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John Anderson Franklin Cox

Male, born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961

Father	George Jackson Cox (born 21 September 1861, died 12 June 1938)
Mother	Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols (born 27 May 1871, died 26 February 1950)

Partner: Mary Jane Slaton (born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975)

Daughter	Mildred Frances Cox+ (born 3 January 1908, died 10 February 1983)
Daughter	Hazel Loretta Cox (born 30 July 1910, died 14 November 2004)
Daughter	Anna Laura Cox (born 16 September 1913, died 27 August 1923)
Daughter	Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox+ (born 30 December 1916, died 27 June 1982)
Son	George Marion (Little George) Cox (born 15 June 1919, died 21 November 1924)
Daughter	Ollie Elizabeth Cox (born 18 November 1921, died 20 December 1922)
Daughter	Minnie Ethel (Ethel) Cox (born 18 November 1921, died 10 December 2003)
Son	William Vern (Vern) Cox (born 16 September 1926, died 11 January 2006)
Daughter	Wilma Fern (Fern) Cox (born 16 September 1926, died 8 April 2003)
Son	John Franklin (Johnnie) Cox, Jr. (born 15 February 1929, died 10 September 1929)

General Sources	John Anderson Franklin Cox.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
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Birth	27 December 1888; Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Most sources list his name as John F. Cox or as John Franklin Cox. But his WWI draft registration card lists his name as John Anderson F. Cox, and his draft registration is the only known source for his complete name.^1,3,7,10
Parents	George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols,.^1,2
Census	1900; Jefferson County, Tennessee. John F. 11 son, male, single, white, Dec 1888 farm laborer, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Marriage	9 December 1906; John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton; Flat Gap, Jefferson County, Tennessee. page 206, Record of Marriages, Jefferson County, Tennessee. License #1837, married Dec. 9 06, John Cox to Mary Slaton, E. A. Carpenter, J. P., recorded Dec. 13 07 (sic, it was surely recorded 13 Dec 1906). The following is oral family history from Hazel Cox. They were married at Flat Gap by Mr. Sam Carpenter. They lived over on Cline Road when Grandpa Slaton died April 10, 1919 so in the fall of that year, Sept. 1919, they bought the place at the corner of Goose Creek Road and Green Hill Road, where Hazel Cox was still living in 1999 from the heirs so that they could take care of Grandma. Hazel Cox was 9 years old when they moved to Goose Creek Road. Before they moved to Goose Creek, Mildred and Hazel went down the lane behind their house and over the hill to the Nursery Road and went to Oakland School. They just went over there two years. Hazel doesn't know exactly. She remembers two different teachers Girtle Latham and Miss Hazel Stepp, taught the lower grades. Miss Ida Jane Franklin was the principal and taught the upper grades.^2,8
Birth of Child	3 January 1908; Mildred Frances Cox; Jefferson County or Sevier County, Tennessee.¹¹
Census	1910; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 May 1910 by W.T. Cox; page 27b, dwelling number 246, family number 253; Cox John Franklin 21 head male m1-4 w farmer, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Mary 23 wife, female m1-4 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, 1 child, 1 living; Mildred 2 son m s s, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Birth of Child	30 July 1910; Hazel Loretta Cox; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹¹
Birth of Child	16 September 1913; Anna Laura Cox; Jefferson County or Sevier County, Tennessee.¹¹
Birth of Child	30 December 1916; Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox; Cline Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹¹
Military Draft Registration	5 June 1917; Jefferson County, Tennessee. 1. Name - John Anderson F. Cox, age 26 2. Address - Dandridge, Tenn 3. Date of birth - Dec 27, 1888 4. Citizenship - natural born 5. Birth Place - Jefferson Co., Tenn, USA 7. Occupation - farming 8. Employer - self; location - near Dandridge 9. Dependents - wife & 4 children 10. Status - married; race - Caucasian 11. Previous military experience - none 12. Claim exemption - no Signed - J. F. Cox 1. Height - medium; build - medium 2. Eyes - brown; hair - dark 3. R. C. McAndrews, Registrar, Precinct 1, Jefferson Co, Tenn, June 5, 1917.¹⁰
Birth of Child	15 June 1919; George Marion (Little George) Cox; Cline Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹¹
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920, enumerated by Herbert F. Bible; page 11b, Goose Creek Road, dwelling number 213, family number 213; Cox John F. 31 head male married white, farmer, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, can R/W; Mary 33 wife, female married white, TN NC TN can R/W; Mildred 12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, attended school, can R/W; Hazel 9 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, attended school, can R/W; Anna 6 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Dorthy 3 1/12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Marion 7/12 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Slaton Mary 67 mother-in-law female widowed white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, can R/W; They owned the house and it was mortgaged.
Birth of Child	18 November 1921; Minnie Ethel (Ethel) Cox; Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹¹
Birth of Child	18 November 1921; Ollie Elizabeth Cox; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].¹¹
Birth of Child	16 September 1926; Wilma Fern (Fern) Cox; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹¹
Birth of Child	16 September 1926; William Vern (Vern) Cox; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹¹
Birth of Child	15 February 1929; John Franklin (Johnnie) Cox, Jr.; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹¹
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930, page 82a, Goose Creek Road, family number 52, family number 53, Cox John F. 42 head male m@17 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, farmer, Mary 43 wife, female m@18 w born in TN, father born in TN, mother born NC, Hazel 19 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, Dortha 13 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, Ethel 8 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, Vern 3 3/12 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, Fern 3 3/12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Rickard Samuel 18 boarder male single white, farm laborer, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1940; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Head of household. Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1940 page 27a, Sheet 3a, dwelling number 44, owns property worth $700 Cox John 51 head male married white farmer 4 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house, $0 income Mary 53 wife, female married white 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Hazel 29 dau female single white 4 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Ethel 17 dau female single white 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Fern 13 dau female single white 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Vern 13 son, male, single, white, 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Caton Dorothy 23 dau f m7 w 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Barbara J. 5 Gdau female single white 0 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.¹²
Death	4 July 1961; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^1,3,7
Death Record	Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1961, death certificate 61-17511. 1. Name - John Franklin Cox 2. Date of death - July 4, 1961 3. Color - W 4. Sex - M 5. Status - Married 6. Date of Birth - Dec. 27, 1888 7. Age - 72 8. Place of death - Jefferson County, civil district 4, Jefferson City, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, inside city limits 9. Usual residence - Tenn, Knox County, civil district _, Dandridge, inside city limits - no, Route #5, residence is a farm 10a. Occupation - farmer 13. Birthplace - Tennessee 14. Citizen - USA 15. Name of husband or wife - 16. Father's name - George J. Cox 17. Mother's maiden name - Loretta Nichols 18. Informant - Mrs. L. E. Miller, Dandridge, Tenn. 22. Medical certification - (signed) John W. Ellis, M.D., Jefferson City, 15 July 1961. 23. Buried, July 7, 1961, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson City, Tennessee 19. Funeral director - Farrar's, Dandridge, Tennessee (signed) Dorothy Hankins The informant was John's daughter Mildred Frances Cox, wife of Lloyd Eugene Miller.¹
Obituary	Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 5 Jul 1961. Cox, John F. - 72, passed away suddenly at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He was a member of Green Hill Baptist Church, a retired farmer of the Mt. Zion community, Jefferson County. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Mary Slaton Cox; daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Miller, Mrs. Lynn Blackburn, Miss Hazel Cox, all of Dandridge, Mrs. James DeLozier, Long Beach, Calif., Mrs. Victor Sherrod, Knoxville; son, Vern Cox, Dandridge; 20 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Minnie Slaton, Dandridge, Mrs. Ethel Harrison, Morristown. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Mr. Zion Methodist Church, Rev. Herman Helton, Rev. D.A. Swafford, Rev. Charles Whetsel officiating. Body remains at Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge, where family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Thursday, and will be moved to the church one hour before services.
Burial	7 July 1961; His funeral was at Mt. Zion Methodist Church, but I do not yet have confirmation of whether he was buried at Mt. Zion or not.^1,7
Narrative	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. ----- John Cox, oldest son of George and Loretta, is quite a fellow and a real farmer. I could write a book about this fellow and still not tell half the story. Of all my male cousins he is no doubt my favorite. When I go back to Tennessee each year I usually spend much of my time with him and his family. There are so many things that I could write about him I scarcely know where to start. He has always been full of energetic know-how and was always the first of the farmers in the community to get modern machinery and other up-to-date implements for farm use. In speaking of him most reverently many times he and I would sit up until way late in the night and discuss some of the things that we did in our younger days getting much laughter out of it. I do particularly want to speak of his horse-trading back in the horse and buggy days in which he was a wizard. I think he beat everybody in that country in trading horses. ----- He probably inherited that technique from our grandfather, John Nichols, who was a fine horse trader as you no doubt have learned in my writing of him. I do want to reveal some of the trades that John and I have talked and laughed about many times. One in particular, our grandfather gave him an old mule that was probably about 20 or 25 years old. John brought him home and fattened him up real good and got on a trade with Charles Roberts for the mule, and in fact he probably skinned this man in more horse trades than any other individual in Jefferson County. They finally traded, John getting $15.00 for the mule and Charles boasting that he had got $35.00 for worse mules than that. Some time later when Charles couldn't trade the mule or hardly give him away, he was back after John to make a trade. This trade included the same mule plus another horse and after the deal was made John told Charles Roberts just to make the check out for $5.00 more and take the mule back. On another occasion John didn't admit it, but there is some evidence that he used a little brown paint brush to paint up the grey hairs around the old mule's eyes and it made a pretty good trade for him. On another occasion I recall he bought a little mule up at Morristown, Tennessee, brought him home, cleaned him up in good shape and he looked like a fine mule. This same Charles Roberts came around and wanted to trade and told John that was a fine looking mule, what would he take for it. John gave him a price and a good one and after the deal was made John told Charley how to keep him good and click and fat. ----- On another occasion which I always got a big kick out of, he had bought a sileage chopper and it was one of the first of its kind in the community. A big farmer from White Pine, Tennessee, a few miles from his home, whom he knew well, made a contract with John to chop and fill the silos with the new equipment. This man was one of the wealthy farmers and his wife of Jefferson County, was just a little upish. When John took his machinery up to their home, they asked him what time he wanted breakfast, as they were going to stay at a little hotel in White Pine. John answered about 5 a.m. The next morning at 5 a.m. they came in, sat down at the table, and the farmer's wife said to John, how would you like your eggs, Mr. Cox? John says never mind the eggs, I'll just take the gravy. Well, the lady flustered around a little and hadn't made any but she went ahead and made gravy for John. Years after that, every time I would go home, I would call John and tell him I would just take my bowl of gravy and he always got a big kick out of it. I wish I had the time and space to write much about my cousin John Cox, but I haven't. Needless to say that he is a fine man and a good Christian.

Citations

Death Certificate: Cox, John Franklin; Certificate 61-17511; Jefferson City Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1961; ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 10 Nov 2021.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 1.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Obituary: Bryan, Ruby P.; Gazette and Mail [Morristown, Tennessee], 10 Aug 1925, page 3.
Obituary: Cox, Hazel Loretta; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 15 Nov 2004, page A6, viewed at www.newsbank.com on 30 Jun 2019.
Wyatt M Nichols, Sr., The Nichols Book, Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories (First Edition, 1962, To Be Copyrighted, Bloch Printing Company, Cleveland 5, Ohio), p.70
Obituary, Cox, John F.
Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002 (ancestry.com), John Cox to Mary Slaton

Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 43.
Issued December 4th 1865. William Cole to Vestey England.
Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 44.
Solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named parties on the 5 day of December 1865. John Gambel J.P.
William Jackson Bryan
WWI Draft Registration Cards, John Anderson F. Cox
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, E.D. 45-3, p.27a, Sheet 3a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 31 Jan 2022.

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Minnie Ann Cox

Female, born 2 October 1885, died 20 October 1964

Father	George Jackson Cox (born 21 September 1861, died 12 June 1938)
Mother	Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols (born 27 May 1871, died 26 February 1950)

Partner: Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton (born 20 May 1884, died 3 December 1954)

Daughter	Eula Mae Slaton+ (born 6 November 1907, died 7 March 1991)
Daughter	Alma Gertrude Slaton+ (born 17 November 1909, died 11 September 1987)
Son	George Alger Francis (Alger) Slaton (born 4 December 1911, died 10 March 1997)
Daughter	Eunice Bessie Slaton (born 15 December 1914, died 5 April 2002)
Son	Ralph Porter Slaton (born 15 February 1917, died 2 December 2005)

General Sources	Minnie Ann Cox.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}
Birth	2 October 1885; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^1,3,8,9
Parents	George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols,.^1,3
Census	1900; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her father George Jackson Cox, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 & 5 Jun 1900. Minnia A. 14 daughter, female, single, white, Oct 1885, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Marriage	30 May 1906; Minnie Ann Cox and Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton; Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^1,4,11
Birth of Child	6 November 1907; Eula Mae Slaton; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.¹
Birth of Child	17 November 1909; Alma Gertrude Slaton; Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^12,1
Census	1910; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Minnie 25 wife, female m1-4 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, 2 children, 2 living.
Birth of Child	4 December 1911; George Alger Francis (Alger) Slaton; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].¹
Birth of Child	15 December 1914; Eunice Bessie Slaton; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].¹
Birth of Child	15 February 1917; Ralph Porter Slaton; Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Minnie 34 wife, female married white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Minnie 44 wife, female m@20 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1940.
Death	20 October 1964; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^3,8,9
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information Name: Minnie Slaton Last Residence: Tennessee Born: 25 Oct 1885 Died: Oct 1964.
Burial	Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee; Grave marker: Minnie Ann Cox Slaton, 2 Oct 1885 - 20 Oct 1964, same marker as Joseph Porter Slaton.⁹
Narrative	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Minnie Cox Slaton, oldest child of George and Loretta Cox, was born in Jefferson County, Tenn., in 1888. She like many other children on the farm, went to school and did the chores, and as the oldest child, usually had to look after the young ones. She is a typical Nichols in stature and character, small and petite, red hair and beautiful eyes, and a beautiful singer. She is perhaps one of the few living today in that area that can still sing old Harp Music, which was almost a lost art, even when I was a child. I can remember in my young days it was always so nice to visit them and spend a week or so hearing her beautiful voice in song along with my aunt, especially in the early morning when the aroma of the coffee and the frying of ham meat was so pleasant I always get a kick out of Minnie saying just about every time she sees me. "Oh, yes, I used to carry you around on my hip when you were a baby and spank you good for crying.” She is a wonderful woman, always ready for a good talk, or a good laugh, and one of the most entertaining and friendly people you would ever meet. She married Porter Slaton, who resided in Jefferson County. Minnie and Porter had eight children, namely, Eula Mae, Alma G., Alger F., Eunice B., Ralph P., Conard, Loretta and William E.¹

Citations

Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 69.
Death Certificate: Bryan, Ruby P.; Certificate 280; Hamblen County, Tennessee, 1925; ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 18 Dec 2014.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Obituary: Bryan, Ruby P.; Gazette and Mail [Morristown, Tennessee], 10 Aug 1925, page 3.
Obituary, Eunice Slaton Franklin
Obituary, Ralph Porter Slaton
Obituary, Cox, John F.
Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, compiler, Stories in Stone, Jefferson County Cemeteries (Jefferson County, Tennessee: David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, 1986-1999), Vol. 2, p.255
William Jackson Bryan
WWI Draft Registration Cards, Joseph Porter Slaton
Birth Certificate: Slaton, Alma Gertrude; Jefferson County, Tennessee; 1909; certificate D-556627.

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Mary Emily Ethel (Ethel) Cox

Female, born 15 September 1892, died 3 May 1979

Father	George Jackson Cox (born 21 September 1861, died 12 June 1938)
Mother	Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols (born 27 May 1871, died 26 February 1950)

Partner: Daniel (Dan) Harrison (born 1 November 1881, died 30 July 1947)

Son	Amos Rudolph Harrison, Sr. (born 28 March 1909, died 8 February 1983)
Son	George Thomas Harrison (born 7 January 1911, died 29 October 2001)
Son	Joseph Turner (Turner) Harrison+ (born 7 October 1913, died 16 June 1992)
Daughter	Clarissa Lucille (Lucille) Harrison (born 14 March 1915, died 27 July 1993)
Son	John Franklin (Frank) Harrison+ (born 24 October 1917, died 18 July 1994)
Daughter	Cora Lee Harrison (born 24 October 1917, died 3 November 1992)
Daughter	Ruby Helen (Helen) Harrison (born 12 September 1920, died 10 June 2002)

Note	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Ethel Cox Harrison, third child of George and Loretta Nichols Cox. Ethel is a little different dispositioned than her sister Minnie. She is very mild mannered with one of the nicest dispositions of any one I have ever known. She is very much like her father Uncle George Cox, taking things as they came in stride and smiling along with the bad as well as the good. She is a lovely alto singer and one of my fondest memories of her and her sister Minnie singing duets when I would be visiting them as a small boy. She married Daniel Harrison Aug. 24, 1908, he was a local boy of Jefferson County and managed our grandfather's store that was located near her home. Dan was a fine man, he farmed in Jefferson County for a few years after they were married, then moved to Morristown, Tennessee. There they raised quite a large family. Several years ago Dan's health became impaired and he had a stroke and was a semi-invalid for a good many years but with all of this neither he nor Ethel would complain. I remember very well the last time I saw Dan. I visited their home and he had a fine garden of flowers and vegetables. Even though handicapped he kept smiling. He died a few years ago and is buried in the Morristown Cemetery. Ethel and Dan had eight children, namely, Amos, George, Turner, Lucille, Frank and Cora (twins), Helen and Margaret.
General Sources	Mary Emily Ethel (Ethel) Cox.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
Birth	15 September 1892; Tennessee.^2,6
Parents	George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols,.²
Census	1900; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Ethel E. 7 daughter, female, single, white, Sep 1892, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Marriage	24 August 1906; Mary Emily Ethel (Ethel) Cox and Daniel (Dan) Harrison; Jefferson County, Tennessee. 25 Aug 1906, J. Parker Corbett, J.P.^3,8,9
Birth of Child	28 March 1909; Amos Rudolph Harrison, Sr.; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.
Census	1910; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Ethel 16 wife, female m1-3 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, 1 child, 1 living.
Birth of Child	7 January 1911; George Thomas Harrison; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.
Birth of Child	7 October 1913; Joseph Turner (Turner) Harrison; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.
Birth of Child	14 March 1915; Clarissa Lucille (Lucille) Harrison; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.
Birth of Child	24 October 1917; John Franklin (Frank) Harrison; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.
Birth of Child	24 October 1917; Cora Lee Harrison; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Ethel 28 wife, female married white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Amos 10 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; George 8 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Turner 6 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Lucile 4 9/12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Frank 2 2/12 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Cora 2 2/12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Birth of Child	12 September 1920; Ruby Helen (Helen) Harrison; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.
Census	1930; Hamblen County, Tennessee. Ethel 37 wife, female m@15 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1940; Hamblen County, Tennessee. Household of her husband Daniel Harrison. Ward 1, Dist. 1, Morristown, Enumeration District 32-2, Hamblen County, Tennessee, 8-9 Apr 1940, page 23b. Ethel 46 wife, female married white 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.¹⁰
Death	3 May 1979; [Morristown], Hamblen County, Tennessee.^2,6
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information Name: Ethel Harrison Last Residence: 37814 Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee Born: 15 Sep 1892 Died: May 1979 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (1966).

Citations

Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 73.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Obituary: Bryan, Ruby P.; Gazette and Mail [Morristown, Tennessee], 10 Aug 1925, page 3.
Obituary, Helen Harrison Johnson
Obituary, Cox, John F.
Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
William Jackson Bryan
Jefferson County Marriages, Jan 1885 - Oct 1910, p.203
Margaret Harrison, Letter, 7 Aug 2000
U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Hamblen County, Tennessee, Ward 1, Dist. 1, Morristown, Enumeration Distrit 32-2, page 23b, sheet 6b, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 2 Feb 2022.

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Thursa (Thursie) Cox

Female, born 24 November 1887, died 8 January 1888

Father	George Jackson Cox (born 21 September 1861, died 12 June 1938)
Mother	Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols (born 27 May 1871, died 26 February 1950)

Burial	Wesleys Chapel United Methodist Church, Jefferson County, Tennessee; no burial date; She was buried originally at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. She was re-interred by TVA in 1942 at Wesley's Chapel when the Pleasant Hill Cemetery was flooded by the construction of Douglas Dam. The Pleasant Hill Cemetery was sometimes referred to as the New Hill Cemetery.
General Sources	Thursa (Thursie) Cox.^1,2,3
Birth	24 November 1887; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].¹
Parents	George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols,.¹
Death	8 January 1888; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee]. She died in infancy in her sleep.¹
Burial Inscription	Thersie Cox, 24 Nov 1887 - 8 Jan 1888, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Geo. J. Cox.TVA records indicate that the inscription was Thersia Cox, 1886, age 2 month. It therefore appears that the original stone has been replaced, either at the time of TVA's reinterment, or at some time since then. It further appears that the date on the replacement stone is slightly different than the date on the original stone. The stone currently is not legible, but its approximate location is known.
Burial GPS

Citations

Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Wyatt M Nichols, Sr., The Nichols Book, Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories (First Edition, 1962, To Be Copyrighted, Bloch Printing Company, Cleveland 5, Ohio)
William Jackson Bryan

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Martha Cox

Female, born 23 April 1896, died 8 December 1898

Father	George Jackson Cox (born 21 September 1861, died 12 June 1938)
Mother	Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols (born 27 May 1871, died 26 February 1950)

Burial	Wesleys Chapel United Methodist Church, Jefferson County, Tennessee; no date.
General Sources	Martha Cox.^1,2,3
Birth	23 April 1896.¹
Parents	George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols,.¹
Death	8 December 1898.¹

Citations

Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Wyatt M Nichols, Sr., The Nichols Book, Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories (First Edition, 1962, To Be Copyrighted, Bloch Printing Company, Cleveland 5, Ohio)
William Jackson Bryan

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James Wyatt (Wyatt) Cox

Male, born 2 February 1900, died 22 September 1901

Father	George Jackson Cox (born 21 September 1861, died 12 June 1938)
Mother	Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols (born 27 May 1871, died 26 February 1950)

Burial	Wesleys Chapel United Methodist Church, Jefferson County, Tennessee; no date.
General Sources	James Wyatt (Wyatt) Cox.^1,2,3
Birth	2 February 1900.¹
Parents	George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols,.¹
Census	1900; Jefferson County, Tennessee. James W. 3/12 son, male, single, white, Feb 1900, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Death	22 September 1901.¹

Citations

Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Wyatt M Nichols, Sr., The Nichols Book, Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories (First Edition, 1962, To Be Copyrighted, Bloch Printing Company, Cleveland 5, Ohio)
William Jackson Bryan

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Eunice Cora Cox

Female, born 3 December 1906, died 3 November 1910

Father	George Jackson Cox (born 21 September 1861, died 12 June 1938)
Mother	Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols (born 27 May 1871, died 26 February 1950)

Burial	Wesleys Chapel United Methodist Church, Jefferson County, Tennessee; no date.
General Sources	Eunice Cora Cox.^1,2,3
Birth	3 December 1906; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].¹
Parents	George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols,.¹
1910 Census Missing	1910.⁴
Death	3 November 1910; Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹
Narrative	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Eunice died when she was eight or nine years old. I just want to say something about this sweet little thing as I remember her so well. She had the nicest disposition of any child I have ever known, and I like to remember her sandy reddish hair, laughing and jabbering with me when I would visit their home. (Note from Jerry Bryan: Eunice appears to have been born 3 Dec 1906 and to have died 3 Nov 1910 at age 3. There is something inconsistent between these birth and death dates and the recollections of Wyatt Nichols.)

Citations

Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Wyatt M Nichols, Sr., The Nichols Book, Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories (First Edition, 1962, To Be Copyrighted, Bloch Printing Company, Cleveland 5, Ohio)
William Jackson Bryan
Bryan, Robert Gerald: research log: search for census records in 1910 for George Jackson Cox family, 27 Nov 2015.

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Robert McKinley Cox

Male, born 21 February 1910, died 24 March 1930

Father	George Jackson Cox (born 21 September 1861, died 12 June 1938)
Mother	Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols (born 27 May 1871, died 26 February 1950)

Note	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Robert McKinley Cox, youngest son of George and Loretta Nichols Cox. I do not know too much about Robert as I left Tennessee and was in the north all during his childhood and young manhood. I would see him along with the others when I visited there. My son Wyatt McKinley Nichols, Jr. and Robert resembled each other very much in looks as they were both fair and carried their baby faces even after they were young men. Robert farmed with his folks and was very quiet and never had too much to say. His untimely death as a young man was a shock to all of us and he is buried at Wesley's Chapel where the rest of his immediate family is buried.
General Sources	Robert McKinley Cox.^1,2,3,4
Birth	21 February 1910; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.^5,2
Parents	George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols,.²
1910 Census Missing	1910.⁶
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Robert 9 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, attended school.⁷
Namesake of	Robert Elmer (Bob) Bryan on 25 July 1925.⁸
1930 Census Missing	1930. He died shortly before the 1930 census enumeration.
Death	24 March 1930; Knoxville General Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^5,2
Burial	25 March 1930; Wesleys Chapel United Methodist Church, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁵
Burial Inscription	Robert M. Cox, Feb.21, 1910 - Mar. 24, 1930, Christ Is My Hope.Foot stone: Robert M. Cox, Feb.21, 1910 - Mar. 24, 1930.⁹
Death Record	6153 1. Place of death - Knox County, Knoxville, Knoxville Gen. Hosp. 2. Name - Robert Cox 3. Sex - male 4. Color - white 5. Status - single 6. Born - Feb. 21, 1910 7. Age - 20 years, 1 month, 3 days 8. Occupation - farmer 9. Born in - Tennessee 10. Father - George W. Cox (sic, really George Jackson Cox) 11. Father born - Tennessee 12. Mother - Retta Nichols 13. Mother born - Tennessee 14. Informant - J.F. Cox 15. Filed - April 30, M. P. Cochrane 16. Died - March 24, 1930 19. Buried - Wesley Chapel, Mch. 25, 1930 20. Undertaker - J.W. Vance Co., Dandridge, Tenn. The informant was his brother, John Anderson Franklin Cox.

Citations

Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 74.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Obituary: Bryan, Ruby P.; Gazette and Mail [Morristown, Tennessee], 10 Aug 1925, page 3.
William Jackson Bryan
Death Certificate: Cox, Robert; Certificate 6153; Knox County, Tennessee, 1930; www.ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 4 Jan 2016.
Bryan, Robert Gerald: research log: search for census records in 1910 for George Jackson Cox family, 27 Nov 2015.
U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, Enumeration District 65, page 22a, sheet 5a, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 26 Nov 2015.
Bryan, Jerry: research notes, 7 Jan 2017 (Robert Elmer Bryan.)
Grave marker: Ruby Cox; Wesleys Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee; photographed 29 Aug 2016 by Jerry Bryan.

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Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton

Male, born 20 May 1884, died 3 December 1954

Partner: Minnie Ann Cox (born 2 October 1885, died 20 October 1964)

Daughter	Eula Mae Slaton+ (born 6 November 1907, died 7 March 1991)
Daughter	Alma Gertrude Slaton+ (born 17 November 1909, died 11 September 1987)
Son	George Alger Francis (Alger) Slaton (born 4 December 1911, died 10 March 1997)
Daughter	Eunice Bessie Slaton (born 15 December 1914, died 5 April 2002)
Son	Ralph Porter Slaton (born 15 February 1917, died 2 December 2005)

Note	The road to the house where he lived is called Port Slaton Road. Also, he once owned the old Harrison place.
General Sources	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
Birth	20 May 1884; [Jefferson County], Tennessee. His nieces and nephews called him Uncle Port.^2,8,10
Parents	Francis Marion (Frank) Slaton and Mary Anne Moore.²
Census	1900; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Joseph P. 16 son, male, single, white, May 1884 TN NC TN.
Marriage	30 May 1906; Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton and Minnie Ann Cox; Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^1,3,10
Birth of Child	6 November 1907; Eula Mae Slaton; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.¹
Birth of Child	17 November 1909; Alma Gertrude Slaton; Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^11,1
Census	1910; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dist. 2 (Old Dist. 16 & 18), Jefferson County, Tennessee, 21 Apr 1910; page 39a, dwelling number 28, family number 28; Slaton Porter J. 26 head male m1-4 w farmer TN NC TN; Minnie 25 wife, female m1-4 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, 2 children, 2 living; Eula 2 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Alma 3/12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Birth of Child	4 December 1911; George Alger Francis (Alger) Slaton; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].¹
Birth of Child	15 December 1914; Eunice Bessie Slaton; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].¹
Namesake of	Ralph Porter Slaton.¹
Birth of Child	15 February 1917; Ralph Porter Slaton; Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Military Draft Registration	12 September 1918; Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee. 1. Name - Joseph Porter Slaton 2. Address - RFD 3, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee 3. Age - 34 4. Born - May 20 1884 5. Race - white 10. Citizenship - native born 16. Occupation - farmer 17. Employer - self 18. Employer address - RFD 3, Dandridge, Jeff. County, Tenn. 19. Nearest relative - Minnie Slaton 20. Relative address - RFD 3, Dandridge, Jeff. County, Tenn. signed - Joseph Porter Slaton 22. Height - medium 25. Build - medium 27. Eyes - blue 28. Hair - dark Registrar - Harry C. Lichlyter, Sept-12-1918, Jefferson City, Tennessee.¹⁰
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dist. 2, Enumeration District 67, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920; p.40b, dwelling number 84, family number 85; Slaton Porter J. 35 head male married white, farmer, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Minnie 34 wife, female married white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Ula 12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Alma 10 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Alger 8 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Ennis 5 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Ralph 2 3/12 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930, page 89a, family number 188, family number 197, Slaton Porter 45 head male m@22 w TN VA TN farmer, general farming, Minnie 44 wife, female m@20 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, Alger 18 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, laborer, farm, Eunice 15 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, Ralph 13 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, Conard 7 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, Loretta 5 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, Earnest 4 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1940.
Death	3 December 1954; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].^1,2,8
Burial	Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee; Grave marker: Joseph Porter Slaton, 20 May 1884 - 3 Dec 1954, same marker as Minnie Ann Cox Slaton.^1,8
Narrative	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Minnie Cox married Porter Slaton, who resided in Jefferson County. His father was in the Union Army of the Civil War. Porter who was a fine man and loved farming, especially liked to grow wheat. He, about ever since I can remember, had threshing machine outfits and also had a saw mill and a good farm. He was a fine Christian man, a solid Republican and loved to talk politics with his friends. He died in 1954 and is buried in the old cemetery, Mount Zion. This cemetery is just about two miles west of Dandridge on the Knoxville Road, setting just off the new road. Ask any of the old settlers at Dandridge just where it is. Minnie and Porter had eight children, namely, Eula Mae, Alma G., Alger F., Eunice B., Ralph P., Conard, Loretta and William E.¹

Citations

Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 69.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Obituary: Bryan, Ruby P.; Gazette and Mail [Morristown, Tennessee], 10 Aug 1925, page 3.
Marcia Prince, SLATON-L E-Mail 19 Mar 1999
Obituary, Eunice Slaton Franklin
Obituary, Ralph Porter Slaton
Obituary, Cox, John F.
David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, compiler, Stories in Stone, Jefferson County Cemeteries (Jefferson County, Tennessee: David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, 1986-1999), Vol. 2, p.255
William Jackson Bryan
WWI Draft Registration Cards, Joseph Porter Slaton
Birth Certificate: Slaton, Alma Gertrude; Jefferson County, Tennessee; 1909; certificate D-556627.

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Eula Mae Slaton

Female, born 6 November 1907, died 7 March 1991

Father	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton (born 20 May 1884, died 3 December 1954)
Mother	Minnie Ann Cox (born 2 October 1885, died 20 October 1964)

Partner: Haskel Ray Bolden (born 16 July 1905, died 3 June 1961)

Son	Dennis Paul Bolden (born 6 January 1927, died 12 December 1999)
Son	Kenneth Harold Bolden (born 5 June 1928, died 19 February 2008)

Partner: James W. Burchett (born 29 December 1913, died 11 June 1996)

General Sources	Eula Mae Slaton.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
Birth	6 November 1907; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.^5,7
Parents	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton and Minnie Ann Cox.¹
Census	1910; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Eula 2 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Ula 12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Marriage	16 November 1925; Eula Mae Slaton and Haskel Ray Bolden; Hamblen County, Tennessee. State of Tennessee, Jefferson County. Know all Men, That we, Haskel Bolden, of said County and State of Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind our heirs, executors, and administrators, and each and every one of us and them, both jointly and severally by these presents. The Condition of the above Obligation is Such: That whereas, Haskel Bolden, age 21, hath prayed and obtained a License to marry Eula Slayton; Now, if there shall not hereafter appear any lawful cause why the said Haskel Bolden and Eula Slaton should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony as husband and wife, then this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness our hands and seals, the 7th day of March, 1925. (signed) Haskell Bolden, Sam Walker (his mark). State of Tennessee, Jefferson County. Personally appeared before me, C. S. Rainwater, Clerk of the County Court of said County, Haskel Bolden, who made oath in due form that Haskel Bolden and Eula Slaton are known to him, and that they are each over eighteen years of age. (signed) Haskell Bolden. Sworn and subscribed before me this 7th day of March, 1925, C. S. Rainwater, County Court Clerk. There was no return. Apparently the Jefferson County license was not executed because the couple was married later in the same year in Hamblen County. State of Tennessee & Hamblen County, Marriage license no. 15-204. Haskell Bolden to Eula Mae Slayton, Issued Nov. 16, 1925, J. G. Templin, Clerk. I solemnized the Rite of Matrimony between the within-named parties on the 16th day of November 1925, Frank Holmes, J.P. Returned 16 day of Nov 1925, J. G. Templin, Clerk. Recorded in Marriage Record, Book 15, Page 204.^1,8,9
Birth of Child	6 January 1927; Dennis Paul Bolden; [Henry County], Indiana.¹
Birth of Child	5 June 1928; Kenneth Harold Bolden; New Castle, Henry County, Indiana.¹
Census	1930; Henry County, Indiana. Eula 22 wife, female married white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Divorce	About 1950; Haskel Ray Bolden.¹
Marriage	8 August 1953; Eula Mae Slaton and James W. Burchett.¹
Death	7 March 1991; [New Castle], Henry County, Indiana.^5,7
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information Name: Eula M. Burchett Born: 6 Nov 1907 Died: Mar 1991 State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951). Indiana Death Index Information, Book: VIII (8), page 246. Burchett, Eula, race: W, sex: F, age: 83y, date: 7 Mar.1991.
Narrative	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Eula the oldest daughter of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Haskel Bolden. They had two boys, Dennis and Kenneth. Eula and her husband went to New Castle, Indiana shortly after they were married. Their two sons were born in Indiana. Dennis, the oldest son is married and has two children named Dane and Dennis. Dennis married Isabelle Sarrell of North Carolina. Eula and her husband Haskel were divorced and several years after her divorce she married James Burchett from Albany, Ky. She and her husband and her two sons and families reside in or near New Castle, Indiana.¹

Citations

Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 69.
Obituary: Bolden, Kenneth H.; unknown newspaper, viewed at www.findagrave.com on 9 Jul 2016.
Obituary: Slaton, Alger F.; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 11 Mar 1997, page A7.
Eunice Slaton Franklin
Henry Co., IN Death Records 1880 - 2000 (B)-As recorded in The Henry County, IN Health Department, Henry County Genealogical Services online [http://www.hcgs.net/], accessed, Eula Burchett
Obituary, Eunice Slaton Franklin
Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002 (ancestry.com), Haskel Bolden and Eula Slaton

Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 43.
Issued December 4th 1865. William Cole to Vestey England.
Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 44.
Solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named parties on the 5 day of December 1865. John Gambel J.P.
Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002 (ancestry.com), Haskell Bolden to Eula Mae Slayton
William Jackson Bryan

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Alma Gertrude Slaton

Female, born 17 November 1909, died 11 September 1987

Father	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton (born 20 May 1884, died 3 December 1954)
Mother	Minnie Ann Cox (born 2 October 1885, died 20 October 1964)

Partner: Arville Randolph Ailey (born 10 January 1911, died 1 May 1990)

Son	Robert Earl (Bob) Ailey (born 26 November 1929, died 2 October 2021)

General Sources	Alma Gertrude Slaton.^1,2
Birth	17 November 1909; Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^1,3
Parents	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton and Minnie Ann Cox.^1,2
Birth Certificate	Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1909, Certificate D-556627. page 1 State of Tennessee, Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics Delayed Certificate of Birth, D-556627 1. Name at birth - Alma Gertrude Slaton 2. Date of birth - Nov. 17, 1909 3. Birthplace - Jefferson Co. Rt. 3 Dandridge 4. Color - White 5. Sex - Female 6. Father - Joseph Porter Slaton 7. Father born - Jefferson Co. Tenn. 8. Mother - Minnie Ann Cox 9. Mother born - Jefferson Co. Tenn. 10. Signature of registrant - Alma Gertrude Ailey, Rt. 1 Jefferson City, Tenn. Subscribed and sworn to before me on August 30, 1962. C. F. Hardy, Notary Public. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract of supporting evidence 1. Affidavit of Mother - Reverse side 3-11-64 2. Old Family Bible Record Very old Information concerning registrant as stated in document of corresponding number above Birth Date or Age Birthplace Name of father Full name of mother 1. Nov. 17, 1909 Jefferson County Joseph Porter Slaton Minnie Ann Cox 2. Nov. 17, 1909 Jefferson County Joseph Porter Slaton Minnie Ann Cox ----- I hereby certify that I have examined the true documents abstracted above and find them valid and that the information contained therein is as noted above and recommend that this delayed Certificate of Birth be accepted from filing by the Division of Vital Statistics, Tennessee Department of Public Health. (signed) C. F. Hardy, County Court Clerk Address - Box 37, Dandridge, Tennesseee Date - Mar. 11, 1964 Approved - Mary L. Baird Date - Mar 20 1964 By - SS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 2 First Supporting Affidavit State of Tennessee, Jefferson City, Tennessee Couty of Jefferson I hereby certify, on oath, that I am at present 78 years of age: that I am related to the person represented by this certificate as Mother, and that I had actual knowledge of the acts as stated in this certificate at the time the birth occurred, and know this to be true because I am the mother of Alma Gertrude Slaton, and was present at the time of her birth. (signed) Minnie A. Slaton I hereby certify that the affiant personally appeared before me, that I read the above state- ments to her and that she made oath that said statemeents are true to the best of her knowledge and belief. This the 11th day o March 1964 C. F. Hardy, CCC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Second Supporting Affidavit (all blanks).¹
Census	1910; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her father Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton. Dist. 2 (Old Dist. 16 & 18), Enumeration District 67, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 21 Apr 1910. page 39a, dwelling number 28, family number 28. Alma 3/12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.⁴
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her father Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton. Dist. 2, Enumeration District 67, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920. page 40b, dwelling number 84, family number 85. Alma 10 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.⁵
Marriage	17 February 1929; Alma Gertrude Slaton and Arville Randolph Ailey; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^2,6,7,8
Marriage Record	Marriage book Vol. 9 (1927-1930), page 248. State of Tennessee, Jefferson County.; Know all Men, That we, Arville Ailey, of said County and State of Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind our heirs, executors, and administrators, and each and every one of us and them, both jointly and severally by these presents. The Condition of the above Obligation is Such: That whereas, Arville Ailey, age 18, hath prayed and obtained a License to marry Alma Slaton, age 19; Now, if there shall not hereafter appear any lawful cause why the said Arville Ailey and Alma Slaton should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony as husband and wife, this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness our hands and seals, this 17 day of Feby, 1929. (signed) Arville Ailey, Frank M. Swann. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within parties on the 17 day of Feby, 1929. R. H. Thames.⁶
Birth of Child	26 November 1929; Robert Earl (Bob) Ailey; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^2,9
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her father-in-law Henry Houston Ailey, along with her husband and son. Old Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1930; page 88a Alma G. 20 dauL female married white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.⁹
Census	1940; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her husband Arville Randolph Ailey. Talbott, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 45-17, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1940 page 243b, Sheet 6b, dwelling number 103, Chuckey Pine Alma G. 30 wife, female married white, school not listed, born in TN, lived 1935 same place.¹⁰
Census	1950; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her husband Arville Randolph Ailey. Enumeration District 45-14, 26 Apr 1950. Sheet 073, dwelling number 299. Alma G. 40, wife, female, married, white, born in TN.¹¹
Death	11 September 1987; St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^8,3
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information In U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Name: Alma G. Ailey Birth Date: 17 Nov 1909 Issue Year: 1955 Issue State: Tennessee Last Residence: 37760, Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA Death Date: 11 Sep 1987.³
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel Knoxville, Tennessee], 13 Sep 1987, page B2. Ailey, Mrs. Arville (Alma) - age 78, of Jefferson City, passed away 11:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 1987, at Knoxville Convalescent Center after an extended illness. Member of Mansfield Gap Baptist Church. Survivors: husband, Arville Alley; sons. Robert E. and Denver Ailey, all of Jefferson City; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Eula Burchett of Indiana. Mrs. Unice (sic) Franklin and Mrs. Loretta Bull, both of Dandridge; brothers, Alger Slaton, Dandridge, Ralph Slaton, Jefferson City, John Slaton of Illinois, William Slaton of California; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 2 p.m. Monday, Farrar Chapel, Rev. Chester Cochran and Rev. William Bradley officiating. Interment Jefferson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Farrar Funeral Home, Jefferson City.⁸
Burial	14 September 1987; Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^12,8
Burial Inscription	Alma G. Ailey, 1909 - 1987, same marker as Arville R. Ailey.¹²
Burial GPS	¹³
Narrative	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Alma, second child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Orville Ailey from over around the Muddy Creek Valley. He is a great guy and I like him. It was amusing when I told about the incident at one of our reunions what happened to my brother Ralph. He was teaching school in this area, and a group of folks were going to scalp him because he had whipped one of their daughters. I have told of this incident in comments on my brother and will just say here that Orville Ailey is a close relative of those that were about to scalp my brother. I laughingly say I want of part of him because he belongs to the scalping group and he gets a big kick out of it. Alma and Orville's two children's names are Robert Earl and Denver E. The oldest boy, Robert, married Polly Ann Seals of Rocky Valley, Tennessee. They have one child. His name is Joseph Michael. Denver E. married Christine Richards from North Carolina. They have no children at this writing.²

Citations

Birth Certificate: Slaton, Alma Gertrude; Jefferson County, Tennessee; 1909; certificate D-556627.
Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 69.
U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI): Ailey, Alma G.; viewed at www.ancestry.com on 16 Feb 2023.
U.S. Federal Census: 1910, Jefferson County, Tennessee, District 2, Enumeration District 67, page 39a, ancestry.com (1910 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 Feb 2023.
U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 2, Enumeration District 67, page 40b, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 Feb 2023.
Marriage Record: Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1929; Book 9, page 248; Ailey, Arville and Alma Slaton, ancestry.com, viewed 30 Jul 2020.
Military Draft Registration: Ailey, Arville Randolph, WWII, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 Oct 1940, www.ancestry.com (U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947), viewed 22 Feb 2023.
Obituary: Ailey, Mrs. Arville (Alma); Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 13 Sep 1987, page B2, viewed at newspapers.com on 21 Feb 2023.
U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Old Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, page 88a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 Apr 2020.
U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, E.D. 45-17, page 243b, sheet 6b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 22 Apr 2020.
U.S. Federal Census: 1950, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 45-22, sheet 073, ancestry.com (1950 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 Feb 2023.
Grave marker: Alma G. Ailey; Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; photographed 13 Feb 2023 by Jerry Bryan.
GPS for Ailey, Arville: 36.137248, -83.455454, recorded 13 Feb 2023 by Jerry Bryan.

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George Alger Francis (Alger) Slaton

Male, born 4 December 1911, died 10 March 1997

Father	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton (born 20 May 1884, died 3 December 1954)
Mother	Minnie Ann Cox (born 2 October 1885, died 20 October 1964)

Partner: Mary Ellen Frye (born 28 April 1913, died 16 July 1983)

Note	Alger, third son of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, is a fine farmer and good businessman. He has followed in his father's footsteps remarkably well. He is one of the fine sons of Minnie and Porter and perhaps a little bit my favorite from the standpoint that I have been around him more than the other children and also his wife, Mary Ellen. She is related to me on the Fox side. Alger married Mary Ellen Fry, a fine young lady, in 1936. They live on the home farm near his mother and have two sons, Merle, the oldest and Lynn the younger. Merle, while serving in the air corps met a young lady from Iowa and was married in 1938. Lynn is not married at this writing, and I am not sure whether he is serving in the armed services or not. (The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols.)
General Sources	George Alger Francis (Alger) Slaton.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
Birth	4 December 1911; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].^2,6
Parents	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton and Minnie Ann Cox.¹
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Alger 8 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Alger 18 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, laborer, farm.
Marriage	25 April 1936; George Alger Francis (Alger) Slaton and Mary Ellen Frye; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^2,8
Death	10 March 1997; Jefferson County Nursing Home, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^2,6
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee]. 11 Mar 1997, page A7. Slaton, Alger F. - age 85 of Port Slaton Road, Dandridge, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997, at the Jefferson County Nursing Home. He was a member of the Witt Baptist Church and was a retired farmer and school bus drive for Jefferson County schools. Preceded in death by wife, Mary Ellen Frye Slaton, sisters Eula Burchett and Alma Ailey. Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Lynn and Norma Slaton of Dandridge, Merle and Carolyn Slaton of Columbia, S. C.; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Eunice Franklin of Dandridge, Loretta Bull of Morristown; brothers, Ralph Slaton of Jefferson City, John Slaton of Rushville, Ill., William (Bill) Slaton of Morristown. Funeral services Wednesday, 8 p.m. at the Dandridge First United Methodist Church with Dr. Robert McCray officiating. Interment graveside services Thursday, 10:30 a.m. and Dandridge Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends Wednesday evening 6 to 8 p.m. at the church prior to services. The family suggest that memorials be made to the Gideons, c/o Charles Briggs, 712 Briggs Road, Dandridge, Tenn. 37725. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge.
Burial	13 March 1997; Dandridge Memorial Gardens, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.²

Citations

Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 69.
Obituary: Slaton, Alger F.; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 11 Mar 1997, page A7.
Eunice Slaton Franklin
Obituary, Mrs. Mary Ellen Fyre Slaton, 18 Jul 1983, Knoxville, Tennessee
Obituary, Eunice Slaton Franklin
Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
William Jackson Bryan
Jefferson County Marriages