Hi Alan, I think we are both stuck with the same part of the puzzle missing. I have found Lucian Sliger's name spelled as Lucian, Lucien, Jucian, and Luchian with the last name as Sliger, Slyger, Sleiger, Slicer, and Sligler. I just started working on the connection of Savage and Friend families.
I have the following information:
1850 Census - 45th District, Preston County, WV -- Lucian Sliger, (transcribed as Jucian Sliger), age 4, VA (White), living with James Pullam, age 28, Carpenter, NJ, (Mulatto); and Mary Pullam, age 29, VA, (White), William Pullam, age 1, VA (White)
1860 Census - Muddy Creek, District 2, Preston County, WV -- Lucian Sliger (transcribed as Lucian Kishel), age 14, VA, blank, living with James Pullum, age 36, PA, Farm Laborer, Mulatto; Mary Pullum age 46, MD, can't tell if race is Unknown or White, 5 Pullum children born in VA who are listed as Mulatto plus 4 others - Lydia Beals, 21, VA, blank; Jacob Thomas, 19, VA, blank; Jesse Burke, 2, VA, blank, and Lucian (above).
1870 Census - I haven't found Lucian Sliger or James Pullum (various spellings)
1871 WV Vital Research Records -- Lucian Sliger, age 22, married Mary E Wilhelm, age 17, on 4 April 1871 at the Bride's Father's Home, (no names of parents)
Garrett County Maryland Marriages - 1872-1866 -- Lucian Slicer, age 27, GCMD, White, married Martha Alice Weimer (nee Savage), age 28, GCMD, White on 22 March 1875
1880 Census - I haven't found Lucian Sliger in Garrett County, MD nor in 8 of the Districts in Preston County that I have looked through so far.
1880 Census - Portland, Preston County, WV -- James Pullum, age 53, WV, Farmer; Mary Pullum, age 64, WV; and 6 children and 1 grandchild listed. all listed as White
1890 Veterans Schedule - Hoyes, District 6, Garrett County, Maryland - Lucian Sliger, Pvt, Co C and D, 3rd Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade (PHB), Maryland Infantry, enlisted 10 December 1861, Discharged 29 May 1865.
NOTE: Civil War Pension Index shows Lucian Sliger filed for a Pension on 22 Dec 1881. US Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 show name as Lucien Sliger
1890 Veterans Schedule - Union Twp, Preston County, WV - James Pulliam, Pvt, Co C and H, 3rd Regiment, PHB, Maryland Infantry, enlisted 10 Dec 1861, Discharged 29 May 1865.
NOTE: Civil War Pension Index shows James Pullum filing date for a Pension on Feb 24, 1874 (the date isn't clear ) and Dec 31, 1879. Other Civil War records show name as James Pullum, age 37, born in Trenton, New Jersey on his 10 Dec 1861 enlistment in Cumberland, MD and age 40(42) born in Somerset Co PA on his enlistment on Feb 29, 1864 in Ellicott's Mills, MD. He is described as Height: 6 ft (5 ft 11), Complexion: Dark, Eyes: Green (Dark), Hair: Dark
1900 Census - Terra Alta, Portland District, Preston County, WV - Lucian Sliger, age 55, born May 1845, Maryland, married 25 years, Merchant; Martha A Savage, age 53, born Sep 1846, MD, married 25 years, 10 Children-8 Living
1910 Census - Portland, Preston County, WV - Lucian Sliger, age 64, WV married 2 times; Martha E Sliger (transcription may be Martha A Sliger), age 55, marred 2 times, 10 Children- 7 Living
WV Vital Research Records - Lucian Sliger, died 21 Sep 1914 in St. Joe, Preston County, WV, no date of birth or parents' names provided
I haven't found death records for James Pullum. Based on the Civil War Pension Index it appears James Pullum died ca 1874 to 1879 in WV.
I haven't found a death record for Martha A (Savage)(Weimer) Sliger
I have listed the following Children:
1 Elmer Elsworth Weimer
2 Homer Bruceton Weimer
3 Unknown Weimer
4 Walter E Sliger 2/15/1875- 8/10/1885, buried Sang Run
Cemetery, Sang Run, Garrett Co, MD
5 Troy P Sliger 9/18/1878-12/15/1900 died near Manila, Phillipines
6 Delpha Floyd Sliger 4/1/1880-
?
7 Alverna (Alvennia R M)(Alvernia RM), (Verna) Sliger 10/4/1882-
?
8 Oakey Victor (Oke V)(Okey V)(Oak V) Sliger 5/31/1884-
?
9 Ivey M (Iva M) Sliger 6/28/1885-
?
10 Benjamin Harrison Sliger 3/4/1887-6/1/1973
West Virginia Vital Records database for Preston County covers Births from 1862, 1865-1906, Marriage from 1866, 1869-1970, Deaths from 1868-1969 and it is unclear as to whether all the records have been added.
At this point, it is unclear whether Mary Pullum was the mother of Lucian Sliger or if the Pullum's were raising him. Until I can locate a birth record or baptism with his parents' names, I'm at a dead end. I also have questions as to whether James Pullum and family were in fact mulatto since it was not unheard of for the census taker to list race based on complexion. Obviously, based on his Civil War records he was dark complected with dark hair and eyes so that covers a lot of nationalities to include Native American.
Any information you might be willing to share regarding the Sliger Family would be appreciated.Suzanne, I can add a bit of info about Oakey Sliger. He was an older brother of my grandfather Benjamin Harrison Sliger (Sr.). I recall when I was a youngster visiting him with my family in Blackstone VA. I recall how he wanted so much to give my brother and I something before we left. We were in a small store and I watched him steal a pack of gum and later he gave it to us, I recall feeling guilty about taking it.
I also recall going to his funeral (late 50s or early 60s), story was that he had gangrene in one leg but refused to have the leg amputated, so he ended up dying instead. I recall visiting some of his family in Oakton, VA when we lived in Manassas VA. Don't remember much except one of the Oakey's grandson's had polio (I believe) in one arm, but his other arm was stronger than an ox, I know because he used it to twist my arm real good.