Family of Cephise^7 Laura Van Wickle
Cephise^7 Laura Van Wickle (Simon ^6, John^5, Nicasius^4 (Nicholas), Simon^3, Evert^2, Jentie^1
Jeppes), b. 2 January 1826, Lyons, NY
Married: John Budd Slawson (b. abt. 1826, d. 12 February 1886, NY, NY) 6 October 1846 in Grace Church, Lyons, NY
[Photo is of John Budd Slawson taken in Paris, France some time after 1863. The back of the photo reads..."John Budd Slawson upon arrival in Paris as a seaman escaping as an outlaw from U.S.A. because he signed Louisiana secession ordinance. he met his family in Paris. Later he was restored his citizenship and estates." [courtesy of Jaffrey Reichner via 24Sep08 email]
Children:
1. Alice^8 Hyacinthe Slawson, b. 21 August 1847, New Orleans, LA
2. Kate^8 Laura Slawson, b. 6 April 1853, New Orleans, LA
Parents:
Cephise's parents are Simon and Catherine (Van
Wickle) Van Wickle
John's parents are Elihu and Esther (Case) Slawson (Elihu was from Orange Co., NY)
Background information:
Cephise^7 Laura Van Wickle (Simon ^6, John^5,
Nicasius^4 (Nicholas), Simon^3, Evert^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was b. 2 January
1826, Lyons, NY and bap. 22 June 1826 in Spottswood, NJ. She died 23 April 1893 in New Brunswick, NJ and is bur. in
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. She married John Budd Slawson (b. abt. 1826 and d. 12 February 1886 in NY, NY--bur.
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY) on 6 October 1846 in Grace Church, Lyons, NY
Children: Alice^8 Hyacinthe
Slawson, b. 21 August 1847, New Orleans, LA. She died 19 August 1920 in Salvda, NC. She
married William David Aiken of South Carolina on 6 April 1875 in New York City.
[They had at least one daughter...Cephise^9
Hyacinth Aiken. See 13Sep08 comment in source section below]; Kate^8 Laura
Slawson, b. 6 April 1853, New Orleans, LA and died. 15 January 1887. She married William C. Seddon of Richmond, Virginia. William C. Seddon is the son
of John A. Seddon, Secretary of War for the Confederate States of America. Kate Laura is the great granddaughter of Jacob^5 Van Wickle. Another
granddaughter of Jacob^5 Charles VW, Adele Cephise Townsend, married Lewis Hutchinson Stanton, son of Edwin McMasters Stanton, Secretary
of War for President Lincoln. (Information supplied in 18 February 2002 from David Conroyd.)
Source:
Harry Macy research notes for Cephise^7 Laura Van Wickle John and Catherine Slawson -- After marriage they resided New Orleans until April 1863, then to Havana, Cuba and then to
Paris, returning in 1865. They purchased a residence at 16 W. 46th Street in New York City where they lived until his death. He
was a signer of the Secession Ordinance of Louisiana (See Below) and after the war was President of the Crosstown Street
Railway of New York City and invented the Slawson patent fare box used on all stage lines and horse cars.
L. Irving Reichner, Reichner and Aiken Genealogies; 25 March 1931 (copy #22 of 25 in possession of New York Genealogical
and Biographical Society) Pages sent to me courtesy, Harry Macy, Jr.
IGI; familysearch.com
Ordinance below is the one signed by John Budd Slawson. Painting above is of the "Signing the Ordinance of Secession of Louisiana,
January 26, 1861" by Enoch Wood Perry Jr. (1831-1915) 1861Oil on canvas
Louisiana
AN ORDINANCE to dissolve the union between the State of Louisiana and other States united with her under the compact entitled "The
Constitution of the United States of America."
We, the people of the State of Louisiana, in convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained, That
the ordinance passed by us in convention on the 22d day of November, in the year eighteen hundred and eleven, whereby the
Constitution of the United States of America and the amendments of the said Constitution were adopted, and all laws and ordinances by
which the State of Louisiana became a member of the Federal Union, be, and the same are hereby, repealed and abrogated; and that the
union now subsisting between Louisiana and other States under the name of "The United States of America" is hereby dissolved.
We do further declare and ordain, That the State of Louisiana hereby resumes all rights and powers heretofore delegated to the
Government of the United States of America; that her citizens are absolved from all allegiance to said
Government; and that she is in full possession and exercise of all those rights of sovereignty which appertain to a free and independent State.
We do further declare and ordain, That all rights acquired and vested under the Constitution of the United States, or any act of Congress,
or treaty, or under any law of this State, and not incompatible with this ordinance, shall remain in force and have the same effect as if
this ordinance had not been passed.
Adopted in convention at Baton Rouge this 26th day of January, 1861.
Source: Official Records, Ser. IV, vol. 1, p. 80.
13 Sep 08 email from Jaffrey Reichner -- Cephise Laura Van Wickle was my great, great, great grandmother. She was married to John Budd Slawson, whom I have a picture of and many family documents about. My name is Jaffrey Stephens Reichner and my great grand mother was Cephise Hyacinthe Aiken, daughter of Wm D Aiken and Alice Slawson, whose mother was Cephise Laura Van Wickle. ...warmest regards, --Jaffrey