Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Dellona:

John Slaven, farmer, stock-dealer and stock raiser, Sec. 32; he has 240 acres in his home and 80 acres in Secs. 14 and 20; he was born in Greenfield, Dane Co., Wis., May 27, 1845, and came to Sauk Co., with his parents in 1846; his father, James Slaven, located at that time in the town of Dellona, where the subject of this sketch has always lived; he has served as member of the Town Board five terms, and has held some office in the school interests nearly all the time since he was of age. He was married, Feb. 6 1877, to Miss Sarah Timlin; she was born in the town of Dellona, Sauk Co., Wis.; they have two children – James and Eva. Both he and his wife are members of the Catholic Church. In politics, Mr. Slaven is Independent.

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