▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁community ▁as ▁the ▁Pat ton ▁and ▁Ch at mon ▁families ▁near ▁Bol ton , ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁D ock ery ▁Plant ation ▁near ▁Rule ville ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁P att ons , ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁Pat ton ▁received ▁some ▁direct ▁instruction ▁from ▁Slo an , ▁and ▁played ▁with ▁him ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁Two ▁of ▁Pat ton ’ s ▁later ▁accompan ists , ▁Tommy ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Son ▁House , ▁both ▁stated ▁that ▁Pat ton ▁" dog ged ▁every ▁step " ▁of ▁Slo an ' s . ▁ ▁Further ▁research ▁based ▁on ▁Census ▁records ▁has ▁suggested ▁that , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Slo an ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁were ▁living ▁around ▁West ▁M emph is , ▁Ark ansas . ▁ ▁He ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁Henry ▁Slo an ▁whose ▁death , ▁aged ▁ 7 8 , ▁occurred ▁in ▁C ritt enden ▁County ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁D elta ▁Blues , ▁part ▁one ▁Central ▁Iowa ▁Blues ▁Society , ▁URL ▁accessed ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁bl ues ▁guitar ists ▁Category : American ▁male ▁guitar ists ▁Category : American ▁bl