunday with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Rogers, of Edenvale. The day being an ideal one, a delightful ride was enjoyed over the valley.
         Mr. Sloan commented on the steady growth and big improvements in San Jose since his last visit here.
  • James Esler Sloan died on 21 April 1944 at age 73 in Santa Barbara County, California.
  • Last Edited: 17 Jan 2012

Family: Myrtle Creason