George Slaton (1889 - 1928)

Born 1889 in Tennessee, United States

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Died 22 Jul 1928 at about age 39 in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, United States

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Biography

George was likely born in Monroe County, Tennessee, as his father's family was in Monroe County, Tennessee in 1900, not yet relocated to Georgia. His younger sister Lillie Mae stated in interviews with Clinton Slayton that she was just a little girl when the family relocated to Georgia: she is aged about 6 in their first Georgia census, ^[1] and that her younger brother Wm Hampton was the first born in Georgia.

George might have married Dona Wadkins, ^{[citation needed]} This is unverifed and no wife is mentioned in death notice below.

George Slaton. 40, section foreman on the N. C. St. L railroad, was found dead near the double track about four miles south of Dalton Sunday morning. It seems from the evidence at the inquest that he was knocked off the track of the Southern railroad by south bound train. It is supposed that Mr. Slaton stepped off the N. C. St. L. track to avoid the coming train and failed to notice the train on the other track. Mr. Slaton was buried Monday at 3 o'clock at Hill City Georgia. Mr. Slaton's brother, John Slaton was the first Whitfield county boy to be killed in action in the World war. ^[2]

Burial place is confirmed.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLGM-3W6 : accessed 24 November 2020), Lillie M in household of Stephen A Slaten, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 156, sheet 3A, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 220; FHL microfilm 1,374,233.
2. ↑ "DALTON SECTION MAN FOUND DEAD ON TRACK", Calhoun [Georgia] Times, July 26 1928.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 November 2020), memorial page for George Slaton (1889–22 Jul 1928), Find a Grave Memorial no. 153511668, citing Hill City Baptist Church Cemetery, Hill City, Gordon County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Clinton Slayton (contributor 46632769) .

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• Interviews between Clinton Slayton and Lillie Mae Boyd in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, ninth of eleven issue by Stephen and Mary. Lillie kindly shared all family photos.