Louis Adam Sliger

Louis Adam Sliger is my great-grandfather. He is the father of my grandmother, Katherine Sliger. He was born to John W Sliger and Rosa Bohannon on September 26, 1869. Rosa died that same day. She was seventeen years of age.

According to Louis' memorial page on Find a Grave, he was raised by his maternal grandmother Catherine Bohannon Mansell, until he was around the age of ten. At that time, he is found in the 1880 census record living with his uncle, William Sliger. His brother Samuel is also living there as well.

Louis Adam Sliger married Mary Thomas Lucas on March 28, 1894. They were married in Crittenden County, Kentucky. Mary Tom, as she was known, was the child of William Sydney Lucas and Louisa Cooper. She was born August 16, 1868.

Together, Louis and Mary, had the following children:

• Sidney W. Sliger (1895 - 1905)
• George Mansell Sliger (1897 - 1955)
• Rose Lou Sliger (1898 - 1984)
• Robert Lee Sliger (1901 - 1953)
• Ruth Sliger (1904 - 1907)
• Katherine Sliger (1906 - 1996)
• Mary Magdeline Sliger (1908 - 1993)

In 1907, Louis Sliger is shot by Charles McMican and mortally wounds him in return, at the home of James Kirk. He stands trial.

Louis later married Emma J. Maynard on March 1, 1911. They were married in Crittenden County, Kentucky. Emma's parents were Andrew Jackson Maynard and Mary Lucinda Winders. 

Louis and Emma had one child together, Theodore Roosevelt Sliger (1912 - 1984).

Louis Sliger fell off the ferryboat that he captained on November 30, 1922. He drowned near Cave-in-Rock before rescuers could reach him.

My grandmother, Katherine Belt, told me that her father had worked as a constable as well.

It's about family ...

I have been a member of Ancestry.com since 1998. I have researched my family off and on throughout the years since, with the last couple of years being quite extensive. The difference? DNA. AncestryDNA has helped me piece together more of my family tree than I think I ever would have without DNA at all.

Genealogy has truly been an adventure and one I hope to continue in this space. I am interested in sharing information from my tree to this blog in the hopes that it will help someone else with their research. That is the intent. So come with me, as we go digging around the trees and branches that make up my life. I am sure we will make a number of stops along the way ... some cemeteries included.