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John Anderson Franklin Cox
Male, born 27 Dec 1888, died 4 Jul 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)
| Name Sources | John Anderson Franklin Cox.1,2,3 |
| Photographs |  |
| Birth | 27 December 1888; Jefferson County, Tennessee.4,1,2,3 |
| Parents | George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols.2,5 |
| Names | John Franklin Cox or John Anderson Franklin Cox. Most sources list his name as John F. Cox or as John Franklin Cox. 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.1,2,3 |
| 1900 Census |  Household of his father George Jackson Cox Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 & 5 Jun 1900 page 15b, dwelling number 28, family number 28 John F. 11, son, male, single, white, born Dec 1888, farm laborer, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.6 |
| Marriage | 9 December 1906; John Anderson Franklin Cox age 17 and Mary Jane Slaton age 20; Flat Gap, Jefferson County, Tennessee.7,5 |
| Marriage Record |  License #1837, married Dec. 9 06, John Cox to Mary Slaton, E. A. Carpenter, J. P., recorded Dec. 13 07.7 |
| Marriage Narrative | 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. |
| 1910 Census |  Head of household Enumeration District 65, 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 TN, father born TN, mother born TN Mary 23, wife, female, m1-4, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 1 child, 1 living Mildred 2, son m s s, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.8 |
| Military Draft Registration |  Form - 151 546 No. - 151 1. Name - John Anderson F. Cox, age 28 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 ----- Registrar's Report 41-1-19A 1. Height - medium; build - medium 2. Eyes - brown; hair - dark 3. Lost limbs? - no (signed) R. C. McAndrews, Registrar Precinct 1 Jefferson Co Tenn, June 5, 1917.1 |
| 1920 Census |  Head of household Enumeration District 64, 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 TN, father born TN, mother born TN, can R/W Mary 33, wife, female, married, white, born TN, father born NC, mother born TN, can R/W Mildred 12, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school, can R/W Hazel 9, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school, can R/W Anna 6, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Dorthy 3 1/12, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Marion 7/12, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Slaton Mary 67, mother-in-law, female, widowed, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, can R/W They owned the house and it was mortgaged.9 |
| 1930 Census |  Head of household Old Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930 page 82a, Goose Creek Road, dwelling number 52, family number 53 Cox John F. 42, head, male, first married at 17, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, farmer Mary J. 43, wife, female, first married at 18, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born NC Hazel 19, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Dortha 13, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Ethel 8, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Vern 3 3/12, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Fern 3 3/12, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Rickard Samuel 18, boarder, male, single, white, farm laborer, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN. ----- The birthplaces for Mary's parents were reversed. Her father was born in North Carolina and her mother was born in Tennessee.10 |
| 1940 Census |  Head of household Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, 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, daughter, female, single, white, 4 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Ethel 17, daughter, female, single, white, 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Fern 13, daughter, 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, daughter, female, married 7 years, white, 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Barbara J. 5 Gdaughter, female, single, white, 0 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.11 |
| 1950 Census |  Head of household Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Green Hill Road, 20 Apr 1950 Sheet 020, dwelling number 170 Cox John 61, head, male, married, white, farmer, born TN Mary 63, wife, female, married, white, born TN Hazel 39, daughter, female, single, white, born TN Ethel 28, daughter, female, single, white, school teacher, elementary school, born TN.12 |
| Death | 4 July 1961; Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, age 72.13,2,3 |
| Death Record |  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.2 |
| Obituary |  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.13 |
| Burial | 7 July 1961; Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.14,2 |
| Burial Inscription |  |
| Burial GPS |  |
| Narrative | The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols, page 70. 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
- [S3399] Military Draft Registration: Cox, John Anderson F.., WWI, Jefferson County Tennessee, 5 June 1917, www.ancestry.com (U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918), viewed 24 October 2024.
Form 1. 151 Registration Card 546, No. 151
1. Name - John Anderson F. Cox, age 28
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
-----
Registrar's Report 41-1-19A
1. Height - medium; build - medium
2. Eyes - brown; hair - dark
3. Lost limbs? - no
(signed) R. C. McAndrews, Registrar
Precinct 1
Jefferson Co
Tenn, June 5, 1917
- [S2930] 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 November 2021.
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.
- [S2749] Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Cox/Slaton Family History from Hazel Cox, page 2.
Mary Slaton Cox's brothers & sisters
(Mamas brothers & Sisters)
Aunt Rebecca Slaton, Free was born Nov. 13, 1870, died Feb 21, 1903
Aunt Amanda Slaton Bryan was born Sept 11, 172, died July 22, 1950
Aunt Sallie Slaton, Ingle was born May 3, 1874, died Jan 10, 1948
Uncle John Slaton was born Feb 7, 1876, died July 27, 1945
Uncle William Moses Slaton was born April 9,1878, died Dec. 1963
Aunt Parlee Slaton McSpadden was born April 14, 1880, died May 5, 1965
Uncle Walker Slaton was born Mar 4, 1882, died April 8, 19?
Uncle Porter Slaton was born May 20, 1884 died Dec 4, 1954
Mama) Mary Jane Slaton was born Oct 16, 1886 died Dec 17,1975
Twins were born & died same day born
Aunt Laura Slaton Feb 19, 1892? died Aug 16, 1913
(Papa's John F. Cox brothrs and sisters)
Thursa Cox died in infancy in her sleep.
Aunt Minnie Cox Slaton was born Oct 2, 1885, died Oct 20, 1964
Papa John Franklin Cox was born Dec 27, 1888, siws Jult 4, 1961
Aunt Ethel Cox born Sept 15, 1881 died May 3, 1979
Martha died when young
Wyatt died when little
Ruby Cox Bryan was born July 18, 1903 died Aug 9 or 10, 1925
Eunice Cox born Dec 3, 1906 died Nov. 1910
Robert Cox born Feb 21, 1910 died Mar 24, 1930
- [S3391] Birth Certificate: Cox, Hazel; Jefferson County, Tennessee; 1910; certificate 101043, familysearch.org, viewed 12 October 2024.
Jefferson County Vital Records, Birth Certificate 101043.
Report made by Philip Gallion
Enumerator of the First School District of Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Name of Child: Hazel Cox
Date of Birth: July 30, 1010
Sex: female, Color: white
Place of Birth: Jefferson Co. Tenn.
Name of Father: J. F. Cox
Place of His Birth: Jefferson Co. Tenn.
Father's Occupation: Farmer
Name of Mother: Mary Cox
Place of Her Birth: Jefferson County.
Name of Physician: Dr. J. M. Caldwell
Date Recorded: Aug 2 1911, W. D. Hill, County Court Clerk.
- [S2743] Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 1.
Cox/Slaton Family History from Hazel Cox, page 1.
Mary Slaton Cox's family, this is written by Hazel Cox.
Mama's grandfather was Thomas Fielden Slaton was born
Mar. 1, 1818, Died Jan. 26, 1899
her grandmother Rebecca George Slaton was born Mar. 7 1816
She died January 5, 1892
Mama's father, Francis (Frank) Marion Slaton was born Jan. 31, 1843
in Stokes County N.C. died April 10, 1919
her mother Mary Ann Moore Slaton was born was born Oct. 2, 1852
she died Dec 4, 1922.
Papa's grandfather was John Travis (sic) Cox.
Papa's grandmother was Nancy Ann Pierce Cox
Papa's father was George Jackson Cox born Sept. 21, 1861, died Jun 12, 1938
Papa's mother (Lo)Retta Nichols Cox, born May 27, 1872, died Feb 26, 1950.
Papa's grandfather on mothers side was John H. Nichols
Papa's grandmother on mothers side was Martha Reneau
Nichols, later she married greatgrandPa John Travis Cox.
Papa (John F. Cox and Mary Jane Slaton were married
at Flat Gap by Mr. Sam Carpenter Dec 9, 1906.
- [S3273] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, page 15b, ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 30 June 2024.
Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 & 5 Jun 1900
page 15b, dwelling number 27, family number 27
Cox William 31 head m m9 w Jul 1868 farmer TN TN TN
Mary E. 32 wife f m9 w Nov 1867 TN VA TN 3 children, 3 living
Roy L. 6 son m s w Oct 1893 TN TN TN
Jessie P. 5 dau f s w Jan 1895 TN TN TN
Gracie A. 3 dau f w w Sep 1896 TN TN TN
Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 & 5 Jun 1900
page 15b, dwelling number 28, family number 28
Cox George J. 38 head m m16 w Sep 1861 farmer TN TN TN
Retta N. 29 wife f m16 w May 1871 TN TN TN 6 children, 4 living
Minnia A. 14 dau f s w Oct 1885 TN TN TN
John F. 11 son m s w Dec 1888 farm laborer TN TN TN
Ethel E. 7 dau f s w Sep 1892 TN TN TN
James W. 3/12 son m s w Feb 1900 TN TN TN
Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 & 5 Jun 1900
page 15b, dwelling number 30, family number 30
Shurbutt William S. 30 head m m7 w May 1870 farmer TN SC TN
Amanda 34 wife f m7 w Aug 1865 TN TN TN
Manning Robert T. 13 Sson m s w Jul 1886 farm laborer TN TN TN
- [S3392] Marriage Record: Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1906; Book Jan. 1895 - Oct. 1910, page 206, license 1837; Cox, John and Mary Slaton, www.ancestry.com, viewed 22 August 2024.
Book Jan. 1895 - Oct. 1910, page 206, license 1837
Dec.. 9, 1906, John Cox to Mary Slaton, E. A. Carpenter, J.P., recorded Dec. 13, 1907.
- [S3383] U.S. Federal Census: 1910, Jefferson County, Tennessee, District 1, Enumeration District 65, page 27b, ancestry.com (1910 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 September 2024.
Enumeration District 65, 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 m m1-4 w farmer TN TN TN
Mary 23 wife f m1-4 w TN TN TN 1 child, 1 living
Mildred 2 son m s s TN TN TN
(The census listed Mildred incorrectly as a male son rather than as a female daughter.)
- [S3384] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 64, Dist. 1, page 11b, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 1 June 2015.
Enumeration District 64, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee 13 & 14 Jan 1920, Herbert F. Bible, enumerator
page 11a, Goose Creek Road, dwelling number 204, family number 205
Miller John 52 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Margaret 48 wife f m w TN TN TN
Loyd 14 son m s w TN TN TN
Lucile 11 dau f s w TN TN TN
Frank D. 7 son m s w TN TN TN
Hugh 5 son m s w TN TN TN
Moses 75 father m w w TN TN TN
Sam 65 lodger m w w TN TN TN
Enumeration District 64, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920, enumerated by Herbert F. Bible
page 11b, Goose Creek Road, dwelling number 208, family number 209
Shrader Samuel 75 head m m w farmer MO TN TN
Mary 62 wife f m w GA TN TN
Eugene 23 son m s w TN GA MO
Benson Abbie 47 dau f w w TN GA MO
(Parents birthplaces for both Eugene and Abbie are reversed, and should be TN MO GA.)
Enumeration District 64, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920, enumerated by Herbert F. Bible
page 11b, Goose Creek Road, dwelling number 209, family number 210
Shrader Henry 26 head m m w farm laborer TN GA MO
Gracie 24 wife f m w TN GA MO
Lorine 4 4/12 dau f s w TN TN TN
Vern 2 6/12 son m s w TN TN TN
(Henry's places of birth are reversed for his parents, and should be TN MO GA. Gracie's places of birth were copied from her husband's, and they should be TN TN TN.)
Enumeration District 64, 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 m m w farmer TN TN TN can R/W
Mary 33 wife f m w TN NC TN can R/W
Mildred 12 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school, can R/W
Hazel 9 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school, can R/W
Anna 6 dau f s w TN TN TN
Dorthy 3 1/12 dau f s w TN TN TN
Marion 7/12 son m s w TN TN TN
Slaton Mary 67 motherL f w w TN TN TN can R/W
They owned the house and it was mortgaged.
Enumeration District 64, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920, enumerated by Herbert F. Bible
page 11b, Goose Creek Road, dwelling number 215, family number 216
Ingle Wiley 44 head m m w farmer, general NC NC NC
Francis 45 wife f m w TN TN TN
Treunlyaw 8 son m s w FL NC TN
Wiley P. 5 son m s w FL NC TN
Ray 1 son m s w TN NC TN
- [S3396] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Old Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, page 82a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 18 October 2024.
Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Apr 1930
page 82a, Goose Creek Road, dwelling number 44, family number 45
Cox James H. 58 head m w w farmer TN TN TN
Harold A. 18 son m s w TN TN TN
Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Apr 1930
page 82a, Goose Creek Road, dwelling number 50, family number 51
Shrader William A. 39 head m m@27 w farmer TN TN TN
Jessie P. 34 wife f m@22 w TN TN TN
Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Apr 1930
page 82a, Goose Creek Road, dwelling number 51, family number 52
Miller Lloyd E. 24 head m m@19 w farmer TN TN TN
Mildred F. 22 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN
Loras R. 4 4/12 dau f s w TN TN TN
Mable 2 3/10 dau f s w TN TN TN
Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Apr 1930
page 82a, Goose Creek Road, dwelling number 52, family number 53
Cox John F. 42 head m m@17 w farmer TN TN TN
Mary J. 43 wife f m@18 w TN TN NC
Hazel 19 dau f s w TN TN TN
Dortha 13 dau f s w TN TN TN
Ethel 8 dau f s w TN TN TN
Vern 3 3/12 son m s w TN TN TN
Fern 3 3/12 dau f s w TN TN TN
Rickard Samuel 18 boarder m s w farm laborer TN TN TN
- [S3004] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, page 27a, Sheet 3a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 31 January 2022.
Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1940
page 27a, Sheet 3a, dwelling number 45, owns property worth $600
Miller Lloyd 33 head m m w farmer 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house, $0 income
Mildred 31 wife f m w 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Lois R. 14 dau f s w 7 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Mabel 12 dau f s w 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Marjorie 7 dau f s w 1 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1940
page 27a, Sheet 3a, dwelling number 44, owns property worth $700
Cox John 51 head m m w farmer 4 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house, $0 income
Mary 53 wife f m w 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Hazel 29 dau f s w 4 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Ethel 17 dau f s w 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Fern 13 dau f s w 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Vern 13 son m s w 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 f s w 0 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
- [S3385] U.S. Federal Census: 1950, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 45-3, sheet 020, ancestry.com (1950 U.S. Census) viewed on 22 September 2024.
Head of household
Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Green Hill Road, 20 Apr 1950
Sheet 020, dwelling number 170
Cox John 61 head m m w farmer TN
Mary 63 wife f m w TN
Hazel 39 dau f s w TN
Ethel 28 dau f s w school teacher, elementary school TN
- [S3400] Obituary: Cox, John F.; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 6 July 1961, page 12, viewed at newspapers.com on 24 October 2024.
Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 6 Jul 1961, page 12.
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.
- [S3401] Grave marker: John F. Cox; Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee; photographed 25 September 2024 by Jerry Bryan.
John F. Cox, Dec. 27. 1888 - July 4, 1961, same marker as Mary S. Cox, Into Thy Hands I Command My Spirit, Luke XXIII - 46.
- [S3398] GPS for Cox, Mary S. and John F. grave: 36.018957, -83.450378, recorded 14 September 2024 by Jerry Bryan.
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Minnie Ann Cox
Female, born 2 Oct 1885, died 20 Oct 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* | Alma Gertrude Slaton+ (born 17 November 1909, died 11 September 1987) |
| Name Sources | Minnie Ann Cox.1,2,3 |
| Birth | 2 October 1885; Jefferson County, Tennessee.3,4,5 |
| Parents | George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols.4,5 |
| 1900 Census | Household of her father George Jackson Cox Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 & 5 Jun 1900 page 15b, dwelling number 28, family number 28 Minnia A. 14, daughter, female, single, white, born Oct 1885, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.6 |
| Marriage | 30 May 1906; Minnie Ann Cox age 20 and Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton age 22; Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Jefferson County, Tennessee.4,7,8 |
| Birth of Child | 17 November 1909, Alma Gertrude Slaton, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, age of mother: 24.2,4 |
| 1910 Census |  Household of her husband Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton Enumeration District 67, Dist. 2 (Old Dist. 16 & 18), Jefferson County, Tennessee, 21 Apr 1910 page 39a, dwelling number 28, family number 28 Minnie 25, wife, female, married 1 time for 4 years, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 2 children, 2 living.9 |
| 1920 Census |  Household of her husband Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton Enumeration District 67, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920 page 40b, dwelling number 84, family number 85 Minnie 34, wife, female, married, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.10 |
| 1930 Census |  Household of her husband Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930 page 89a, family number 188, family number 197 Minnie 44, wife, female, first married at age 20, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.11 |
| 1940 Census |  Household of her husband Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 Apr 1940 page 26b, Sheet 2b, dwelling number 38, owns property worth $800 Minnie 54, wife, female, married, white, 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.12 |
| 1950 Census |  Household of her husband Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Green Hill Road, 20 Apr 1950 Sheet 021, dwelling number 174 Minnie 64, wife, female, married, white, TN.13 |
| Death | 20 October 1964; Jefferson County, Tennessee, age 79.3,14,5 |
| Death Record |  1. Name - Minnie Ann Slaton 2. Died - Oct 20, 1964 3. Color or race - W 4. Sex - F 5. Status - Widowed 6. Born - Oct 2, 1885 7. Age - 79 8. Place of death - Jefferson County, Dist. 4, Jefferson City, Jefferson Memorial Hospital 9. Residence - Tennessee, Jefferson County, Dandridge, Tenn., Rt. 5 10 .Occupation - Housewife 10b. Business or industry - 13. Birthplace - Tenn. 14. Citizen of what country? 15. Husband or wife - 16. Father - George J. Cox 17. Mother - Loretta Nichols 18. Informant - Alger Slaton, address - Rt. 5, Dandridge, Tenn. 22. Signature - S.C. Fain M.D., Address: Jefferson City, Date: 11/3/64 23A. Buried Oct. 23, 1964, Mt. Zion, Jefferson Co. Tenn. 24. Funeral Director address -Farrar's Dandridge, Tenn. 25. Registration Dist. no. - 24701 26. Signed - 11-6-64 27. Resgistrar's Signature - Dorothy Hoskins, Dep.3 |
| Obituary |  Mrs. Minnie Cox Slaton - 79. widow of the late J. P. Slaton Route 3, Dandridge, died at 6L45 Tuesday. She was a member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Survivors: daughters, Mrs. Eula Burchett, New Castle, Ind., Mrs. Alma Ailey. Jefferson City, Mrs. Eunice Franklin, Dandrklge. Mrs. Loretta Bull, New Market; sons, Alger, Dandridge, Ralph, Jefferson City, Connard, Toledo, Ill. Ernest, Lancaster, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Ethel Harrison, Morristown. Funeral 3 p.m. Friday, Mt. Zion Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Farrar’s, Dandridge, In charge.14 |
| Burial | 23 October 1964; Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Grave marker: Minnie Ann Cox Slaton, 2 Oct 1885 - 20 Oct 1964.3,14 |
| Burial Inscription |    |
| Burial GPS |  |
| Narrative |  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.4 |
Citations
- [S3259] Bryan, William Jackson; Cox History 1607 on; unpublished manuscript; page 5.
III John Tivis Cox, married Nancy Ann Pierce, 23 Sept 1860, do not have
any data on her.
Children
IV. George Jackeon Cox, born 21 Sept 1861, Died 12 June 1938
married Clarica Loretta Nichols in 1883.
Do not know it for afact but hare heard they were married
on horse back. Possible due to oirouit riding preachers.
Children
Minnie Ann Cox, born 2 Oct 1885, died 20 Oct 1964
married Joseph Porter Slaton, born 20 May 1885
died 3 Doc 1954
Thersie Cox, born 24 Nov 1887, died 8 Jan 1888
John Franklin Cox, born 27 Dec 1888, died 4 July 1961
married Mary Slaton, born 16 Oct 1886, died 17 Deo 1975
Mary Emily Ethel Cox, born 15 Sept 1892, died 3 May 1979
married Daniel Harrison, born 1 Mov 1881
Martha Cox, born 23 April 1896, died 8 Dec 1898
Wyatt Cox, born 2 Feb 1900, died 22 Sept 1901
Ruby Pricilla Cox, born 18 July 1903, died 9 Aug 1925.
Married 4 April 1921, Emmert Oral Bryan
Eunice Cox, born 3 Deo 1906, died 3 Nov 1910
Robert M. Cox, born 21 Feb 1910, died 24 Mar 1930
IV. William Nelson Cox, born 31 July 1868, died 10 Jan 1939.
married 31 July 1891, Ella Cline, born 30 Nov 1867, died
10 Jan. 1942.
V. Children
Roy Lee Cox, born 17 Oct 1893, married Lillian Howell
no data.
VI. Child
Ermyntrude, married John Neff, no data
V. Jessie Pearl Cox, born 9 Jan 1895, married
Will Schrader, born no data, no children.
V. Grace Cox, born 18 Sept 1896, married H. C. Schrader
9 Aug 1914.
VI. Children
Lorene Schrader, ao data; married Taft White
Verne T. Schrader, no data.
V. John Harvey Cline Cox, no data, married Daisy Miller
no data.
VI. Children
Helen Cox, narried a Swann, no other data.
Leatrlae Cox, married a Parker, no othes data.
John HarveyCline Cox, Jr., born 2 Deo 1902
died Jan 1975
Peggy Cox, married a Yan Matre, no other data.
IV. Nancy Cox, no data, married to Joel Walts in Jefferson Oounty
had six children, moved to Plano, Texas while children were
small.
IV. James Harmon Cox, born 8 Oot 1870, died 28 Jan 1953, married
Ola Cline, born 19 Jan 1878, died 15 8ept 1915.
V. Children
Flora Cox, born 2T Oct 1694, died 15 Jan 1921
Ersie Cox, born 25 Sept 1898, died 29 April 1922
Elmer Cox, born 14 Mar 1901, died 12 Nov 1981
Neva Cox, born 23 Aug 1903
Lelia Cox, born 2 May 1906
Faye Cox, born 16 June 1909» died 28 June 1911
Vaughn Oox, born 2 Aug 1912, died 2 Mar 1913
Harold Cox, born 26 Aug 1914
[S3138] Birth Certificate: Slaton, Alma Gertrude; 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.
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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
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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
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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
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Second Supporting Affidavit (all blanks)
- [S3380] Death Certificate: Slaton, Minnie Ann; Certificate 64-28047; Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1964; www.familysearch.com; viewed 18 September 2024.
Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1964, death certificate 64-28047.
1. Name - Minnie Ann Slaton
2. Died - Oct 20, 1964
3. Color or race - W
4. Sex - F
5. Status - Widowed
6. Born - Oct 2, 1885
7. Age - 79
8. Place of death - Jefferson County, Dist. 4, Jefferson City, Jefferson Memorial Hospital
9. Residence - Tennessee, Jefferson County, Dandridge, Tenn., Rt. 5
10 .Occupation - Housewife
10b. Business or industry -
13. Birthplace - Tenn.
14. Citizen of what country?
15. Husband or wife -
16. Father - George J. Cox
17. Mother - Loretta Nichols
18. Informant - Alger Slaton, address - Rt. 5, Dandridge, Tenn.
22. Signature - S.C. Fain M.D., Address: Jefferson City, Date: 11/3/64
23A. Buried Oct. 23, 1964, Mt. Zion, Jefferson Co. Tenn.
24. Funeral Director address -Farrar's Dandridge, Tenn.
25. Registration Dist. no. - 24701
26. Signed - 11-6-64
27. Resgistrar's Signature - Dorothy Hoskins, Dep.
- [S2150] 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.
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. 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.
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.
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 no 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, Tenn. They have one child. His name is Joseph Michael. Denver E.
married Christine Richards from North Carolina. They have no children at
this writing.
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 I have been around him more than the other children and also
- [S2749] Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Cox/Slaton Family History from Hazel Cox, page 2.
Mary Slaton Cox's brothers & sisters
(Mamas brothers & Sisters)
Aunt Rebecca Slaton, Free was born Nov. 13, 1870, died Feb 21, 1903
Aunt Amanda Slaton Bryan was born Sept 11, 172, died July 22, 1950
Aunt Sallie Slaton, Ingle was born May 3, 1874, died Jan 10, 1948
Uncle John Slaton was born Feb 7, 1876, died July 27, 1945
Uncle William Moses Slaton was born April 9,1878, died Dec. 1963
Aunt Parlee Slaton McSpadden was born April 14, 1880, died May 5, 1965
Uncle Walker Slaton was born Mar 4, 1882, died April 8, 19?
Uncle Porter Slaton was born May 20, 1884 died Dec 4, 1954
Mama) Mary Jane Slaton was born Oct 16, 1886 died Dec 17,1975
Twins were born & died same day born
Aunt Laura Slaton Feb 19, 1892? died Aug 16, 1913
(Papa's John F. Cox brothrs and sisters)
Thursa Cox died in infancy in her sleep.
Aunt Minnie Cox Slaton was born Oct 2, 1885, died Oct 20, 1964
Papa John Franklin Cox was born Dec 27, 1888, siws Jult 4, 1961
Aunt Ethel Cox born Sept 15, 1881 died May 3, 1979
Martha died when young
Wyatt died when little
Ruby Cox Bryan was born July 18, 1903 died Aug 9 or 10, 1925
Eunice Cox born Dec 3, 1906 died Nov. 1910
Robert Cox born Feb 21, 1910 died Mar 24, 1930
- [S3273] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, page 15b, ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 30 June 2024.
Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 & 5 Jun 1900
page 15b, dwelling number 27, family number 27
Cox William 31 head m m9 w Jul 1868 farmer TN TN TN
Mary E. 32 wife f m9 w Nov 1867 TN VA TN 3 children, 3 living
Roy L. 6 son m s w Oct 1893 TN TN TN
Jessie P. 5 dau f s w Jan 1895 TN TN TN
Gracie A. 3 dau f w w Sep 1896 TN TN TN
Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 & 5 Jun 1900
page 15b, dwelling number 28, family number 28
Cox George J. 38 head m m16 w Sep 1861 farmer TN TN TN
Retta N. 29 wife f m16 w May 1871 TN TN TN 6 children, 4 living
Minnia A. 14 dau f s w Oct 1885 TN TN TN
John F. 11 son m s w Dec 1888 farm laborer TN TN TN
Ethel E. 7 dau f s w Sep 1892 TN TN TN
James W. 3/12 son m s w Feb 1900 TN TN TN
Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 4 & 5 Jun 1900
page 15b, dwelling number 30, family number 30
Shurbutt William S. 30 head m m7 w May 1870 farmer TN SC TN
Amanda 34 wife f m7 w Aug 1865 TN TN TN
Manning Robert T. 13 Sson m s w Jul 1886 farm laborer TN TN TN
- [S1434] Obituary: Bryan, Ruby P.; Gazette and Mail [Morristown, Tennessee], 10 August 1925, page 3.
Gazette and Mail [Morristown, Tennessee], 10 Aug 1925, page 3.
Mrs. Ruby P. Bryan, aged 22 years, died at the Morristown General Hospital Sunday morning at 1:30 a.m. She was taken to the Harry Stetzer Funeral Home, and prepared for burial, and then taken to her home on West Fifth North street. The funeral was held this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. from Wesley's Chapel in Jefferson County, conducted by Rev. Tarwater. Interment will be in the church yard. She is survived by her husband E. O. Bryan, and the following children: Jack, Robert, and Lena Maud Bryan; also by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Cox of Dandridge; two brothers, Messrs John and Robert Cox of Dandridge; two sisters, Mrs. J. P. Slaton of Dandridge and Mrs. Dan Harrison of this city. The following acted as pall-bearers; S. K. McAfee, Dr. Jno. Zedler, Gilbert Morrison, J. D. Walker, Jno. G. Hays, O. H. Newman.
- [S749] WWI Draft Registration Cards, Joseph Porter Slaton
- [S3363] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Jefferson County, Tennessee, District 2, Enumeration District 67, page 39a, ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 February 2023.
Enumeration District 67, 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 m m1-4 w farmer TN NC TN
Minnie 25 wife f m1-4 w TN TN TN 2 children, 2 living
Eula 2 dau f s w TN TN TN
Alma 3/12 dau f s w TN TN TN
- [S3142] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 67, Dist. 2, page 40b, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 February 2023.
Enumeration District 67, Dist 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920
page 40b, dwelling number 84, family number 85
Slaton Porter J. 35 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Minnie 34 wife f m w TN TN TN
Ula 12 dau f s w TN TN TN
Alma 10 dau f s w TN TN TN
Alger 8 son m s w TN TN TN
Ennis 5 dau f s w TN TN TN
Ralph 2 3/12 son m s w TN TN TN
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There is an error in Porter's census entry in that his father Frank Slaton was born in North Carolina rather than in Tennessee. This census entry includes some interesting and creative spelling. The 12 year old daughter was Eula Mae Slaton. The 5 year old daughter was Eunice B. Slaton.
Enumeration District 67, Dist 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920
page 40b, dwelling number 88, family number 89
Jones Horace 23 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Eva 22 wife f m w TN TN TN
Earl 2 3/12 son m s w TN TN TN
Free Ollie 20 sisL f s w TN TN TN
- [S3364] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, page 89a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 9 September 2024.
Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930
page 89a, dwelling number 188, family number 197
Slaton Porter 45 head m m@22 w TN VA TN farmer, general farming
Minnie 44 wife f m@20 w TN TN TN
Alger 18 son m s w TN TN TN laborer, farm
Eunice 15 dau f s w TN TN TN
Ralph 13 son m s w TN TN TN
Conard 7 son m s w TN TN TN
Loretta 5 dau f s w TN TN TN
Earnest 4 son m s w TN TN TN
- [S3365] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, page 26b, sheet 2b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 10 September 2024.
Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 Apr 1940
page 26b, Sheet 2b, dwelling number 38, owns property worth $800
Slaton Porter 55 head m m w farmer 4 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Minnie 54 wife f m w 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Ralph 22 son m s w farmer 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Conard 17 son m s w 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Loretta 15 dau f s w 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Ernest 14 son m s w 7 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
- [S3368] U.S. Federal Census: 1950, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 45-3, sheet 021, ancestry.com (1950 U.S. Census) viewed on 11 September 2024.
Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Green Hill Road, 20 Apr 1950
Sheet 021, dwelling number 174
Slaton J. P. 66 head m m w farmer TN
Minnie 64 wife f m w TN
- [S3388] Obituary: Slaton, Mrs. Minnie Cox; Standard Banner [Jefferson City, Tennessee], 22 October 1964, page 8, viewed at newspapers.com on 2 February 2022.
The Standard Banner [Jefferson City, Tennessee], 22 Oct 1964, page 8.
Mrs. Minnie Cox Slaton - 79. widow of the late J. P. Slaton Route 3, Dandridge, died at 6L45 Tuesday. She was a member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Survivors: daughters, Mrs. Eula Burchett, New Castle, Ind., Mrs. Alma Ailey. Jefferson City, Mrs. Eunice Franklin, Dandrklge. Mrs. Loretta Bull, New Market; sons, Alger, Dandridge, Ralph, Jefferson City, Connard, Toledo, Ill. Ernest, Lancaster, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Ethel Harrison, Morristown. Funeral 3 p.m. Friday, Mt. Zion Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Farrar’s, Dandridge, In charge.
- [S3381] Grave marker: Minnie Ann Cox Slaton; Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee; photographed 14 September 2024 by Jerry Bryan.
Minnie Ann Cox Slaton, 2 Oct 1885 - 20 Oct 1964, common family plot headstone with the inscription Slaton.
- [S3382] GPS for Slaton, Minnie Ann Cox: 36.019001, -83.450326, recorded 14 September 2024 by Jerry Bryan.
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Thursa (Thursie) Cox
Female, born 24 Nov 1887, died 8 Jan 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) |
| Name Sources | Thursa (Thursie) Cox.1,2 |
| Birth | 24 November 1887; Jefferson County, Tennessee.3,1,2 |
| Parents | George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols.1,3,2 |
| Death | 8 January 1888; Jefferson County, Tennessee, age 0. She died in infancy in her sleep.3,1,2 |
| Burial | Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.4,5 |
| Burial Inscription |  |
| Burial GPS | 35.961367,-83.420896 (approximate), now under water, location based on 1939 USGS sectional map, Shady Grove Quadrangle. |
| Reinterment | 1942, Wesleys Chapel United Methodist Church, Jefferson County, Tennessee. She was buried originally at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. The Pleasant Hill Cemetery was sometimes referred to as the New Hill Cemetery. She was reinterred by TVA in 1942 at Wesley's Chapel when the Pleasant Hill Cemetery was flooded by the construction of Douglas Dam.3 |
| Burial Inscription |  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 replacement stone currently is not legible, but its approximate location is known. The inscription on the replacement stone is known only from its transcription in Stories in Stone.3 |
| Burial GPS | 36.034683,-83.498197 (approximate). |
| Narrative |  Nine children were born to this union, namely, Minnie, Thursa, John, Martha, Ethel, Wyatt, Ruby, Eunice and Robert. I wish to comment briefly on some of the children that died when they were small. Thursa died when a baby and is buried at the New Hill Cemetery located about one-half way between Dandridge and Chestnut Hill. [The cemetery referred to as the New Hill Cemetery by Wyatt Nichols was more commonly called the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Thursa was later reinterred at Wesleys Chapel United Methodist Church because the building of Douglas Dam flooded the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.].5 |
Citations
- [S3259] Bryan, William Jackson; Cox History 1607 on; unpublished manuscript; page 5.
III John Tivis Cox, married Nancy Ann Pierce, 23 Sept 1860, do not have
any data on her.
Children
IV. George Jackeon Cox, born 21 Sept 1861, Died 12 June 1938
married Clarica Loretta Nichols in 1883.
Do not know it for afact but hare heard they were married
on horse back. Possible due to oirouit riding preachers.
Children
Minnie Ann Cox, born 2 Oct 1885, died 20 Oct 1964
married Joseph Porter Slaton, born 20 May 1885
died 3 Doc 1954
Thersie Cox, born 24 Nov 1887, died 8 Jan 1888
John Franklin Cox, born 27 Dec 1888, died 4 July 1961
married Mary Slaton, born 16 Oct 1886, died 17 Deo 1975
Mary Emily Ethel Cox, born 15 Sept 1892, died 3 May 1979
married Daniel Harrison, born 1 Mov 1881
Martha Cox, born 23 April 1896, died 8 Dec 1898
Wyatt Cox, born 2 Feb 1900, died 22 Sept 1901
Ruby Pricilla Cox, born 18 July 1903, died 9 Aug 1925.
Married 4 April 1921, Emmert Oral Bryan
Eunice Cox, born 3 Deo 1906, died 3 Nov 1910
Robert M. Cox, born 21 Feb 1910, died 24 Mar 1930
IV. William Nelson Cox, born 31 July 1868, died 10 Jan 1939.
married 31 July 1891, Ella Cline, born 30 Nov 1867, died
10 Jan. 1942.
V. Children
Roy Lee Cox, born 17 Oct 1893, married Lillian Howell
no data.
VI. Child
Ermyntrude, married John Neff, no data
V. Jessie Pearl Cox, born 9 Jan 1895, married
Will Schrader, born no data, no children.
V. Grace Cox, born 18 Sept 1896, married H. C. Schrader
9 Aug 1914.
VI. Children
Lorene Schrader, ao data; married Taft White
Verne T. Schrader, no data.
V. John Harvey Cline Cox, no data, married Daisy Miller
no data.
VI. Children
Helen Cox, narried a Swann, no other data.
Leatrlae Cox, married a Parker, no othes data.
John HarveyCline Cox, Jr., born 2 Deo 1902
died Jan 1975
Peggy Cox, married a Yan Matre, no other data.
IV. Nancy Cox, no data, married to Joel Walts in Jefferson Oounty
had six children, moved to Plano, Texas while children were
small.
IV. James Harmon Cox, born 8 Oot 1870, died 28 Jan 1953, married
Ola Cline, born 19 Jan 1878, died 15 8ept 1915.
V. Children
Flora Cox, born 2T Oct 1694, died 15 Jan 1921
Ersie Cox, born 25 Sept 1898, died 29 April 1922
Elmer Cox, born 14 Mar 1901, died 12 Nov 1981
Neva Cox, born 23 Aug 1903
Lelia Cox, born 2 May 1906
Faye Cox, born 16 June 1909» died 28 June 1911
Vaughn Oox, born 2 Aug 1912, died 2 Mar 1913
Harold Cox, born 26 Aug 1914
- [S2749] Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Cox/Slaton Family History from Hazel Cox, page 2.
Mary Slaton Cox's brothers & sisters
(Mamas brothers & Sisters)
Aunt Rebecca Slaton, Free was born Nov. 13, 1870, died Feb 21, 1903
Aunt Amanda Slaton Bryan was born Sept 11, 172, died July 22, 1950
Aunt Sallie Slaton, Ingle was born May 3, 1874, died Jan 10, 1948
Uncle John Slaton was born Feb 7, 1876, died July 27, 1945
Uncle William Moses Slaton was born April 9,1878, died Dec. 1963
Aunt Parlee Slaton McSpadden was born April 14, 1880, died May 5, 1965
Uncle Walker Slaton was born Mar 4, 1882, died April 8, 19?
Uncle Porter Slaton was born May 20, 1884 died Dec 4, 1954
Mama) Mary Jane Slaton was born Oct 16, 1886 died Dec 17,1975
Twins were born & died same day born
Aunt Laura Slaton Feb 19, 1892? died Aug 16, 1913
(Papa's John F. Cox brothrs and sisters)
Thursa Cox died in infancy in her sleep.
Aunt Minnie Cox Slaton was born Oct 2, 1885, died Oct 20, 1964
Papa John Franklin Cox was born Dec 27, 1888, siws Jult 4, 1961
Aunt Ethel Cox born Sept 15, 1881 died May 3, 1979
Martha died when young
Wyatt died when little
Ruby Cox Bryan was born July 18, 1903 died Aug 9 or 10, 1925
Eunice Cox born Dec 3, 1906 died Nov. 1910
Robert Cox born Feb 21, 1910 died Mar 24, 1930
- [S3360] David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson; Stories in Stone, Jefferson County Cemeteries Volume I: South of the French Broad River and Dumplin Valley Sections; Knoxville, Tenn.; published by the authors, 1986–1999; page 184.
184
WESLEY'S CHAPEL METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY
BULL - Elizabeth 7 Dec 1826 31 Dec 1903 d/p V. G. & Lydia
Emma M. 30 Apr 1919 11 Jun 1921 d/o Rev. & Mrs. Buford M.
Lydia 1804 13 Apr 1892
Mahala 15 Mar 1837 14 Dec 1911
Maud L. 30 Jan 1917 1 Jul 1925 d/o Rev & rs. Buford M.
Paul Born & Died (in concrete) s/o E. M. & H. A.
Samuel Born & Died 23 Jan 1894 s/o E. M. & H. A.
W. G. 4 Aug 1850 16 Jul 1925
CARMICHAEL - Clara A. 21 Apr 1881 10 Aug 1881
Clement B. 14 Feb 1883 2 Feb 1909 s/o W. W. & Susan
Minnie B. 1 Apr 1871 8 Jan 1907 d/o W. W. & Susan
W. W. ) 19 Jul 1839 16 Oct 1918
Susanna ) 7 Oct 1839 17 Feb 1905
CARTER-A. J. 20 Jun 1848 13 Sep 1921
Sarah E. M. Newman 1 Aug 1847 3 Jan 1901 w/o J. A.
Cornelius A. ) 26 Feb 1875 30 Jul 1947
Clara B. Pate) 2 Jun 1880 14 Dec 1954
Dora 25 Nov 1833 29 Nov 1924
G. M. ) 20 Feb 1859 28 Mar 1933
Sarah Newman) 14 Dec 1858 26 Sep 1956 w/o G. M.
Jessie M. 20 Sep 1902 10 Oct 1917 d/o G. M. & Catherine
John W. ) 23 Dec 1842 15 Jun 1916 Corp Co D 9 Tenn Cav
Elizabeth Curry) 6 Oct 1841 13 Feb 1906 w/o J. W.
Mack E. 2 Oct 1893 25 Jul 1956 Pvt Co G 3rd Dept Brig
CASE - Cyrus F. 1891 1916
Decator 1889 1929
H. H. 18 Apr 1848 27 Sep 1893
Rachel Presley 15 Jul 1850 23 Feb 1926 w/o H. H.
J. R. Died 17 Jun 1900 72 y
Nancy Died 3 Nov 1899 66y
Cate - Willie H. 24 May 1882 22 Aug 1883 s/o S. F & F. E.
CHANEY - Rhuby L. 24 May 1892 10 Oct 1894
CLARKSTON - Billy H. 28 Jun 1934 10 Jul 1984
COX - Amy Katherine 7 Aug 1914 4 Sep 1914 d/o Felix O. & Jennie F.
Clyde Vestal ) 12 Aug 1904 14 Sep 1905 s/o Lawson A. & Mary C.
Lesley Curtis) 26 Feb 1902 16 Sep 1905 s/o Lawson A. & Mary C.
Eunice 3 Dec 1906 3 Nov 1910 d/o M/M Geo. J.
George Jackson ) 21 Sep 1861 12 Jun 1938
Clarica Loretta N.) 27 May 1871 26 Feb 1950
Harmon 3 Oct 1821 26 Jun 1892 70y 8 m 23d
Sallie Bull 27 Mar 1829 10 Apr 1910 w/o Harmon
Rev. John ) 1 Mar 1829 26 Feb 1892
Louisa W. ) 16 Sep 1816 23 Dec 1885 w/o Rev. John
Martha 23 Apr 1896 8 Dec 1898 d/o M/M Geo. J.
Mel 1 Sep 1870 19 Feb 1945 Uncle Mel
Robert M. 21 Feb 1910 24 Mar 1930
Sallie about 1796 (in concrete) w/o Benjamin
Thersie 24 Nov 1887 8 Jan 1888 d/o M/M Geo. J.
Wyatt 2 Feb 1900 22 Sep 1901 s/o M/M Geo. J .
CURRY - Addie 19 Jun 1874 4 Jul 1904
Bessie K. 4 Apr 1901 2 Aug 1902 d/o J. C. & Z. M.
Charley 2 Mar 1882 14 Nov 1882
Claud L. 13 Dec 1882 19 Dec 1914
James 25 Jun 1816 6 Jul 1897
E---ine Chaney 13 Feb 1818 12 Oct 1888 w/o James
Margaret C. 1862 1819
- [S3390] David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson; Stories in Stone, Jefferson County Cemeteries Volume I: South of the French Broad River and Dumplin Valley Sections; Knoxville, Tenn.; published by the authors, 1986–1999; page 100.
page 100 PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY (TVA)
BURCHFIELD-J. L. 1915 1
Rev. John 1901 70
John W. 1895 20 (Hillcrest)
Joe D. 1929 42 (Mt. Olive()
J. R. 1931 72
Louise 1916 88
Margaret Carey 1890 23
Mary 1895 66 (Hillcrest)
Mary E. 1892 11
M. W. 1926 76
Nancy 1910 30
Nancy M. Alley 1928 66 (Woodlawn)
Nellie 1890 0
Paralee 1907 15
R. E. 1928 59
Robert 1935 79 (Woodlawn)
Robert 1881 72 (Hillcrest)
S. J. 1873 42
Thomas D. A. 1869 2 d (Hillcrest)
T. J. 1905 1
Victor 1941 24
William 1912 20
William W. 1903 31
Willie Unknown Unknown
Willie 1890 12
CHAMBERS-Elizabeth 1892 41
Martha J. 1907 73
Thomas 1892 60
CHRISMAN-Amos 1918 24 (Nazerine Church)
COOK-Robert Unknown Unknown
COUGHRON-Eliza A. 1917 45
COX-Baby 1940 5 d
Infant John T. 1940 1 d
Martha P. 1913 62
Thersia 1886 2 m
DENTON-Beauford 1931 10 d
Elizabeth 1922 75 (New Market Presbyterian)
Gertie R. Nellie 1901 3 m (Hillcrest)
J. C. 1922 52 (Hillcrest)
Margaret 1933 53
S. R. Brimer 1905 39 (Hillcrest)
Verle 1910 4 w
Walter 1905 4 m (Hillcrest)
William A. 1913 66 (New Market Presbyterian)
DOCKERY-Benjamin W. 1941 75
C. C. 1922 24
J. E. 1923 15
Martha 1940 73
W. P. 1907 1
DOCKINS-Catherine 1897 0
Charlie 1884 1
Cordelia 1905 0
Dell 1938 55
Eva Jane 1888 1
Infant 1892 0
Infant 1891 0
- [S3278] Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 68.
was built across the French Broad River all of the bodies had to be moved from that cemetery because water covered it and the Federal Government made a new cemetery at a place called Hills Chapel. This cemetery is on the Dandridge-Chestnut Hill highway about half way between the places. Her second husband, John Cox, is also buried there.
LORETTA NICHOLS COX
Loretta Nichols, oldest child of John and Martha Reneau Nichols, was born in Sevierville, Tenn., 1871. She like many other Nichols women folk was small, petite and very beautiful.
When she was two or three years old her mother took her and the rest of the family to Missouri where, John, her father was employed. It seems as though the climate proved very unhealthy for the family particularly Loretta and her mother, as they became seriously ill while there. Martha, her mother, later brought Loretta and my father Wyatt who was just a baby back to Tennessee. John, her father, stayed on in Missouri at his work. Loretta grew up and attended school in Jefferson County, Tennessee in what is known as Muddy Creek Valley. She marrieed George Cox of Green (sic) County, Tennessee and they later moved back to Jefferson County, Tenn.
Nine children were born to this union, namely, Minnie, Thursa, John, Martha, Ethel, Wyatt, Ruby, Eunice and Robert. I wish to comment briefly on some of the children that died when they were small. Thursa died when a baby and is buried at the New Hill Cemetery located about one-half way between Dandridge and Chestnut Hill. [The cemetery referred to as the New Hill Cemetery by Wyatt Nichols was more commonly called the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Thursa was later reinterred at Wesleys Chapel United Methodist Church because the building of Douglas Dam flooded the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.] Martha and Wyatt both died when they were small and are buried at Wesleys Chapel. This cemetery is located near Piedmont, Tenn on the old Knoxville-Dandridge Highway. 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. She is also buried at Wesleys Chapel. As to the rest of the children, you will find them farther along in this book.
Just one last word about my Aunt Loretta. I loved to visit her and Uncle George and spent many a happy hour at their home when I was a child. Loretta died several years ago and is buried at Wesleys Chapel.
George Cox, husband of Loretta Nichols Cox, born in Green (sic) County, Tenn., in the 1860’s. He spent all of his life farming in either Green County or Jefferson County, Tenn.
In writing about my Uncle George Cox, I must say he was my favorite Uncle. He was a very mild natured and fine dispositioned and loved to tell a sly joke for the benefit of those around him. One of bis greatest sports was squirrel hunting. I can remember well seeing him tamper his shot and powder in his muzzle loading shotgun with a ramrod. He used to kid his neighbors about their modern guns as shooting a squirrel out of the highest tree. He usually won. This old muzzle loading gun was a prize possession of his as it had belonged to his uncle who was killed fighting in the Union Army during the Civil War.
He was a fine singer, especially old harp songs. He died several year ago and is buried at Wesleys Chapel in the plot with his wife and some of his children.
68
Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton
Male, born 20 May 1884, died 3 Dec 1954
Partner: Minnie Ann Cox (born 2 October 1885, died 20 October 1964)
| Daughter* | Alma Gertrude Slaton+ (born 17 November 1909, died 11 September 1987) |
| Name Sources | Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton.1,2,3,4 |
| Birth | 20 May 1884; Jefferson County, Tennessee. His nieces and nephews called him Uncle Port.2,5 |
| Parents | Francis Marion (Frank) Slaton and Mary Anne Moore.3,6,5 |
| 1900 Census |  Household of his father Francis Marion (Frank) Slaton Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 8 & 9 Jun 1900 page 18b, dwelling number 91, family number 91 Joseph P. 16, son, male, single, white, born May 1884, born TN, father born NC, mother born TN.6 |
| Marriage | 30 May 1906; Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton age 22 and Minnie Ann Cox age 20; Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Jefferson County, Tennessee.7,8,9 |
| Birth of Child | 17 November 1909, Alma Gertrude Slaton, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, age of father: 25.4,7 |
| 1910 Census | Head of household Enumeration District 67, 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, married 1 time for 4 years, white, farmer born TN, father born NC, mother born TN Minnie 25, wife, female, married 1 time for 4 years, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 2 children, 2 living Eula 2, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Alma 3/12, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.10 |
| Military Draft Registration |  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.2 |
| 1920 Census | Head of household Enumeration District 67, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920 page 40b, dwelling number 84, family number 85 Slaton Porter J. 35, head, male, married, white, farmer, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Minnie 34, wife, female, married, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Ula 12, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Alma 10, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Alger 8, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Ennis 5, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Ralph 2 3/12, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN. ----- There is an error in Porter's census entry in that his father Frank Slaton was born in North Carolina rather than in Tennessee. This census entry includes some interesting and creative spelling. The 12 year old daughter was Eula Mae Slaton. The 5 year old daughter was Eunice B. Slaton.11 |
| 1930 Census | Head of household Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930 page 89a, family number 188, family number 197 Slaton Porter 45, head, male, first married at age 22, white, born TN, father born VA, mother born TN, farmer, general farming Minnie 44, wife, female, first married at age 20, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Alger 18, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, laborer, farm Eunice 15, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Ralph 13, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Conard 7, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Loretta 5, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Earnest 4, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.12 |
| 1940 Census | Head of household Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 Apr 1940 page 26b, Sheet 2b, dwelling number 38, owns property worth $800 Slaton Porter 55, head, male, married, white, farmer, 4 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Minnie 54, wife, female, married, white, 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Ralph 22, son, male, single, white, farmer, 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Conard 17, son, male, single, white, 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Loretta 15, daughter, female, single, white, 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Ernest 14, son, male, single, white, 7 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.13 |
| 1950 Census | Head of household Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Green Hill Road, 20 Apr 1950 Sheet 021, dwelling number 174 Slaton J. P. 66, head, male, married, white, farmer, born TN Minnie 64, wife, female, married, white, TN.14 |
| Death | 3 December 1954; Milligan Clinic, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, age 70.7,5 |
| Death Record |  Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1954, death certificate 54-26990. 1. Name - Joseph Porter Slaton 2. Date of death - Dec 3, 1954 3. Color - W 4. Sex - M 5. Status - Married 6. Date of Birth - 5-20-1884 7. Age - 70 years, 6 months, 13 days 8. Place of death - Jefferson County, civil district 4th , Jefferson City, Milligan Clinic 9. Usual residence - Tenn, Jefferson County, civil district 1st, rural, R#3, Dandridge, Tenn 10. Occupation - farmer 13. Birthplace - Tenn 14. Citizen - 15. Father's name - Francis M. Slaton 16. Mother's maiden name - Mary Moore 17. Informant - Mrs. J.P. Slaton, Dandridge, Tenn. 23. Buried, 12-5-1954, Mt. Zion, Knoxville, Tenn. 24. Funeral director - Farrar, Dandridge, Tenn. The informant was Minnie Ann Cox, wife of Joseph Porter Slaton.3 |
| Obituary |  Slaton, J. P., age 70, passed away 11 p.m. Friday at Milligan Clinic, Jefferson City, after a short illness. He was a prominent farmer in Jefferson County. Survived by wife, Mrs, Minnie Cox Slaton; four daughters, Mrs. Eula Birchett, New Castle, Ind.; Mrs. Orville Ailey, Jefferson City, Mrs. Elmer Franklin, Dandridge; Mrs. Reed Bull Jr., Kodak, Tenn.; four sons, Alger, Dandridge; Ralph, Jefferson City. Conard of Cane-Inn Rock, Ill.; Ernest of Air Force, New Smyrna, Tenn.; 16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John Cox of Dandridge, Mrs. Claude McSpadden, of Athens, Tenn.; brother, W. N. Slaton, Lexington, Ohio. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. W. M. Bull, Rev. Sam Paschal, Rev. Wendell Shepherd, and Rev. R. W. Aytes officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Body will be removed from the home to the church one hour before services. Farrar’s, Dandridge, in charge.15 |
| Burial | 5 December 1954; Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.16,7 |
| Burial Inscription |  |
| Burial GPS |  |
| Narrative | The road to the house where he lived is called Port Slaton Road. Also, he once owned the old Harrison place. |
| Narrative | 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.7 |
Citations
- [S3259] Bryan, William Jackson; Cox History 1607 on; unpublished manuscript; page 5.
III John Tivis Cox, married Nancy Ann Pierce, 23 Sept 1860, do not have
any data on her.
Children
IV. George Jackeon Cox, born 21 Sept 1861, Died 12 June 1938
married Clarica Loretta Nichols in 1883.
Do not know it for afact but hare heard they were married
on horse back. Possible due to oirouit riding preachers.
Children
Minnie Ann Cox, born 2 Oct 1885, died 20 Oct 1964
married Joseph Porter Slaton, born 20 May 1885
died 3 Doc 1954
Thersie Cox, born 24 Nov 1887, died 8 Jan 1888
John Franklin Cox, born 27 Dec 1888, died 4 July 1961
married Mary Slaton, born 16 Oct 1886, died 17 Deo 1975
Mary Emily Ethel Cox, born 15 Sept 1892, died 3 May 1979
married Daniel Harrison, born 1 Mov 1881
Martha Cox, born 23 April 1896, died 8 Dec 1898
Wyatt Cox, born 2 Feb 1900, died 22 Sept 1901
Ruby Pricilla Cox, born 18 July 1903, died 9 Aug 1925.
Married 4 April 1921, Emmert Oral Bryan
Eunice Cox, born 3 Deo 1906, died 3 Nov 1910
Robert M. Cox, born 21 Feb 1910, died 24 Mar 1930
IV. William Nelson Cox, born 31 July 1868, died 10 Jan 1939.
married 31 July 1891, Ella Cline, born 30 Nov 1867, died
10 Jan. 1942.
V. Children
Roy Lee Cox, born 17 Oct 1893, married Lillian Howell
no data.
VI. Child
Ermyntrude, married John Neff, no data
V. Jessie Pearl Cox, born 9 Jan 1895, married
Will Schrader, born no data, no children.
V. Grace Cox, born 18 Sept 1896, married H. C. Schrader
9 Aug 1914.
VI. Children
Lorene Schrader, ao data; married Taft White
Verne T. Schrader, no data.
V. John Harvey Cline Cox, no data, married Daisy Miller
no data.
VI. Children
Helen Cox, narried a Swann, no other data.
Leatrlae Cox, married a Parker, no othes data.
John HarveyCline Cox, Jr., born 2 Deo 1902
died Jan 1975
Peggy Cox, married a Yan Matre, no other data.
IV. Nancy Cox, no data, married to Joel Walts in Jefferson Oounty
had six children, moved to Plano, Texas while children were
small.
IV. James Harmon Cox, born 8 Oot 1870, died 28 Jan 1953, married
Ola Cline, born 19 Jan 1878, died 15 8ept 1915.
V. Children
Flora Cox, born 2T Oct 1694, died 15 Jan 1921
Ersie Cox, born 25 Sept 1898, died 29 April 1922
Elmer Cox, born 14 Mar 1901, died 12 Nov 1981
Neva Cox, born 23 Aug 1903
Lelia Cox, born 2 May 1906
Faye Cox, born 16 June 1909» died 28 June 1911
Vaughn Oox, born 2 Aug 1912, died 2 Mar 1913
Harold Cox, born 26 Aug 1914
- [S3362] Military Draft Registration: Slaton, Joseph Porter, WWI, RFD3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 12 September 1918, www.ancestry.com (U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947), viewed 9 September 2024.
Serial Number: 598, Order Number: 931
1. Name - Joseph Porter Slaton
2. Address - RFD 3, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tenn
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, Jefferson County, Tenn
19. Nearest relative - Minnie Slaton
20. Relative address - RFD 3, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tenn
(signed) Joseph Porter Slaton
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22. Height - medium
25. Build - medium
27. Eyes - blue
28. Hair - dark
29. Disability - no
30. Registrar - Harry C. Lillyten, Sept. 12, 1918, Loudon County, Tennessee
Local Board for Jefferson County, Jefferson City, Tenn.
- [S3370] Death Certificate: Slaton, Joseph Porter; Certificate 54-26990; Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1954; www.familysearch.com; viewed 12 September 2024.
Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1954, death certificate 54-26990.
1. Name - Joseph Porter Slaton
2. Date of death - Dec 3, 1954
3. Color - W
4. Sex - M
5. Status - Married
6. Date of Birth - 5-20-1884
7. Age - 70 years, 6 months, 13 days
8. Place of death - Jefferson County, civil district 4th , Jefferson City, Milligan Clinic
9. Usual residence - Tenn, Jefferson County, civil district 1st, rural, R#3, Dandridge, Tenn
10. Occupation - farmer
13. Birthplace - Tenn
14. Citizen -
15. Father's name - Francis M. Slaton
16. Mother's maiden name - Mary Moore
17. Informant - Mrs. J.P. Slaton, Dandridge, Tenn.
23. Buried, 12-5-1954, Mt. Zion, Knoxville, Tenn.
24. Funeral director - Farrar, Dandridge, Tenn.
The informant was Minnie Ann Cox, wife of Joseph Porter Slaton.
- [S3138] Birth Certificate: Slaton, Alma Gertrude; 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.
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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
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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
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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
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Second Supporting Affidavit (all blanks)
- [S2749] Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Cox/Slaton Family History from Hazel Cox, page 2.
Mary Slaton Cox's brothers & sisters
(Mamas brothers & Sisters)
Aunt Rebecca Slaton, Free was born Nov. 13, 1870, died Feb 21, 1903
Aunt Amanda Slaton Bryan was born Sept 11, 172, died July 22, 1950
Aunt Sallie Slaton, Ingle was born May 3, 1874, died Jan 10, 1948
Uncle John Slaton was born Feb 7, 1876, died July 27, 1945
Uncle William Moses Slaton was born April 9,1878, died Dec. 1963
Aunt Parlee Slaton McSpadden was born April 14, 1880, died May 5, 1965
Uncle Walker Slaton was born Mar 4, 1882, died April 8, 19?
Uncle Porter Slaton was born May 20, 1884 died Dec 4, 1954
Mama) Mary Jane Slaton was born Oct 16, 1886 died Dec 17,1975
Twins were born & died same day born
Aunt Laura Slaton Feb 19, 1892? died Aug 16, 1913
(Papa's John F. Cox brothrs and sisters)
Thursa Cox died in infancy in her sleep.
Aunt Minnie Cox Slaton was born Oct 2, 1885, died Oct 20, 1964
Papa John Franklin Cox was born Dec 27, 1888, siws Jult 4, 1961
Aunt Ethel Cox born Sept 15, 1881 died May 3, 1979
Martha died when young
Wyatt died when little
Ruby Cox Bryan was born July 18, 1903 died Aug 9 or 10, 1925
Eunice Cox born Dec 3, 1906 died Nov. 1910
Robert Cox born Feb 21, 1910 died Mar 24, 1930
- [S3361] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, page 18b, ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 9 September 2024.
Enumeration District 42, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 8 & 9 Jun 1900
page 18b, dwelling number 91, family number 91
Slaton Francis M. 57 head w m30 w Jan 1843 farmer NC VA NC
Mary A. 47 wife f m30 w Oct 1852 TN TN TN 12 children, 10 living
Sarah F. 26 dau f s w May 1875 TN NC TN
John T. 24 son m s w Feb 1976 TN NC TN
Martha P. 20 dau f s w Apr 1880 TN NC TN
Walker P. 18 son m s w Mar 1882 TN NC TN
Joseph P. 16 son m s w May 1884 TN NC TN
Mary J. 13 dau f s w Oct 1886 TN NC TN
Ann L. 8 dau f s w Feb 1892 TN NC TN
- [S2150] 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.
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. 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.
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.
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 no 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, Tenn. They have one child. His name is Joseph Michael. Denver E.
married Christine Richards from North Carolina. They have no children at
this writing.
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 I have been around him more than the other children and also
- [S1434] Obituary: Bryan, Ruby P.; Gazette and Mail [Morristown, Tennessee], 10 August 1925, page 3.
Gazette and Mail [Morristown, Tennessee], 10 Aug 1925, page 3.
Mrs. Ruby P. Bryan, aged 22 years, died at the Morristown General Hospital Sunday morning at 1:30 a.m. She was taken to the Harry Stetzer Funeral Home, and prepared for burial, and then taken to her home on West Fifth North street. The funeral was held this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. from Wesley's Chapel in Jefferson County, conducted by Rev. Tarwater. Interment will be in the church yard. She is survived by her husband E. O. Bryan, and the following children: Jack, Robert, and Lena Maud Bryan; also by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Cox of Dandridge; two brothers, Messrs John and Robert Cox of Dandridge; two sisters, Mrs. J. P. Slaton of Dandridge and Mrs. Dan Harrison of this city. The following acted as pall-bearers; S. K. McAfee, Dr. Jno. Zedler, Gilbert Morrison, J. D. Walker, Jno. G. Hays, O. H. Newman.
- [S749] WWI Draft Registration Cards, Joseph Porter Slaton
- [S3363] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Jefferson County, Tennessee, District 2, Enumeration District 67, page 39a, ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 February 2023.
Enumeration District 67, 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 m m1-4 w farmer TN NC TN
Minnie 25 wife f m1-4 w TN TN TN 2 children, 2 living
Eula 2 dau f s w TN TN TN
Alma 3/12 dau f s w TN TN TN
- [S3142] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 67, Dist. 2, page 40b, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 February 2023.
Enumeration District 67, Dist 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920
page 40b, dwelling number 84, family number 85
Slaton Porter J. 35 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Minnie 34 wife f m w TN TN TN
Ula 12 dau f s w TN TN TN
Alma 10 dau f s w TN TN TN
Alger 8 son m s w TN TN TN
Ennis 5 dau f s w TN TN TN
Ralph 2 3/12 son m s w TN TN TN
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There is an error in Porter's census entry in that his father Frank Slaton was born in North Carolina rather than in Tennessee. This census entry includes some interesting and creative spelling. The 12 year old daughter was Eula Mae Slaton. The 5 year old daughter was Eunice B. Slaton.
Enumeration District 67, Dist 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920
page 40b, dwelling number 88, family number 89
Jones Horace 23 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Eva 22 wife f m w TN TN TN
Earl 2 3/12 son m s w TN TN TN
Free Ollie 20 sisL f s w TN TN TN
- [S3364] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, page 89a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 9 September 2024.
Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930
page 89a, dwelling number 188, family number 197
Slaton Porter 45 head m m@22 w TN VA TN farmer, general farming
Minnie 44 wife f m@20 w TN TN TN
Alger 18 son m s w TN TN TN laborer, farm
Eunice 15 dau f s w TN TN TN
Ralph 13 son m s w TN TN TN
Conard 7 son m s w TN TN TN
Loretta 5 dau f s w TN TN TN
Earnest 4 son m s w TN TN TN
- [S3365] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, page 26b, sheet 2b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 10 September 2024.
Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 Apr 1940
page 26b, Sheet 2b, dwelling number 38, owns property worth $800
Slaton Porter 55 head m m w farmer 4 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Minnie 54 wife f m w 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Ralph 22 son m s w farmer 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Conard 17 son m s w 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Loretta 15 dau f s w 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Ernest 14 son m s w 7 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
- [S3368] U.S. Federal Census: 1950, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 45-3, sheet 021, ancestry.com (1950 U.S. Census) viewed on 11 September 2024.
Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Green Hill Road, 20 Apr 1950
Sheet 021, dwelling number 174
Slaton J. P. 66 head m m w farmer TN
Minnie 64 wife f m w TN
- [S3369] Obituary: Slaton, J. P.; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 5 December 1954, page 13-B, viewed at newspapers.com on 12 September 2024.
Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 5 Dec 1954, page 13-B.
Slaton, J. P., age 70, passed away 11 p.m. Friday at Milligan Clinic, Jefferson City, after a short illness. He was a prominent farmer in Jefferson County. Survived by wife, Mrs, Minnie Cox Slaton; four daughters, Mrs. Eula Birchett, New Castle, Ind.; Mrs. Orville Ailey, Jefferson City, Mrs. Elmer Franklin, Dandridge; Mrs. Reed Bull Jr., Kodak, Tenn.; four sons, Alger, Dandridge; Ralph, Jefferson City. Conard of Cane-Inn Rock, Ill.; Ernest of Air Force, New Smyrna, Tenn.; 16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John Cox of Dandridge, Mrs. Claude McSpadden, of Athens, Tenn.; brother, W. N. Slaton, Lexington, Ohio. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. W. M. Bull, Rev. Sam Paschal, Rev. Wendell Shepherd, and Rev. R. W. Aytes officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Body will be removed from the home to the church one hour before services. Farrar’s, Dandridge, in charge.
- [S3378] Grave marker: Joseph Porter Slaton; Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee; photographed 14 September 2024 by Jerry Bryan.
Joseph Porter Slaton, 20 May 1884 - 3 Dec 1954, common family plot headstone with the inscription Slaton.
- [S3379] GPS for Slaton, Joseph Porter grave: 36.019017, -83.450335, recorded 14 September 2024 by Jerry Bryan.
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Alma Gertrude Slaton
Female, born 17 Nov 1909, died 11 Sep 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) |
| Name 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 Record | |
| 1910 Census | Household of her father Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton Enumeration District 67, Dist. 2 (Old Dist. 16 & 18), Jefferson County, Tennessee, 21 Apr 1910 page 39a, dwelling number 28, family number 28 Alma 3/12, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.4 |
| 1920 Census | Household of her father Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton Enumeration District 67, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920 page 40b, dwelling number 84, family number 85 Alma 10, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.5 |
| Marriage | 17 February 1929; Alma Gertrude Slaton age 19 and Arville Randolph Ailey age 18; Jefferson County, Tennessee.2,6,7,8 |
| Marriage Record |  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, age of mother: 20.2,9 |
| 1930 Census |  Household of her father-in-law Henry Houston Ailey, along with her husband and son Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1930 page 88a Alma G. 20, daughter-in-law, female, married, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.9 |
| 1940 Census |  Household of her husband Arville Randolph Ailey Enumeration District 45-17, Talbott, Dist. 9, 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 TN, lived 1935 same place.10 |
| 1950 Census |  Household of her husband Arville Randolph Ailey Enumeration District 45-22, Dist. 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1950 Sheet 073, dwelling number 299 Alma G. 40, wife, female, married, white, born TN.11 |
| Death | 11 September 1987; St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 77.8,3 |
| Death Record |  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 |  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 |   |
| Burial GPS |  |
| Narrative | 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
- [S3138] Birth Certificate: Slaton, Alma Gertrude; 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.
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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
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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
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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
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Second Supporting Affidavit (all blanks)
- [S2150] 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.
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. 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.
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.
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 no 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, Tenn. They have one child. His name is Joseph Michael. Denver E.
married Christine Richards from North Carolina. They have no children at
this writing.
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 I have been around him more than the other children and also
- [S3137] U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI): Ailey, Alma G.; viewed at www.ancestry.com on 16 February 2023.
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
- [S3363] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Jefferson County, Tennessee, District 2, Enumeration District 67, page 39a, ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 February 2023.
Enumeration District 67, 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 m m1-4 w farmer TN NC TN
Minnie 25 wife f m1-4 w TN TN TN 2 children, 2 living
Eula 2 dau f s w TN TN TN
Alma 3/12 dau f s w TN TN TN
- [S3142] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 67, Dist. 2, page 40b, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 February 2023.
Enumeration District 67, Dist 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920
page 40b, dwelling number 84, family number 85
Slaton Porter J. 35 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Minnie 34 wife f m w TN TN TN
Ula 12 dau f s w TN TN TN
Alma 10 dau f s w TN TN TN
Alger 8 son m s w TN TN TN
Ennis 5 dau f s w TN TN TN
Ralph 2 3/12 son m s w TN TN TN
-----
There is an error in Porter's census entry in that his father Frank Slaton was born in North Carolina rather than in Tennessee. This census entry includes some interesting and creative spelling. The 12 year old daughter was Eula Mae Slaton. The 5 year old daughter was Eunice B. Slaton.
Enumeration District 67, Dist 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920
page 40b, dwelling number 88, family number 89
Jones Horace 23 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Eva 22 wife f m w TN TN TN
Earl 2 3/12 son m s w TN TN TN
Free Ollie 20 sisL f s w TN TN TN
- [S2810] Marriage Record: Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1929; Book 9, page 248; Ailey, Arville and Alma Slaton, ancestry.com, viewed 30 July 2020.
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.
[S3150] Military Draft Registration: Ailey, Arville Randolph, WWII, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 October 1940, www.ancestry.com (U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947), viewed 22 February 2023.
Serial Number: 1263, Order Number: 1546
1. Name - Arville Randolph Ailey
2. Address - R.F.D. #1 Jefferson City (Jefferson) Tennessee
3. Telephone - Tom Wallace
4. Age - 29
5. Place of birth - Jefferson County
6. Country of Citizenship - U.S.A.
7. Person who knows your address - Mrs. Alma Slaton Ailey
8. Relationship of that person - wife
9. Address of that person - R.F.D. #1 Jefferson City (Jefferson) Tenn.
10. Employer - T.V.A. Cherokee Dam
11. Place of employment - Jeffeson City (Jefferson), Tenn.
(signed) Arville R. Ailey
---------------------------------------------------------------
Race - White
Height - 5' 9.5"
Weight - 140 lb.
Eyes - brown
Hair - brown
Complexion - Dark
(signed) Gladys Crawfod, Resistar.
Date of registration - October 16, 1940
Selective Service Board, Jefferson County, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee
- [S3149] Obituary: Ailey, Mrs. Arville "Alma"; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 13 September 1987, page B2, viewed at newspapers.com on 21 February 2023.
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.
- [S2795] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, page 88a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 April 2020.
Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1930
page 88a, Nichols Ferry Pike, dwelling number 168, family number 173
Ailey Henry H. 48 head m m@19 w farmer TN TN TN
Mellva M. 42 wife f m@14 w TN TN TN
William H. 21 son m s w farm laborer TN TN TN
Vinson J. 17 son m s w TN TN TN
Charles R. 13 son m s w TN TN TN
Rachel A. 8 dau f s w TN TN TN
Arvil R. 19 son m m w farm laborer TN TN TN
Alma G. 20 dauL f m w TN TN TN
Robert E. 4/12 Gson m s w TN TN TN
- [S2794] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9,Enumeration District 45-17, page 243b, sheet 6b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 22 April 2020.
Enumeration District 45-17, Talbott, Dist. 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1940
page 243b, Sheet 6b, dwelling number 103, Chuckey Pine, owns property worth $1000
Ailey Arvel 29 head m m w farmer 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $0 income
Alma G. 30 wife f m w school not listed, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Robert 10 son m s w 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Denver 5 don m s w 0 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
- [S3144] U.S. Federal Census: 1950, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 45-22, sheet 073, ancestry.com (1950 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 February 2023.
Enumeration District 45-14, Dist. 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1950
Sheet 073, dwelling number 299
Ailey Arville R. 39 head m m w farmer TN worked 60 hours
Alma G. 40 wife f m w TN
Robert E. 20 son m s w farmer TN worked 60 hours
Everett D. 15 son m s w TN
- [S3148] Grave marker: Alma G. Ailey; Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; photographed 13 February 2023 by Jerry Bryan.
Alma G. Ailey, 1909-1987, same marker as Arville R. Ailey.
- [S3135] GPS for Ailey, Arville: 36.137248, -83.455454, recorded 13 February 2023 by Jerry Bryan.
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