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