J. L. Slack
J. L. Slack, farmer, P. O. Deerfield, was born in Paris Township, Stark Co., Ohio, in 1830; son of Henry and Catherine (Gardner) Slack, natives of Bradford County and Columbiana Co., Ohio, respectively. They were the parents of the following children: John G., Jesse L., Andrew J. and Louis B. The Slacks were among the earliest pioneers of Stark County, the father of our subject being but two years of age when he left Virginia with his father. Our subject remained on the homestead until he was eighteen years of age, when he went to New Franklin, Ohio, and served a three years' apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade. In 1860 he purchased a small farm in Deerfield Township, and completed a partially built grist and saw-mill on the Mahoning River near his place. These industries he has successfully conducted in connection with his farm, which now comprises 112 acres. He was married in Deerfield Township, this county, in 1854, to Miss Mary M., daughter of Ephraim B. Hubbard, of Deerfield Township, and has two children living: Laura, wife of S. F. Henseman, and Helen B. Mr. Slack for many years has been a member of the Disciples Church. In politics he is a Republican, though originally identified with the Whig party.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885