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Robert Earl (Bob) Ailey
Male, born 26 Nov 1929, died 2 Oct 2021
| Father* | Arville Randolph Ailey (born 10 January 1911, died 1 May 1990) |
| Mother* | Alma Gertrude Slaton (born 17 November 1909, died 11 September 1987) |
| Name Sources | Robert Earl (Bob) Ailey.1,2,3,4 |
| Birth | 26 November 1929; Jefferson County, Tennessee.5,6 |
| Parents | Arville Randolph Ailey and Alma Gertrude Slaton.1,7 |
| 1930 Census |  Household of his grandfather Henry Houston Ailey, along with his parents Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1930 page 88a, Nichols Ferry Pike, dwelling number 168, family number 173 Robert E. 4/12, grandson, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.7 |
| 1940 Census |  Household of his father Arville Randolph Ailey Enumeration District 45-17, Talbott, Dist. 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1940 page 243b, Sheet 6b, dwelling number 103, Chuckey Pine Robert 10, son, male, single, white, 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place.8 |
| 1950 Census |  Household of his father Arville Randolph Ailey Enumeration District 45-14, Dist. 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1950 Sheet 073, dwelling number 299 Robert E. 20, son, male, single, white, farmer, born TN, worked 60 hours.9 |
| Death | 2 October 2021; Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, age 91.4 |
| Obituary |  Robert E. "Bob" Ailey, age 91 of Jefferson City, TN, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Dandridge. He retired after 23 years in the Air Force, and semi-retired farmer, and school bus driver. He is preceded in death by his wife, Polly Ailey, daughter-in-law, Jenny Bullis, son-in-law, Roger Paschal, parents, Arville and Alma Ailey, and sister-in-law, Tina Ailey. He is survived by son, Joseph (Kelly) Ailey, daughter, Kathy Paschal, grandsons, John (Christy) Ailey, Jason (Darla) Ailey, Clark Paschal, and Blake (Michaela) Paschal, step-granddaughter, Emily Neblett, great-grandchildren, Matthew, Alex, Maddie, Jason, and Millie, step-great-grandchildren, Jonas, Alice, and Eli, brother, Denver Ailey, nephews, Randy (Lettie) Ailey, and Dan Ailey. Friends may call at their convenience from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Farrar Funeral Home. Graveside interment service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at Jefferson Memorial Gardens with Dr. Bob Brown officiating. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org. In consideration of the health and safety of all those attending the services, Farrar Funeral Home strongly encourages all CDC guidelines be followed, including the use of face masks.4 |
| Burial | 6 October 2021; Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee.5,4 |
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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
- [S2390] Obituary: Ailey, Arville Randolph; Standard Banner [Jefferson City, Tennessee], 10 May 1990, page A10.
Standard Banner [Jefferson City, Tennessee], 10 May 1990, page A10.
Arville Randolph Ailey, 79, of Route 1, Jefferson City, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 1990 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was a member of Mansfield Gap Baptist Church and a former owner of Custom Care Cleaners in Jefferson City. Survivors include his sons, Robert E. Ailey, Denver Ailey, both of Jefferson City; grandchildren, Joseph M. Ailey, Kathy A. Ailey Paschal, Randy Ailey, all of Jefferson City, Dan Ailey of Albany, Georgia; four great-grandsons sisters, Mrs. Ida Denton, Miss Frieda Ailey, both of Jefferson City; two brothers, James V. Ailey of Jefferson City and Charles R. Ailey of Newport; and several nieces and nephews. Services were Thursday, May 3 at Farrar Funeral Home in Jefferson City with the Rev. Chester Cochran officiating. Interment was in Jefferson Memorial Gardens.
- [S3149] Obituary: Ailey, Mrs. Arville "Alma"; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 13 September 1987, page B2, viewed at newspapers.com on 21 February 2023.
Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 13 Sep 1987, page B2.
Ailey, Mrs. Arville (Alma) - age 78, of Jefferson City, passed away 11:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 1987, at Knoxville Convalescent Center after an extended illness. Member of Mansfield Gap Baptist Church. Survivors: husband, Arville Alley; sons. Robert E. and Denver Ailey, all of Jefferson City; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Eula Burchett of Indiana. Mrs. Unice (sic) Franklin and Mrs. Loretta Bull, both of Dandridge; brothers, Alger Slaton, Dandridge, Ralph Slaton, Jefferson City, John Slaton of Illinois, William Slaton of California; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 2 p.m. Monday, Farrar Chapel, Rev. Chester Cochran and Rev. William Bradley officiating. Interment Jefferson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Farrar Funeral Home, Jefferson City.
- [S3155] Obituary: Ailey, Robert E. "Bob"; Farrar Funeral Home [Dandridge, Tennessee], viewed at https://www.farrarfuneralhome.com/obituaries/robert-ailey-1 on 26 February 2023.
Farrar Funeral Home Web Site.
Robert E. "Bob" Ailey, age 91 of Jefferson City, TN, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Dandridge. He retired after 23 years in the Air Force, and semi-retired farmer, and school bus driver. He is preceded in death by his wife, Polly Ailey, daughter-in-law, Jenny Bullis, son-in-law, Roger Paschal, parents, Arville and Alma Ailey, and sister-in-law, Tina Ailey. He is survived by son, Joseph (Kelly) Ailey, daughter, Kathy Paschal, grandsons, John (Christy) Ailey, Jason (Darla) Ailey, Clark Paschal, and Blake (Michaela) Paschal, step-granddaughter, Emily Neblett, great-grandchildren, Matthew, Alex, Maddie, Jason, and Millie, step-great-grandchildren, Jonas, Alice, and Eli, brother, Denver Ailey, nephews, Randy (Lettie) Ailey, and Dan Ailey. Friends may call at their convenience from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Farrar Funeral Home. Graveside interment service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at Jefferson Memorial Gardens with Dr. Bob Brown officiating. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org. In consideration of the health and safety of all those attending the services, Farrar Funeral Home strongly encourages all CDC guidelines be followed, including the use of face masks.
- [S3156] Grave marker: Robert Earl; Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; photographed 13 February 2023 by Jerry Bryan.
Robert Earl Ailey, Tsgt US Air Force, Nov 29 1929 - Oct 2 2021, same marker as Polly A. Ailey.
- [S3161] U.S. Public Records Index: Ailey, Robert; viewed at www.ancestry.com on 1 March 2023.
U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
Name: Robert Ailey
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1929
Address: RR 1
Residence Place: Jefferson City, Tennessee, USA
Zip Code: 37760
- [S2795] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, page 88a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 April 2020.
Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1930
page 88a, Nichols Ferry Pike, dwelling number 168, family number 173
Ailey Henry H. 48 head m m@19 w farmer TN TN TN
Mellva M. 42 wife f m@14 w TN TN TN
William H. 21 son m s w farm laborer TN TN TN
Vinson J. 17 son m s w TN TN TN
Charles R. 13 son m s w TN TN TN
Rachel A. 8 dau f s w TN TN TN
Arvil R. 19 son m m w farm laborer TN TN TN
Alma G. 20 dauL f m w TN TN TN
Robert E. 4/12 Gson m s w TN TN TN
- [S2794] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9,Enumeration District 45-17, page 243b, sheet 6b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 22 April 2020.
Enumeration District 45-17, Talbott, Dist. 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1940
page 243b, Sheet 6b, dwelling number 103, Chuckey Pine, owns property worth $1000
Ailey Arvel 29 head m m w farmer 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $0 income
Alma G. 30 wife f m w school not listed, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Robert 10 son m s w 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Denver 5 don m s w 0 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
- [S3144] U.S. Federal Census: 1950, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 45-22, sheet 073, ancestry.com (1950 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 February 2023.
Enumeration District 45-14, Dist. 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1950
Sheet 073, dwelling number 299
Ailey Arville R. 39 head m m w farmer TN worked 60 hours
Alma G. 40 wife f m w TN
Robert E. 20 son m s w farmer TN worked 60 hours
Everett D. 15 son m s w TN
- [S3157] GPS for Ailey, Robert Earl: 36.137262, -83.4554, recorded 13 February 2023 by Jerry Bryan.
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