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Eunice Bessie Slaton

Female, born 15 Dec 1914, died 5 Apr 2002

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: Elmer Lee Franklin (born 17 December 1912, died 14 May 1995)

Note	She was a sheriff's wife. She was bonded and she worked at the sheriff's department. (personal interview with Eunice Franklin).
Name Sources	Eunice Bessie Slaton.^1,2,3,4,5,6
Birth	15 December 1914; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^4,5
Parents	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton and Minnie Ann Cox.¹
1920 Census	1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee. 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 Ennis 5, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN. ----- The census includes a creative and incorrect spelling of Eunice's name.⁷
1930 Census	1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her father Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930 page 89a, family number 188, family number 197 Eunice 15, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.⁸
Marriage	15 July 1934; Eunice Bessie Slaton age 19 and Elmer Lee Franklin age 21; Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁹
Living	1999; Dumplin Valley Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Death	5 April 2002; Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, age 87.^4,5
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information. Name: Eunice S. Franklin Last Residence: 37725 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee Born: 15 Dec 1914 Died: 5 Apr 2002 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951).
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee]. 6 Apr 2002. Franklin, Eunice Slaton - age 87 of Dandridge, passed away Friday morning, April 5, 2002 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. She was born December 15, 1914 and was the daughter of the late Joseph Porter (Port) & Minnie Cox Slaton. A lifelong resident of Jefferson Co., she was the widow of the late Sheriff Elmer Franklin who served many years as sheriff of Jefferson County. During his tenure, Eunice was dedicated in assisting her husband with the daily operations of the Sheriff's Dept. She would cook, clean and tirelessly assist him with whatever chores needed to be done always giving faithfully of herself. She was a member of the Dandridge First United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by sisters, Eula Burchett and Alma Ailey and brother, Alger Slaton. Survivors: daughter & son in law, Gail & Jim Estes; sons & daughters in law, Kermit & Sharon Franklin, Curt & Ella Franklin; grandchildren, Brenda Franklin Shropshire, Eric & Stephanie Estes, Winona & Patrick Dubberley and Gwen Franklin; sister, Loretta Bull; brothers, Ralph Slaton, John Slaton, and Bill Slaton; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services Sunday 4 p.m. at the Dandridge First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dan Moore and Rev. Eldon Moore officiating. Interment to follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Family will receive friends Sunday 2-4 p.m. prior to services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Dandridge First Methodist Church (Choir Fund), P.O. Box 8 Dandridge, Tenn. 37725. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Saturday at Farrar Funeral Home Dandridge.
Burial	7 April 2002; Hillcrest Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁴
Narrative	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols, page 70. Eunice, fourth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Elmer Franklin of Jefferson County. He is a fine farmer and a fine man. They have three children, namely, Kermit, Gail, and Curtis.¹⁰

Citations

[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
[S1599] Obituary: Slaton, Alger F.; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 11 March 1997, page A7.

Knoxville News-Sentinel, 11 Mar 1997, page A7.
Slaton, Alger F. - age 85 of Port Slaton Road, Dandridge, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997, at the Jefferson County Nursing Home. He was a member of the Witt Baptist Church and was a retired farmer and school bus drive for Jefferson County schools. Preceded in death by wife, Mary Ellen Frye Slaton, sisters Eula Burchett and Alma Ailey. Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Lynn and Norma Slaton of Dandridge, Merle and Carolyn Slaton of Columbia, S. C.; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Eunice Franklin of Dandridge, Loretta Bull of Morristown; brothers, Ralph Slaton of Jefferson City, John Slaton of Rushville, Ill., William (Bill) Slaton of Morristown. Funeral services Wednesday, 8 p.m. at the Dandridge First United Methodist Church with Dr. Robert McCray officiating. Interment graveside services Thursday, 10:30 a.m. and Dandridge Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends Wednesday evening 6 to 8 p.m. at the church prior to services. The family suggest that memorials be made to the Gideons, c/o Charles Briggs, 712 Briggs Road, Dandridge, Tenn. 37725. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge.
[S54] Eunice Slaton Franklin
[S68] Obituary, Eunice Slaton Franklin
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com), Eunice S. Franklin
[S2] William Jackson Bryan
[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
[S221] Jefferson County Marriages
[S3359] Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 70.

his wife, Mary Ellen. She is related to me on the Fox side. Alger married Mary
Ellen Fry, a fine young lady, in 1936. They live on the home farm near his
mother and have two sons, Merle, the oldest and Lynn the younger. Merle, while
serving in the air corps met a young lady from Iowa and was married in 1958.
Lynn is not married at this writing, and I am not sure whether he is serving in
the armed services or not.

Eunice, fourth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Elmer Franklin
of Jefferson County. He is a fine farmer and a fine man. They have three
children, namely, Kermit, Gail and!Curtis.

Ralph, fifth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Norma Belle
Reneau in 1940. They have two children, Everett and Gary. Ralph had a great
war record in World War II.

Conard, sixth child of Porter arid Minnie Cox Slaton, married Barbara J.
Cowles from Connecticut. Conard was well educated and served during World
War II. After returning from war, he was teaching in or near New Haven,
Connecticut. He met and married Miss Barbara Cowles. They have four children,
namely, Phillip, Pamela, Smart and Norma Dean.

Loretta, seventh child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Reed Bull, Jr.
They have two children, namely, Linda and Brenda.

William, eighth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Dorothy Hart
from Morristown, Tenn. He is making a career in the Air Corps, and at this
writing is stationed in Iceland. This is 1959. They have two children, namely,
Dianne and Steven.

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 of 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 wizzard.
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 that same mule plus another horse
and the deal was made John told Charles Roberts just to make the check

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Ralph Porter Slaton

Male, born 15 Feb 1917, died 2 Dec 2005

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: Nanna Belle Reneau (born 9 September 1920, died 1 August 2006)

Narrative	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols, page 70. Ralph, fifth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Norma Belle Reneau in 1940. They have two children, Everett and Gary. Ralph had a great war record in World War II.¹
Name Sources	Ralph Porter Slaton.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
Birth	15 February 1917; Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^5,7
Namesake	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton.¹⁰
Parents	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton and Minnie Ann Cox.
1920 Census	1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of his father Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton Enumeration District 67, Dist. 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920 page 40b, dwelling number 84, family number 85 Ralph 2 3/12, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.¹¹
1930 Census	1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of his father Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930 page 89a, family number 188, family number 197 Ralph 13, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.¹²
1940 Census	1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of his father 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 Ralph 22, son, male, single, white, farmer, 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.¹³
Marriage	13 October 1940; Ralph Porter Slaton age 23 and Nanna Belle Reneau age 20; Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹⁴
Military Enlistment	16 January 1941; Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, Georgia. Name: Ralph P Slaton; Birth Year: 1917; Race: White, citizen (White); Nativity State or Country: Tennessee; State: Tennessee; County or City: Jefferson; Enlistment Date: 16 Jan 1941; Enlistment State: Georgia; Enlistment City: Fort Oglethorpe; Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Grade: Private; Grade Code: Private; Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men); Source: Civil Life; Education: 2 years of high school; Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test; Marital Status: Married; Height: 68; Weight: 166.⁹
Death	2 December 2005; Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, age 88.^5,7
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information. Name: Ralph P. Slaton Last Residence: 37760 Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee Born: 15 Feb 1917 Died: 2 Dec 2005 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951).
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee],Dec 4, 2005. Ralph P. Slaton, age 88 of Jefferson City, TN passed away Friday evening, December 2, 2005 at the Life Care Center of Jefferson City. Born and raised in Dandridge, TN he was the son of the late Joseph Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton. Ralph was a veteran of World War II and the U.S Army being the first serviceman drafted from Jefferson Co. where he served in England, North Africa and Italy in Operation Torch. He was a retired maintenance mechanic for Magnavox with 25 years of service and was a faithful member of the George Street United Methodist Church for over 50 years and had served the church in many areas. Survived by his faithful wife of 65 years, Nanna B. Reneau Slaton;sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Janie Slaton of Dandridge, Gary and Claudia Slaton of Lake Mary, FL; grandchildren, Eva, Deke, China, Jody and Shaun; great-grandchildren, Will, Ty, Jake, and Kate Talley; sister, Loretta S. Bull of Jefferson City; brothers, John Slaton of Rushville, Illinois, and Bill Slaton of Lancaster, CA; several nieces and nephews and many loving friends. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 4, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. from Farrar Jefferson City Chapel with Rev. Ginger Isom officiating. Interment graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at Jefferson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in Jefferson City, TN 37760 (865) 475-3892 www.farrarfuneralhome.com.
Burial	5 December 2005; Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁵

Citations

[S3359] Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 70.

his wife, Mary Ellen. She is related to me on the Fox side. Alger married Mary
Ellen Fry, a fine young lady, in 1936. They live on the home farm near his
mother and have two sons, Merle, the oldest and Lynn the younger. Merle, while
serving in the air corps met a young lady from Iowa and was married in 1958.
Lynn is not married at this writing, and I am not sure whether he is serving in
the armed services or not.

Eunice, fourth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Elmer Franklin
of Jefferson County. He is a fine farmer and a fine man. They have three
children, namely, Kermit, Gail and!Curtis.

Ralph, fifth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Norma Belle
Reneau in 1940. They have two children, Everett and Gary. Ralph had a great
war record in World War II.

Conard, sixth child of Porter arid Minnie Cox Slaton, married Barbara J.
Cowles from Connecticut. Conard was well educated and served during World
War II. After returning from war, he was teaching in or near New Haven,
Connecticut. He met and married Miss Barbara Cowles. They have four children,
namely, Phillip, Pamela, Smart and Norma Dean.

Loretta, seventh child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Reed Bull, Jr.
They have two children, namely, Linda and Brenda.

William, eighth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Dorothy Hart
from Morristown, Tenn. He is making a career in the Air Corps, and at this
writing is stationed in Iceland. This is 1959. They have two children, namely,
Dianne and Steven.

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 of 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 wizzard.
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 that same mule plus another horse
and the deal was made John told Charles Roberts just to make the check

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[S1599] Obituary: Slaton, Alger F.; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 11 March 1997, page A7.

Knoxville News-Sentinel, 11 Mar 1997, page A7.
Slaton, Alger F. - age 85 of Port Slaton Road, Dandridge, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997, at the Jefferson County Nursing Home. He was a member of the Witt Baptist Church and was a retired farmer and school bus drive for Jefferson County schools. Preceded in death by wife, Mary Ellen Frye Slaton, sisters Eula Burchett and Alma Ailey. Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Lynn and Norma Slaton of Dandridge, Merle and Carolyn Slaton of Columbia, S. C.; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Eunice Franklin of Dandridge, Loretta Bull of Morristown; brothers, Ralph Slaton of Jefferson City, John Slaton of Rushville, Ill., William (Bill) Slaton of Morristown. Funeral services Wednesday, 8 p.m. at the Dandridge First United Methodist Church with Dr. Robert McCray officiating. Interment graveside services Thursday, 10:30 a.m. and Dandridge Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends Wednesday evening 6 to 8 p.m. at the church prior to services. The family suggest that memorials be made to the Gideons, c/o Charles Briggs, 712 Briggs Road, Dandridge, Tenn. 37725. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge.
[S54] Eunice Slaton Franklin
[S68] Obituary, Eunice Slaton Franklin
[S68] Obituary, Ralph Porter Slaton
[S68] Obituary, Nanna Belle Reneau Slaton
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
[S2] William Jackson Bryan
[S798] WWII Army Enlistment Records (ancestry.com), Ralph P Slaton
[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
[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
[S221] Jefferson County Marriages

Family Explorer

John Conard (Conard) Slaton

Male, born 29 Apr 1922, died 8 Apr 2022

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)

Children:

Son*	Norman Dean (Dean) Slaton (born 27 November 1956, died 7 June 2005)

Name Sources	John Conard (Conard) Slaton.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
Birth	29 April 1922; Jefferson County, Tennessee.³
Parents	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton and Minnie Ann Cox.¹⁰
1930 Census	1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of his father Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930 page 89a, family number 188, family number 197 Conard 7, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.¹¹
1940 Census	1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of his father 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 Conard 17, son, male, single, white, 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.¹²
Military Enlistment	3 October 1942; Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, Georgia. Name: John C Slaton; Birth Year: 1922; Race: White, citizen (White); Nativity State or Country: Tennessee; State: Tennessee; County or City: Jefferson; Enlistment Date: 3 Oct 1942; Enlistment State: Georgia; Enlistment City: Fort Oglethorpe; Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Grade: Private; Grade Code: Private; Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men); Source: Civil Life; Education: 4 years of high school; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Height: 70; Weight: 168.⁹
Marriage	29 July 1947; John Conard (Conard) Slaton age 25.³
Birth of Child	27 November 1956, Norman Dean (Dean) Slaton, age of father: 34.
Living	2 December 2005; Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois. He was mentioned in the obituary of his brother Ralph Porter Slaton.⁶
Narrative	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols, page 70. Conard, sixth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Barbara J. Cowles from Connecticut. Conard was well educated and served during World War II. After returning from the war, he was teaching in or near New Haven, Connecticut. He met and married Miss Barbara Cowles. They have four children, namely, Phillip, Pamela, Stuart, and Norma Dean.¹
Death	8 April 2022, age 99.

Citations

[S3359] Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 70.

his wife, Mary Ellen. She is related to me on the Fox side. Alger married Mary
Ellen Fry, a fine young lady, in 1936. They live on the home farm near his
mother and have two sons, Merle, the oldest and Lynn the younger. Merle, while
serving in the air corps met a young lady from Iowa and was married in 1958.
Lynn is not married at this writing, and I am not sure whether he is serving in
the armed services or not.

Eunice, fourth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Elmer Franklin
of Jefferson County. He is a fine farmer and a fine man. They have three
children, namely, Kermit, Gail and!Curtis.

Ralph, fifth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Norma Belle
Reneau in 1940. They have two children, Everett and Gary. Ralph had a great
war record in World War II.

Conard, sixth child of Porter arid Minnie Cox Slaton, married Barbara J.
Cowles from Connecticut. Conard was well educated and served during World
War II. After returning from war, he was teaching in or near New Haven,
Connecticut. He met and married Miss Barbara Cowles. They have four children,
namely, Phillip, Pamela, Smart and Norma Dean.

Loretta, seventh child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Reed Bull, Jr.
They have two children, namely, Linda and Brenda.

William, eighth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Dorothy Hart
from Morristown, Tenn. He is making a career in the Air Corps, and at this
writing is stationed in Iceland. This is 1959. They have two children, namely,
Dianne and Steven.

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 of 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 wizzard.
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 that same mule plus another horse
and the deal was made John told Charles Roberts just to make the check

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[S1599] Obituary: Slaton, Alger F.; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 11 March 1997, page A7.

Knoxville News-Sentinel, 11 Mar 1997, page A7.
Slaton, Alger F. - age 85 of Port Slaton Road, Dandridge, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997, at the Jefferson County Nursing Home. He was a member of the Witt Baptist Church and was a retired farmer and school bus drive for Jefferson County schools. Preceded in death by wife, Mary Ellen Frye Slaton, sisters Eula Burchett and Alma Ailey. Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Lynn and Norma Slaton of Dandridge, Merle and Carolyn Slaton of Columbia, S. C.; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Eunice Franklin of Dandridge, Loretta Bull of Morristown; brothers, Ralph Slaton of Jefferson City, John Slaton of Rushville, Ill., William (Bill) Slaton of Morristown. Funeral services Wednesday, 8 p.m. at the Dandridge First United Methodist Church with Dr. Robert McCray officiating. Interment graveside services Thursday, 10:30 a.m. and Dandridge Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends Wednesday evening 6 to 8 p.m. at the church prior to services. The family suggest that memorials be made to the Gideons, c/o Charles Briggs, 712 Briggs Road, Dandridge, Tenn. 37725. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge.
[S972] Barb Slaton, email 28 Dec 2006
[S54] Eunice Slaton Franklin
[S68] Obituary, Eunice Slaton Franklin
[S68] Obituary, Ralph Porter Slaton
[S68] Obituary, Nanna Belle Reneau Slaton
[S2] William Jackson Bryan
[S798] WWII Army Enlistment Records (ancestry.com), John C Slaton
[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
[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

Family Explorer

Mary Loretta (Loretta) Slaton

Female, born 12 May 1924, died 6 Nov 2017

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: Floyd Reed (Reed) Bull, Jr., (born 10 July 1925, died 12 June 1982)

Name Sources	Mary Loretta (Loretta) Slaton.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
Birth	12 May 1924; Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁷
Parents	Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton and Minnie Ann Cox.⁹
1930 Census	1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her father Joseph Porter (Porter) Slaton Enumeration District 45-3, Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930 page 89a, family number 188, family number 197 Loretta 5, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.¹⁰
1940 Census	1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her father 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 Loretta 15, daughter, female, single, white, 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.¹¹
Marriage	2 January 1943; Mary Loretta (Loretta) Slaton age 18 and Floyd Reed (Reed) Bull, Jr., age 17; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Marriage Record, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Floyd Reed Bull, Jr. and Mary Loretta Slaton. Application for marriage license, to E. A. Northern, Clerk of County Court of Jefferson County, Tennessee, Jan. 2, 1943. Floyd Reed Bull, Jr. age 18 of New Market, son of Reed Bull, Sr. of New Market and Mary Loretta Slaton age 18 of Dandridge, daughter of Porter Slaton of Dandridge. The undersigned Floyd Reed Bull, Jr. being duly sworn, makes oath that the statements made in the foregoing application are true, and that he signs and makes oath hereto as and for an application for a marriage license as set out above. Sworn and subscribed before me this 2nd day of Jan., 1943., Johnnie Bettis, Deputy Clerk. I solemnized the Rite of Matrimony between the above-named parties on the 2nd day of Jan., 1943 at Jefferson County, Tennessee. License returned the 2nd day of Jan, 1943, W. M. Bull Sr., Minister.⁷
Namesake	Mary Anne Moore.
Namesake	Clarissa Loretta (Loretta, Retta, Rett) Nichols.
Living	2 December 2005; Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee. She was mentioned in the obituary of her brother Ralph Porter Slaton.⁵
Narrative	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols, page 70. Loretta, seventh child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Reed Bull, Jr. They have two children, namely, Linda and Brenda.¹
Death	6 November 2017, age 93.

Citations

[S3359] Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 70.

his wife, Mary Ellen. She is related to me on the Fox side. Alger married Mary
Ellen Fry, a fine young lady, in 1936. They live on the home farm near his
mother and have two sons, Merle, the oldest and Lynn the younger. Merle, while
serving in the air corps met a young lady from Iowa and was married in 1958.
Lynn is not married at this writing, and I am not sure whether he is serving in
the armed services or not.

Eunice, fourth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Elmer Franklin
of Jefferson County. He is a fine farmer and a fine man. They have three
children, namely, Kermit, Gail and!Curtis.

Ralph, fifth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Norma Belle
Reneau in 1940. They have two children, Everett and Gary. Ralph had a great
war record in World War II.

Conard, sixth child of Porter arid Minnie Cox Slaton, married Barbara J.
Cowles from Connecticut. Conard was well educated and served during World
War II. After returning from war, he was teaching in or near New Haven,
Connecticut. He met and married Miss Barbara Cowles. They have four children,
namely, Phillip, Pamela, Smart and Norma Dean.

Loretta, seventh child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Reed Bull, Jr.
They have two children, namely, Linda and Brenda.

William, eighth child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Dorothy Hart
from Morristown, Tenn. He is making a career in the Air Corps, and at this
writing is stationed in Iceland. This is 1959. They have two children, namely,
Dianne and Steven.

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 of 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 wizzard.
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 that same mule plus another horse
and the deal was made John told Charles Roberts just to make the check

70
[S1599] Obituary: Slaton, Alger F.; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 11 March 1997, page A7.

Knoxville News-Sentinel, 11 Mar 1997, page A7.
Slaton, Alger F. - age 85 of Port Slaton Road, Dandridge, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997, at the Jefferson County Nursing Home. He was a member of the Witt Baptist Church and was a retired farmer and school bus drive for Jefferson County schools. Preceded in death by wife, Mary Ellen Frye Slaton, sisters Eula Burchett and Alma Ailey. Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Lynn and Norma Slaton of Dandridge, Merle and Carolyn Slaton of Columbia, S. C.; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Eunice Franklin of Dandridge, Loretta Bull of Morristown; brothers, Ralph Slaton of Jefferson City, John Slaton of Rushville, Ill., William (Bill) Slaton of Morristown. Funeral services Wednesday, 8 p.m. at the Dandridge First United Methodist Church with Dr. Robert McCray officiating. Interment graveside services Thursday, 10:30 a.m. and Dandridge Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends Wednesday evening 6 to 8 p.m. at the church prior to services. The family suggest that memorials be made to the Gideons, c/o Charles Briggs, 712 Briggs Road, Dandridge, Tenn. 37725. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge.
[S54] Eunice Slaton Franklin
[S68] Obituary, Eunice Slaton Franklin
[S68] Obituary, Ralph Porter Slaton
[S68] Obituary, Nanna Belle Reneau Slaton
[S1186] Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002 (ancestry.com), Floyd Reed Bull, Jr. and Mary Loretta Slaton

Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 43.
Issued December 4th 1865. William Cole to Vestey England.
Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 44.
Solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named parties on the 5 day of December 1865. John Gambel J.P.
[S2] William Jackson Bryan
[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
[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

Family Explorer

Haskel Ray Bolden

Male, born 16 Jul 1905, died 3 Jun 1961

Partner: Eula Mae Slaton (born 6 November 1907, died 7 March 1991)

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

Name Sources	Haskel Ray Bolden.^1,2,3,4,5,6
Birth	16 July 1905; [Jefferson County], Tennessee.^3,4
Parents	Henry Green (Green) Bolden and Mary E.
1910 Census	1910, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Hascal 3 2/12, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.
1920 Census	1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Haskell 13, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.
Marriage	16 November 1925; Haskel Ray Bolden age 20 and Eula Mae Slaton age 18; Hamblen County, Tennessee. State of Tennessee, Jefferson County. Know all Men, That we, Haskel Bolden, of said County and State of Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind our heirs, executors, and administrators, and each and every one of us and them, both jointly and severally by these presents. The Condition of the above Obligation is Such: That whereas, Haskel Bolden, age 21, hath prayed and obtained a License to marry Eula Slayton; Now, if there shall not hereafter appear any lawful cause why the said Haskel Bolden and Eula Slaton should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony as husband and wife, then this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness our hands and seals, the 7th day of March, 1925. (signed) Haskell Bolden, Sam Walker (his mark). State of Tennessee, Jefferson County. Personally appeared before me, C. S. Rainwater, Clerk of the County Court of said County, Haskel Bolden, who made oath in due form that Haskel Bolden and Eula Slaton are known to him, and that they are each over eighteen years of age. (signed) Haskell Bolden. Sworn and subscribed before me this 7th day of March, 1925, C. S. Rainwater, County Court Clerk. There was no return. Apparently the Jefferson County license was not executed because the couple was married later in the same year in Hamblen County. State of Tennessee & Hamblen County, Marriage license no. 15-204. Haskell Bolden to Eula Mae Slayton, Issued Nov. 16, 1925, J. G. Templin, Clerk. I solemnized the Rite of Matrimony between the within-named parties on the 16th day of November 1925, Frank Holmes, J.P. Returned 16 day of Nov 1925, J. G. Templin, Clerk. Recorded in Marriage Record, Book 15, Page 204.^1,4,5
Birth of Child	6 January 1927, Dennis Paul Bolden, [Henry County], Indiana, age of father: 21.¹
Birth of Child	5 June 1928, Kenneth Harold Bolden, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana, age of father: 22.¹
1930 Census	1930, Henry County, Indiana. Ward 3, New Castle City, Henry Township, Henry County, Indiana, 19 Apr 1930 page 33a, 599 North Twelfth Street, dwelling number 321, family number 321 Bolden Haskel 24, head, male, married, white, punch press operator, spring factory, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Eula 22, wife, female, married, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Dennis P. 3 3/12, son, male, single, white, born IN, father born TN, mother born TN Kenneth 1 9/12, son, male, single, white, born IN, father born TN, mother born TN Bennett Marvin 21, lodger, female, single, white, bushingcutter, spring factory born IN, father born IN, mother born IN.
Divorce	About 1950; Eula Mae Slaton.¹
Death	3 June 1961; Henry County, Indiana, age 55.³
Death Record	Henry County, Indiana, 1961, death index. Bolden, Haskell R. Race - W Sex - M Age - 54y. Date - 3 Jun.1961 Book - City-Blue, Book - 7, page 80.

Citations

[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
[S2144] Obituary: Bolden, Kenneth H.; unknown newspaper, viewed at www.findagrave.com on 9 July 2016.

The Courier-Times.
Kenneth H. Bolden age 79 of New Castle passed away Tuesday February 19, 2008 at the Waters of New Castle. He was born June 5, 1928 in New Castle the son of the late Haskell and Eula Mae Slaton Bolden. He was in the U.S Army during WWII and 3 years in the National Guard. Worked at Detroit Steel in Mooristown and Trainor Springs in New Castle. Was a member of the Methodist Church in Greensboro. A good neighbor who helped with others farms, small engines and lawn mowers. Survivors include his wife of 57 years the former Eleanor Marie Feaster. 6 children: Elizabeth (Jim) Schunamen of Indianapolis, Debra (George) King of Greensboro, Kenneth (Anna) Bolden of New Castle, Teresa Bolden of New Castle, Patricia (Bill) Hill of Charlottesville, Michael Bolden of Greensboro. 7 Grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents and brother Dennis Bolden. Services will be 10AM Saturday at Marcum Community Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Powell will be officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hills Memory Garden. Friends may call 3-6PM Friday at the funeral home. There will be military rites given by the VFW and American Legion. Friends and family may give online condolences at www.marcumfuneralhome.com Memorial contributions may be given to Joshua A. Bolden.
[S1231] Henry Co., IN Death Records 1880 - 2000 (B)-As recorded in The Henry County, IN Health Department, Henry County Genealogical Services online [http://www.hcgs.net/], accessed, Bolden,Haskell R.
[S1186] Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002 (ancestry.com), Haskel Bolden and Eula Slaton

Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 43.
Issued December 4th 1865. William Cole to Vestey England.
Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 44.
Solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named parties on the 5 day of December 1865. John Gambel J.P.
[S1186] Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002 (ancestry.com), Haskell Bolden to Eula Mae Slayton

Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 43.
Issued December 4th 1865. William Cole to Vestey England.
Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 44.
Solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named parties on the 5 day of December 1865. John Gambel J.P.
[S2] William Jackson Bryan

Family Explorer

Dennis Paul Bolden

Male, born 6 Jan 1927, died 12 Dec 1999

Father*	Haskel Ray Bolden (born 16 July 1905, died 3 June 1961)
Mother*	Eula Mae Slaton (born 6 November 1907, died 7 March 1991)

Name Sources	Dennis Paul Bolden.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
Birth	6 January 1927; [Henry County], Indiana.^1,4,5
Parents	Haskel Ray Bolden and Eula Mae Slaton.¹
1930 Census	1930, Henry County, Indiana. Dennis P. 3 3/12, son, male, single, white, born IN, father born TN, mother born TN.
Military Enlistment	7 February 1945; Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Name: Dennis P Bolden; Birth Year: 1926; Race: White, citizen (White); Nativity State or Country: Indiana; State: Indiana; County or City: Henry; Enlistment Date: 7 Feb 1945; Enlistment State: Indiana; Enlistment City: Indianapolis; Branch: No branch assignment; Branch Code: No branch assignment; Grade Code: Private; Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men); Source: Civil Life; Education: 2 years of high school; Civil Occupation: Engineering Aide (Designated Field) or Sales Clerk; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Height: 78; Weight: 000.⁷
Death	12 December 1999; New Castle, Henry County, Indiana, age 72.^4,5
Death Record	Henry County, Indiana, 1999, death index. Bolden, Dennis P., race: W, sex: M, age: 54y., died: 12 Dec.1999, Book X (10), page 234.
Obituary	The Star Press [Muncie, Indiana], Tuesday, 14 Dec 1999, page 2B. Dennis P. Bolden, 72 NEW CASTLE — Services for lifelong resident Dennis P. Bolden, 72, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Four Square Gospel Church. Burial will be in South Mound Cemetery, West Lawn Addition. Calling will be 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Marcum-Troxell-Catron Funeral Home. Mr. Bolden died Sunday at home after a long illness. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur’s honor guard. He retired from Guide Lamp Division of General Motors. Anderson, after 30 years. He was a member of American Legion, VFW, Four Square Church and UAW Local 663, Anderson. He was a founder and past president of New Castle Babe Ruth Baseball League, and the baseball diamond was named in his honor. He also coached and managed American Legion and Little League baseball teams and was the first person inducted into the Indiana Babe Ruth Baseball Hall of Fame. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Idabell Bolden; a daughter, Denise Cooper (husband; Jeff); a son, Dane Bolden (wife: Molly); a brother, Kenneth Bolden, and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Dennis Bolden Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 424, New Castle.⁸
Burial	16 December 1999; South Mound Cemetery, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana.⁸

Citations

[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
[S2144] Obituary: Bolden, Kenneth H.; unknown newspaper, viewed at www.findagrave.com on 9 July 2016.

The Courier-Times.
Kenneth H. Bolden age 79 of New Castle passed away Tuesday February 19, 2008 at the Waters of New Castle. He was born June 5, 1928 in New Castle the son of the late Haskell and Eula Mae Slaton Bolden. He was in the U.S Army during WWII and 3 years in the National Guard. Worked at Detroit Steel in Mooristown and Trainor Springs in New Castle. Was a member of the Methodist Church in Greensboro. A good neighbor who helped with others farms, small engines and lawn mowers. Survivors include his wife of 57 years the former Eleanor Marie Feaster. 6 children: Elizabeth (Jim) Schunamen of Indianapolis, Debra (George) King of Greensboro, Kenneth (Anna) Bolden of New Castle, Teresa Bolden of New Castle, Patricia (Bill) Hill of Charlottesville, Michael Bolden of Greensboro. 7 Grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents and brother Dennis Bolden. Services will be 10AM Saturday at Marcum Community Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Powell will be officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hills Memory Garden. Friends may call 3-6PM Friday at the funeral home. There will be military rites given by the VFW and American Legion. Friends and family may give online condolences at www.marcumfuneralhome.com Memorial contributions may be given to Joshua A. Bolden.
[S54] Eunice Slaton Franklin
[S1231] Henry Co., IN Death Records 1880 - 2000 (B)-As recorded in The Henry County, IN Health Department, Henry County Genealogical Services online [http://www.hcgs.net/], accessed, Dennis P. Bolden
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
[S2] William Jackson Bryan
[S798] WWII Army Enlistment Records (ancestry.com), Dennis P Bolden
[S2931] Obituary: Bolden, Dennis P.; The Star Press [Muncie, Indiana], 14 December 1999, page 2B, viewed at www.newspapers.com on 12 November 2021.

The Star Press [Muncie, Indiana], Tuesday, 14 Dec 1999, page 2B.
Dennis P. Bolden, 72
NEW CASTLE — Services for lifelong resident Dennis P. Bolden, 72, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Four Square Gospel Church. Burial will be in South Mound Cemetery, West Lawn Addition. Calling will be 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Marcum-Troxell-Catron Funeral Home. Mr. Bolden died Sunday at home after a long illness. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur’s honor guard. He retired from Guide Lamp Division of General Motors. Anderson, after 30 years. He was a member of American Legion, VFW, Four Square Church and UAW Local 663, Anderson. He was a founder and past president of New Castle Babe Ruth Baseball League, and the baseball diamond was named in his honor. He also coached and managed American Legion and Little League baseball teams and was the first person inducted into the Indiana Babe Ruth Baseball Hall of Fame.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Idabell Bolden; a daughter, Denise Cooper (husband; Jeff); a son, Dane Bolden (wife: Molly); a brother, Kenneth Bolden, and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Dennis Bolden Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 424, New Castle.

Family Explorer

Kenneth Harold Bolden

Male, born 5 Jun 1928, died 19 Feb 2008

Father*	Haskel Ray Bolden (born 16 July 1905, died 3 June 1961)
Mother*	Eula Mae Slaton (born 6 November 1907, died 7 March 1991)

Partner: Eleanor Marie Feaster (born 12 September 1935, died 23 March 2008)

Name Sources	Kenneth Harold Bolden.^1,2,3,4
Birth	5 June 1928; New Castle, Henry County, Indiana.^1,5,3
Parents	Haskel Ray Bolden and Eula Mae Slaton.¹
1930 Census	1930, Henry County, Indiana. Kenneth 1 9/12, son, male, single, white, born IN, father born TN, mother born TN.
Marriage	2 September 1951; Kenneth Harold Bolden age 23 and Eleanor Marie Feaster age 15.⁶
Death	19 February 2008; New Castle, Henry County, Indiana, age 79.^5,3
Obituary	Www.findagrave.com, newspaper unknown. Kenneth H. Bolden age 79 of New Castle passed away Tuesday February 19, 2008 at the Waters of New Castle. He was born June 5, 1928 in New Castle the son of the late Haskell and Eula Mae Slaton Bolden. He was in the U.S Army during WWII and 3 years in the National Guard. Worked at Detroit Steel in Mooristown and Trainor Springs in New Castle. Was a member of the Methodist Church in Greensboro. A good neighbor who helped with others farms, small engines and lawn mowers. Survivors include his wife of 57 years the former Eleanor Marie Feaster. 6 children: Elizabeth (Jim) Schunamen of Indianapolis, Debra (George) King of Greensboro, Kenneth (Anna) Bolden of New Castle, Teresa Bolden of New Castle, Patricia (Bill) Hill of Charlottesville, Michael Bolden of Greensboro. 7 Grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents and brother Dennis Bolden. Services will be 10AM Saturday at Marcum Community Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Powell will be officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hills Memory Garden. Friends may call 3-6PM Friday at the funeral home. There will be military rites given by the VFW and American Legion. Friends and family may give online condolences at www.marcumfuneralhome.com Memorial contributions may be given to Joshua A. Bolden.⁵
Burial	23 February 2008; Green Hills Memory Garden, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana.⁵

Citations

[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
[S2931] Obituary: Bolden, Dennis P.; The Star Press [Muncie, Indiana], 14 December 1999, page 2B, viewed at www.newspapers.com on 12 November 2021.

The Star Press [Muncie, Indiana], Tuesday, 14 Dec 1999, page 2B.
Dennis P. Bolden, 72
NEW CASTLE — Services for lifelong resident Dennis P. Bolden, 72, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Four Square Gospel Church. Burial will be in South Mound Cemetery, West Lawn Addition. Calling will be 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Marcum-Troxell-Catron Funeral Home. Mr. Bolden died Sunday at home after a long illness. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur’s honor guard. He retired from Guide Lamp Division of General Motors. Anderson, after 30 years. He was a member of American Legion, VFW, Four Square Church and UAW Local 663, Anderson. He was a founder and past president of New Castle Babe Ruth Baseball League, and the baseball diamond was named in his honor. He also coached and managed American Legion and Little League baseball teams and was the first person inducted into the Indiana Babe Ruth Baseball Hall of Fame.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Idabell Bolden; a daughter, Denise Cooper (husband; Jeff); a son, Dane Bolden (wife: Molly); a brother, Kenneth Bolden, and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Dennis Bolden Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 424, New Castle.
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com), Name: Kenneth H. Bolden
[S2] William Jackson Bryan
[S2144] Obituary: Bolden, Kenneth H.; unknown newspaper, viewed at www.findagrave.com on 9 July 2016.

The Courier-Times.
Kenneth H. Bolden age 79 of New Castle passed away Tuesday February 19, 2008 at the Waters of New Castle. He was born June 5, 1928 in New Castle the son of the late Haskell and Eula Mae Slaton Bolden. He was in the U.S Army during WWII and 3 years in the National Guard. Worked at Detroit Steel in Mooristown and Trainor Springs in New Castle. Was a member of the Methodist Church in Greensboro. A good neighbor who helped with others farms, small engines and lawn mowers. Survivors include his wife of 57 years the former Eleanor Marie Feaster. 6 children: Elizabeth (Jim) Schunamen of Indianapolis, Debra (George) King of Greensboro, Kenneth (Anna) Bolden of New Castle, Teresa Bolden of New Castle, Patricia (Bill) Hill of Charlottesville, Michael Bolden of Greensboro. 7 Grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents and brother Dennis Bolden. Services will be 10AM Saturday at Marcum Community Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Powell will be officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hills Memory Garden. Friends may call 3-6PM Friday at the funeral home. There will be military rites given by the VFW and American Legion. Friends and family may give online condolences at www.marcumfuneralhome.com Memorial contributions may be given to Joshua A. Bolden.
[S2145] Obituary: Bolden, Eleanor Marie Feaster; Courier-Times [New Castle, Indiana], viewed at www.findagrave.com on 9 July 2016.

The Courier-Times.
Eleanor Marie Feaster Bolden age 72 of New Castle passed away Sunday March 23, 2008 at her home. She was born September 12, 1935 in Dublin, Indiana the daughter of the late Henry and Gertrude E. Mullen Feaster. She was a registered nurse worked at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation in New Castle also worked at SS Kresge and Soldier and Sailors. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Greensboro. Survivors include her children Elizabeth (Jim) Schunamen of Indianapolis, Debra (George) King of Greensboro, Kenneth (Anna) Bolden of New Castle, Teresa Bolden of New Castle, Patricia (Bill) Hill of Charlottesville, Michael Bolden of Greensboro. 7 Grandchildren; Preceded in death by her husband Kenneth February 2008, her parents and 7 brothers and 1 sister. Services will be 10AM Thursday March 27, 2008 at Marcum Community Funeral Home. Rev. Donnie Pyle will be officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hills Memory Garden. Friends may call 4-8 Wednesday at the funeral home. At the funeral home. Online condolences may be given at www.marcumfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers donations can be made at the Main Source Bank in the name of Josh Bolden.

Family Explorer

James W. Burchett

Male, born 29 Dec 1913, died 11 Jun 1996

Partner: Eula Mae Slaton (born 6 November 1907, died 7 March 1991)

Name Sources	James W. Burchett.^1,2,3
Birth	29 December 1913; Clinton County, Kentucky.²
Parents	John Albert Burchette Sr. and Cyrene Belle (Belle) York.
1920 Census	1920, Clinton County, Kentucky. James W. 6, son, male, single, white, born KY, father born KY, mother born KY.
1930 Census	1930, Clinton County, Kentucky. James W. 16, son, male, single, white, born KY, father born KY, mother born KY.
Marriage	8 August 1953; James W. Burchett age 39 and Eula Mae Slaton age 45.¹
Death	11 June 1996; [New Castle], [Henry County], [Indiana], age 82.²
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information. Name: James W. Burchett Last Residence: 47362 New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Born: 29 Dec 1913 Died: 11 Jun 1996 State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951).

Citations

[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
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
[S2] William Jackson Bryan

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Eleanor Marie Feaster

Female, born 12 Sep 1935, died 23 Mar 2008

Partner: Kenneth Harold Bolden (born 5 June 1928, died 19 February 2008)

Name Sources	Eleanor Marie Feaster.^1,2,3,4
Birth	12 September 1935; Dublin, Wayne County, Indiana.^1,3
Parents	Henry Augustus Feaster and Gertrude Elizabeth Mullen.
Marriage	2 September 1951; Eleanor Marie Feaster age 15 and Kenneth Harold Bolden age 23.¹
Death	23 March 2008; New Castle, Henry County, Indiana, age 72.^1,3
Obituary	Courier-Times [New Castle, Indiana], 24 Mar 2008. Eleanor Marie Feaster Bolden age 72 of New Castle passed away Sunday March 23, 2008 at her home. She was born September 12, 1935 in Dublin, Indiana the daughter of the late Henry and Gertrude E. Mullen Feaster. She was a registered nurse worked at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation in New Castle also worked at SS Kresge and Soldier and Sailors. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Greensboro. Survivors include her children Elizabeth (Jim) Schunamen of Indianapolis, Debra (George) King of Greensboro, Kenneth (Anna) Bolden of New Castle, Teresa Bolden of New Castle, Patricia (Bill) Hill of Charlottesville, Michael Bolden of Greensboro. 7 Grandchildren; Preceded in death by her husband Kenneth February 2008, her parents and 7 brothers and 1 sister. Services will be 10AM Thursday March 27, 2008 at Marcum Community Funeral Home. Rev. Donnie Pyle will be officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hills Memory Garden. Friends may call 4-8 Wednesday at the funeral home. At the funeral home. Online condolences may be given at www.marcumfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers donations can be made at the Main Source Bank in the name of Josh Bolden.
Burial	27 March 2008; Green Hills Memory Garden, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana.¹

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[S2145] Obituary: Bolden, Eleanor Marie Feaster; Courier-Times [New Castle, Indiana], viewed at www.findagrave.com on 9 July 2016.

The Courier-Times.
Eleanor Marie Feaster Bolden age 72 of New Castle passed away Sunday March 23, 2008 at her home. She was born September 12, 1935 in Dublin, Indiana the daughter of the late Henry and Gertrude E. Mullen Feaster. She was a registered nurse worked at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation in New Castle also worked at SS Kresge and Soldier and Sailors. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Greensboro. Survivors include her children Elizabeth (Jim) Schunamen of Indianapolis, Debra (George) King of Greensboro, Kenneth (Anna) Bolden of New Castle, Teresa Bolden of New Castle, Patricia (Bill) Hill of Charlottesville, Michael Bolden of Greensboro. 7 Grandchildren; Preceded in death by her husband Kenneth February 2008, her parents and 7 brothers and 1 sister. Services will be 10AM Thursday March 27, 2008 at Marcum Community Funeral Home. Rev. Donnie Pyle will be officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hills Memory Garden. Friends may call 4-8 Wednesday at the funeral home. At the funeral home. Online condolences may be given at www.marcumfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers donations can be made at the Main Source Bank in the name of Josh Bolden.
[S39] Wyatt M Nichols, Sr., The Nichols Book, Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories (First Edition, 1962, To Be Copyrighted, Bloch Printing Company, Cleveland 5, Ohio)
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com), Eleanor M. Bolden
[S2] William Jackson Bryan

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Eunice Bessie Slaton

Partner: Elmer Lee Franklin (born 17 December 1912, died 14 May 1995)

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Ralph Porter Slaton

Partner: Nanna Belle Reneau (born 9 September 1920, died 1 August 2006)

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John Conard (Conard) Slaton

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Mary Loretta (Loretta) Slaton

Partner: Floyd Reed (Reed) Bull, Jr., (born 10 July 1925, died 12 June 1982)

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Haskel Ray Bolden

Partner: Eula Mae Slaton (born 6 November 1907, died 7 March 1991)

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Dennis Paul Bolden

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Kenneth Harold Bolden

Partner: Eleanor Marie Feaster (born 12 September 1935, died 23 March 2008)

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James W. Burchett

Partner: Eula Mae Slaton (born 6 November 1907, died 7 March 1991)

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Eleanor Marie Feaster

Partner: Kenneth Harold Bolden (born 5 June 1928, died 19 February 2008)

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