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Arville Randolph Ailey
Male, born 10 Jan 1911, died 1 May 1990
| Father* | Henry Houston Ailey (born 13 March 1881, died 16 October 1962) |
| Mother* | Mary Melvina (Molly) Carey (born 17 December 1887, died 18 October 1962) |
Partner: Alma Gertrude Slaton (born 17 November 1909, died 11 September 1987)
| Son* | Robert Earl (Bob) Ailey (born 26 November 1929, died 2 October 2021) |
| Name Sources | Arville Randolph Ailey.1,2 |
| Birth | 10 January 1911; Pleasant Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee. His birth certificate reports that he was born 10 Jan 1911 and that he was born in the Pleasant Hill community in Jefferson County, Tennessee. His Social Security Death Index entry reports that he was born 11 Jan 1911. The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols reports that he was from "over around the Muddy Creek Valley".3,1,4 |
| Parents | Henry Houston Ailey and Mary Melvina (Molly) Carey.1 |
| Birth Record |  |
| 1920 Census |  Household of his father Henry Ailey Enumeration District 77, Dist. 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Jan 1920 page 160a, dwelling number 202, family number 202 Arville 9, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.5 |
| Marriage | 17 February 1929; Arville Randolph Ailey age 18 and Alma Gertrude Slaton age 19; Jefferson County, Tennessee.3,6,4,7 |
| Marriage Record |  Know all Men, That we, Arville Ailey, of said County and State of Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind our heirs, executors, and administrators, and each and every one of us and them, both jointly and severally by these presents. The Condition of the above Obligation is Such: That whereas, Arville Ailey, age 18, hath prayed and obtained a License to marry Alma Slaton, age 19; Now, if there shall not hereafter appear any lawful cause why the said Arville Ailey and Alma Slaton should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony as husband and wife, this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness our hands and seals, this 17 day of Feby, 1929. (signed) Arville Ailey, Frank M. Swann. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within parties on the 17 day of Feby, 1929. R. H. Thames.6 |
| Birth of Child | 26 November 1929, Robert Earl (Bob) Ailey, Jefferson County, Tennessee, age of father: 18.3,8 |
| 1930 Census |  Household of his father Henry Houston Ailey, along with his wife and son Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1930 page 88a, Nichols Ferry Pike, dwelling number 168, family number 173 Arvil R. 19, son, male, married, white, farm laborer, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.8 |
| 1940 Census |  Head of household 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, male, married, white, farmer, 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $0 income Alma G. 30, wife, female, married, white, school not listed, born TN, lived 1935 same place Robert 10, son, male, single, white, 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place Denver 5, son, male, single, white, 0 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place.9 |
| Military Draft Registration |   1. Name - Arville Randolph Ailey 2. Address - R.F.D. #1 Jefferson City (Jefferson) Tennessee 3. Telephone - Tom Wallace 4. Age - 29 5. Place of birth - Jefferson County 6. Country of Citizenship - U.S.A. 7. Person who knows your address - Mrs. Alma Slaton Ailey 8. Relationship of that person - wife 9. Address of that person - R.F.D. #1 Jefferson City (Jefferson) Tenn. 10. Employer - T.V.A. Cherokee Dam 11. Place of employment - Jeffeson City (Jefferson), Tenn. (signed) Arville R. Ailey ----- Race - White Height - 5' 9.5" Weight - 140 lb. Eyes - brown Hair - brown Complexion - Dark (signed) Gladys Crawfod, Resistar. Date of registration - October 16, 1940 Selective Service Board, Jefferson County, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee.4 |
| Military Enlistment |  Name: Arvel Ailey Birth Year: 1910 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Tennessee State of Residence: Tennessee County or City: Jefferson Enlistment Date: 13 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: Grammar school Marital Status: Single, with dependents; Height: 72; Weight: 152.10 |
| 1950 Census |  Head of household Enumeration District 45-14, Dist. 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1950 Sheet 073, dwelling number 299 Ailey Arville R. 39, head, male, married, white, farmer, born in TN, worked 60 hours Alma G. 40, wife, female, married, white, born TN Robert E. 20, son, male, single, white, farmer, born TN, worked 60 hours Everett D. 15, son, male, single, white, born TN.11 |
| Death | 1 May 1990; Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, age 79.2,12 |
| Burial | 3 May 1990; Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee.13,2 |
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| Burial GPS |  |
| Obituary |  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.2 |
| Narrative |  Alma, second child of Porter and Minnie Cox Slaton, married Orville Ailey from over around the Muddy Creek Valley. He is a great guy and I like him. It was amusing when I told about the incident at one of our reunions what happened to my brother Ralph. He was teaching school in this area, and a group of folks were going to scalp him because he had whipped one of their daughters. I have told of this incident in comments on my brother and will just say here that Orville Ailey is a close relative of those that were about to scalp my brother. I laughingly say I want no part of him because he belongs to the scalping group and he gets a big kick out of it.3 |
Citations
- [S3126] Birth Certificate: Ailey, Arville Randolph; Jefferson County, Tennessee; 1911; certificate 102288.
Jefferson County Vital Records, Birth Certificate 102288.
Report made by S. R. Moore
Enumerator of the ______ School District of Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Name of Child: Arville Randolph Ailey
Date of Birth: January 10, 1911
Sex: male, Color: white
Place of Birth: Sixth District
Name of Father: Henry Houston Ailey
Place of His Birth: Pleasant Hill
Father's Occupation: Farmer
Name of Mother: Mary Carey
Place of Her Birth: Pleasant Hill
Name of Physician: French
Date Recorded: Aug 12 1911, W. D. Hill, County Court Clerk.
- [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.
- [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
- [S3150] Military Draft Registration: Ailey, Arville Randolph, WWII, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 October 1940, www.ancestry.com (U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947), viewed 22 February 2023.
Serial Number: 1263, Order Number: 1546
1. Name - Arville Randolph Ailey
2. Address - R.F.D. #1 Jefferson City (Jefferson) Tennessee
3. Telephone - Tom Wallace
4. Age - 29
5. Place of birth - Jefferson County
6. Country of Citizenship - U.S.A.
7. Person who knows your address - Mrs. Alma Slaton Ailey
8. Relationship of that person - wife
9. Address of that person - R.F.D. #1 Jefferson City (Jefferson) Tenn.
10. Employer - T.V.A. Cherokee Dam
11. Place of employment - Jeffeson City (Jefferson), Tenn.
(signed) Arville R. Ailey
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Race - White
Height - 5' 9.5"
Weight - 140 lb.
Eyes - brown
Hair - brown
Complexion - Dark
(signed) Gladys Crawfod, Resistar.
Date of registration - October 16, 1940
Selective Service Board, Jefferson County, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee
- [S3128] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 77, Dist. 8, page 160a, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 4 February 2023.
Enumeration District 77, Dist. 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Jan 1920
page 160a, dwelling number 202, family number 202
Ailey Henry 34 head m m w farm laborer TN TN TN
Mollie 32 wife f m w TN TN TN
Jannie 17 dau f s w TN TN TN
Arabell 15 dau f s w TN TN TN
Ida 13 dau f s w TN TN TN
William 11 son m s w TN TN TN
Arville 9 son m s w TN TN TN
Vincent 6 son m s w TN TN TN
Charles 2 son m s w TN TN TN
- [S2810] Marriage Record: Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1929; Book 9, page 248; Ailey, Arville and Alma Slaton, ancestry.com, viewed 30 July 2020.
Marriage book Vol. 9 (1927-1930), page 248. State of Tennessee, Jefferson County.
Know all Men, That we, Arville Ailey, of said County and State of Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind our heirs, executors, and administrators, and each and every one of us and them, both jointly and severally by these presents. The Condition of the above Obligation is Such: That whereas, Arville Ailey, age 18, hath prayed and obtained a License to marry Alma Slaton, age 19; Now, if there shall not hereafter appear any lawful cause why the said Arville Ailey and Alma Slaton should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony as husband and wife, this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness our hands and seals, this 17 day of Feby, 1929. (signed) Arville Ailey, Frank M. Swann. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within parties on the 17 day of Feby, 1929. R. H. Thames.
- [S3149] Obituary: Ailey, Mrs. Arville "Alma"; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 13 September 1987, page B2, viewed at newspapers.com on 21 February 2023.
Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 13 Sep 1987, page B2.
Ailey, Mrs. Arville (Alma) - age 78, of Jefferson City, passed away 11:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 1987, at Knoxville Convalescent Center after an extended illness. Member of Mansfield Gap Baptist Church. Survivors: husband, Arville Alley; sons. Robert E. and Denver Ailey, all of Jefferson City; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Eula Burchett of Indiana. Mrs. Unice (sic) Franklin and Mrs. Loretta Bull, both of Dandridge; brothers, Alger Slaton, Dandridge, Ralph Slaton, Jefferson City, John Slaton of Illinois, William Slaton of California; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 2 p.m. Monday, Farrar Chapel, Rev. Chester Cochran and Rev. William Bradley officiating. Interment Jefferson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Farrar Funeral Home, Jefferson City.
- [S2795] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, page 88a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 April 2020.
Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1930
page 88a, Nichols Ferry Pike, dwelling number 168, family number 173
Ailey Henry H. 48 head m m@19 w farmer TN TN TN
Mellva M. 42 wife f m@14 w TN TN TN
William H. 21 son m s w farm laborer TN TN TN
Vinson J. 17 son m s w TN TN TN
Charles R. 13 son m s w TN TN TN
Rachel A. 8 dau f s w TN TN TN
Arvil R. 19 son m m w farm laborer TN TN TN
Alma G. 20 dauL f m w TN TN TN
Robert E. 4/12 Gson m s w TN TN TN
- [S2794] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9,Enumeration District 45-17, page 243b, sheet 6b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 22 April 2020.
Enumeration District 45-17, Talbott, Dist. 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1940
page 243b, Sheet 6b, dwelling number 103, Chuckey Pine, owns property worth $1000
Ailey Arvel 29 head m m w farmer 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $0 income
Alma G. 30 wife f m w school not listed, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Robert 10 son m s w 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Denver 5 don m s w 0 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
- [S2793] Military Enlistment: Arvel Ailey, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, 13 October 1942, ancestry.com.
Name: Arvel Ailey
Birth Year: 1910
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
State of Residence: Tennessee
County or City: Jefferson
Enlistment Date: 13 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: Grammar school
Marital Status: Single, with dependents; Height: 72; Weight: 152.
- [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
- [S3125] U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI): Ailey, Arville R.; viewed at myheritage.com on 21 January 2023.
In U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Arville R Ailey
Gender: Male
Birth: Jan 10 1911
Death: May 1 1990
Last residence: Jefferson City, Tennessee 37760, USA
SSN issuing state: Tennessee
- [S3129] Grave marker: Arville R. Ailey; Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; photographed 13 February 2023 by Jerry Bryan.
Arville R. Ailey, 1911-1990, same marker as Alma G. Ailey.
- [S3135] GPS for Ailey, Arville: 36.137248, -83.455454, recorded 13 February 2023 by Jerry Bryan.
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