State of Tennessee
State Department of Health
Division of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death #26746
1. Place of Death - County: Jefferson, Civil Dist. 4, Reg. Dist. No. 462
File No. 642, City: Jefferson Cty, Tenn, Primary Reg. Dist. No. 44604
2. Full Name - Samuel H. Slaton
3. Sex - Male
4. Color or race - White
5. Status - Married
6. Date of birth - Aug 18, 1862
7. Age - 63 yrs., 3 mos. 10 ds.
8. Occupation - Farmer
9. Industry - VVVV
10. Date last worked -
11. Total time (years) spent in this occupation -
12. Birthplace - Tenn.
13. Father - William Slaton
14. Father's Birthplace - Tenn
15. Mother - unknown
16. Mother's Birthplace -
17. Informant - W.G. Slaton, Address: Jefferson City, Tenn
18. Burial - Oak Grove, Nov 29, 1931
19. Undertaker - Taylor Undertaking, Jefferson City, Tenn
20. Filed - 01/10, 1932, W.C. Taylor
21. Date of death - Nov 28, 1931
Samuel H. Slaton was the son of William J. Slaton and Priscilla Emeline (Emeline) Sellers. As such, he was the nephew of my third great grandfather Thomas Fielden Slaton, and the first cousin of my second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton. William J. Slaton was born in Virginia, rather than in Tennessee as indicated on this death certificate.
The informant was William G. Slaton, son of Samuel H. Slaton. It's interesting that William G. Slaton didn't know his grandmother's name. William G. Slaton was born about 1899. Perhaps Priscilla Emeline (Emeline) Sellers died before William G. Slaton was born, or when he was still very young.
