Edward Wister Slayton

1886 - 1911  (25 years)

• Name	Edward Wister Slayton
  Born	22 Feb 1886	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	29 Apr 1910	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [2]
  	Address: Dan River District
  _UID	613E3648C214432FACC311C69C2C18C55069
  Died	10 Nov 1911	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [1, 3]
  	He was accidentally shot and killed by his friend Ocris Motley while hunting. He is buried in the Bennett-Lewis cemetery on the land formerly owned by his grandfather Jesse Lewis Bennett.
  Person ID	I4655	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	James Thomas Slayton,   b. 18 Dec 1850,   d. 12 Jan 1937, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Martha E. Bennett,   b. 2 Aug 1848, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 15 Oct 1918, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age 70 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1874	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [4]
  Children	6 children
  1. James Lewis Slayton,   b. 20 Jun 1876, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 27 Aug 1956, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  2. Nannie Green Slayton,   b. 3 Jan 1877, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  3. William T. Slayton,   b. 3 Mar 1881, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 29 Mar 1881, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  4. John Joseph Slayton,   b. 12 Feb 1882, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 13 Nov 1916, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  5. Sarah Elizabeth Slayton,   b. 10 Sep 1883, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 12 Jun 1962, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  6. Edward Wister Slayton,   b. 22 Feb 1886, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Nov 1911, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  Family ID	F1422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Blankenship
  Children	1. James Wister Slayton,   b. 17 Nov 1911, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 17 Nov 1911, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F1423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S63] Cemetery, Bennett-Lewis, Edward Wister Slayton; transcribed by David E. Bennett (Reliability: 2). Edward Wister Slayton, son of J.T. & M.E. Feb 22, 1886-Nov 10, 1911 [S56] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1910 U.S. Census, 97; Dan River District; 11B; 3 January 2014; 216; 216; James T. Slayton (Reliability: 3). James T. Slayton-head-M-59-Virginia-farmer Martha E.-wife-F-Virginia-62-none Edward W.-son-M-24-Virginia-laborer [S27] Bennett Family of Southern Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 101. [S266] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (Ancestry), Jas. T. Slayton; 9 Nov 1919; Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; 15 September 2019; FHL Film 0031988 (Reliability: 2). Name: Jas. T. Slayton Gender: Male Marital status: Widowed Race: White Age: 68 Birth Date: 1851 Birth Place: Pitts Co., VA. Marriage Date: 9 Nov 1919 Marriage Place: Danville, VA. Father: James Slayton Mother: Polly Slayton Spouse: Amanda Kedson FHL Film Number: 888941 Reference ID: pg 178 No. 485