William Moses (Will) Slaton was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee. He was the son of Francis Marion (Frank) Slaton and Mary Ann Moore. As such, he was the nephew of my second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton. He moved first to Imperial County, California, where he lived next to his brother John Thomas Slaton. John Thomas Slaton remained in California, but Will moved to Ohio. The informant Belle Slaton was Will's second wife Lydia Belle (Belle) Hanely.
Ohio Department of Health
Division of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Reg. Dist. No. 70
Primary Reg. Dist. No. 7000
State File No 094750
Registrar's No 877
1. Place of Death
a. County Richland
b. City, Village or Location Madison Township
c. Length of Stay in 1b 3 days
d. Name of hospital Madison Hospital
e. Is place of death
inside city limits? no
2. Usual residence
a. State Ohio
b. County Richland
c. City, Village or Location Mansfield Washington Township
d. Street Address 1133 West Hanley Rd.
e. Is residence
inside city limits? no
f. Is residence
on a farm? yes
3. Name of deceased William M. Slaton
4. Date of Death Dec. 11, 1963
5. Sex M
6. Color or race W
7. Married, never married,
widowed, divorced married
8. Date of Birth 4/9/1878
9. Age 85
10.a. Usual Occupation farmer (retired)
10.b. Kind of business self emp.
11. Birthplace Tennessee
12. Citizen of what country U.S.
13. Father's name Frank Slaton
14. Mother's maiden name Mary Moore
15. Was deceased ever in
U.S. armed forces? no
16. Social Security No. no
17. Informant's name Belle Slaton,
Mansfield, O.
18. Cause of death
19. Was autopsy performed?
20.a. Accident, suicide,
homocide (Check marks left blank)
20.b Describe how injury
occurred (left blank)
20.c Time of injury (left blank)
20.d. Injury occurred (left blank)
20.e. Place of injury (left blank)
20.f. City, village, or town (left blank)
21. Death occurred at 7:00 A.M.
22.a. Signature
22.b. Address
22.c. Date signed 12-13-63
23.a. Burial, cremation burial
23.b. Date 12/13/1963
23.c. Cemetery Lexington Cemetery
23.d. Location Lexington, Richland, O.
24. Name of embalmer Robert L. Snyder
25. Funeral Directors's
signature Robert L. Snyder
26. Funeral firm and Snyder Funeral Home
address 106 Delaware St.
Lexington, Ohio
27. Date received by
local Reg. 12/17/63
28. Registrar's signature Martha A. McFarland
29. Sub-registrar's signature O.O. Snyder