3-24-2002: I've added new information on the activities of "the Slavens boys" between the death of their father and their enlistments in the Civil War. It's the "Sac County" entry on the menu.

The Slaven(s) Family Genealogical Exchange web site is now available for sharing census transcriptions, biographies, obituaries, and other information about Slaven(s), Slavin(s), Sleven--all variations of the surname. There's a message board for queries, a growing collection of links, and other features. Stop by for a visit!

Welcome to this site, dedicated the family and descendants of my great-great-grandfather, James Slavens. To clarify, since there are so many James Slavenses out there, this concerns the family that lived in Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, in the 19th century.

I'd like to thank my "cousins" who have assisted by providing photos, information about their branches of the family, and encouragement: Jeanine Wichman (Nancy Slavens Dean), George Marquis (Jesse Slavens), and Brad Slavens (John Slavens). Thanks also to the Slaven Family Association, the folks who participate in the Rootsweb mailing list and the various surname "bulletin boards," and other cousins who have helped in the research the past year and a half.

We would love to hear from other members of the James Slavens family!

Please email or snail me if you are or know another member of the extended family. I would love to add more information to this site-- names, dates, places, photos, maps, what-have-you-- or add a link to your Slavens-related site. I'm especially looking for family photos of the children and grandchildren of James Slavens-- photos of headstones just don't have the same impact as photos of the person!

Corrections, suggestions, and reports of problems with the site are welcome too. While I've checked the pages with several browsers, I don't have access to AOL or the non- or older-version Microsoft/Netscape/Opera browsers.

Thanks, and enjoy the site!

Larry Slavens 7018 Airline Ave. Des Moines, IA 50322

iarooster@earthlink.net

Links:

Hendricks County, Indiana - This site would not be here today if it wasn't for Meredith and the very informative county site she runs.

Plainfield Library - helpful online databases, and a great source for in-person visits! (Not that I didn't receive welcome assistance at the libraries in Danville, Lebanon, Crawfordsville, and Greencastle...)

10th Iowa Infantry - a site dedicated to Jesse Slavens's Civil War unit

Indiana in the Civil War - for more information on Harvey, Willis, and Milton's units

Here are links to several message boards and the Slavey/Slaven/etc. mailing list at Rootsweb...

"Slaven" board at Genforum
"Slavens" board at Genforum
"Slaven" board at MyFamily.com
"Slavens" board at MyFamily.com
Rootsweb mailing list

Links to "cousins" with web sites

Thurman's Quest homepage. Loren has well over 300 Slaven entries in his database.

Slaven Family of Fentress County, TN site. Chird Bobbitt's site has much information on the Slaven family of Tennessee, and other Slaven information from Kelly Smith.

Search the site!

You can now search this site! If you've got a site, check out Atomz-- great search service and it's free for non-commercial sites.

The following icon is for a free "stats" service I'm using to help decide how technology-heavy to make the new site.