Coffin plate · primary-source record
William L Slocum
abt 1841 – 2 Sep 1856
Transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
2 Sep 1856
Date of birth
abt 1841
Age at death
15 or 16 (only the birth year is recorded, not the exact date)
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
William L Slocum
Died Sept 2nd 1856
Researcher's notes
Provenance
This coffin plate for William L Slocum 1841 ~ 1856 was submitted by Arron.
This coffin plate for William L Slocum was found with the coffin plate of Lucy A Slocum.
Record submitted by
Arron — to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Source & citation
- Source type
- Original photograph
- Provenance
- Submitted by Arron to the Ancestors at Rest archive
- Transcribed by
- Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
- Permalink
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- Image vs transcription
- Both — original photograph and transcription on this page
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