Joseph A. Slade of Virginia City, MT
Joseph Alfred "Jack" Slade was born in 1829 in Illinois and died 10 May 1864 in Virginia City.He was the son of Charles Slade, who was once a U.S. Marshall in Illinois...who founded Carlisle, Illinois.Jack Slade served in the U.S. Army in the New Mexico Territory from 1847 thru 1848,In 1850 he reportedly killed a man in Illinois and had to leave the state.He was a Wagon Boss on the Overland Trail. In 1862 Jack Slade was in charge of the Rocky Ridge Div of the Overland Stage Co.On 10 May 1864 at Virginia City, Montana, Jack Slade was hung by vigilantes.He had children.I would like to correspond with any one having information of Jack and/or his children.