James Lewis Slayton^[1]

1876 - 1956  (80 years)

• Name	James Lewis Slayton
  Born	20 Jun 1876	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	18 Apr 1910–19 Apr 1910	Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [3]
  	Address: Ward 1
  Military	12 Sep 1917	Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  	He listed his mother Martha E. Slayton as his nearest relative.
  Census	15 Apr 1930	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [4]
  	Address: Dan River District
  _UID	CFC3A3D5B4014A36A18422C43EDD517B314D
  Died	27 Aug 1956	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I4650	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	3 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   [5]
  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 1	Lettie Bess Walton,   d. Yes, date unknown  [6, 7]
  Married	Abt 1894
  	The marriage date is based on the years married given in the 1910 census.
  Children	1. Eugene Gordon Slayton,   b. Abt 1897, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 11 Oct 1929, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 32 years)   2. Martha E. Slayton,   b. Abt 1895, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lewis C. Slayton,   b. Abt 1901, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jessie M. Slayton,   b. Abt 1907, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth Slayton,   b. Abt 1910, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F1426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Laura E. Jones,   b. 17 Sep 1900, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Dec 1962, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina  (Age 62 years)
  Married	Abt 1917
  Children	1. Lloyd Everett Slayton,   b. 25 May 1917,   d. 20 Oct 1969, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 52 years)   2. John J. Slayton
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F1427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Lewis Slayton lived most of his life in Pittsylvania County except for fifteen years spent farming in Canada.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Newspaper, The Danville Bee, J. L. Slayton Rites Conducted Tomorrow; 29 August 1956; p. 3. [S39] Find A Grave Headstones, James L. Slayton; 132115992; Highland Burial Park; Danville, Virginia; 1 Jan 2015 (Reliability: 2). [S82] Danville, Virginia, 1910 U.S Census, 16; Ward 1; 6A; 1 January 2015; 103; 118; Lewis Slayton. Lewis Slayton-head-M-34-Virginia Lettie B-wife-F-34-Virginia-none Martha E-daughter-F-15-Virginia-none Gordon E-son-M-12-Virginia-none Lewis C-son-M-9-Virginia-none Jessie M-daughter-F-3-Virginia-none Elizabeth-daughter-F-0-Virginia-none No occupation was listed for Lewis. Lewis and Lettie had been married for 16 years. They had 6 children, of which 5 were still living. [S55] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1930 U.S. Census, 13; Dan River District; 10B; 3 January 2014; 185; 188; James L. Slayton (Reliability: 3). James L. Slayton-head-M-53-Virginia-farmer Laura E.-wife-F-30-North Carolina-none Lloyd E.-son-M-12-North Carolina-none John J.-son-M-6-North Carolina The census indicates that James Slayton was 17 at the time of his first marriage and Laura Jones was 19 at the time of her first marriage. [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 [S82] Danville, Virginia, 1910 U.S Census, 16; Ward 1; 6A; 1 January 2015; 103; 118; Lewis Slayton. Lewis Slayton-head-M-34-Virginia Lettie B-wife-F-34-Virginia-none Martha E-daughter-F-15-Virginia-none Gordon E-son-M-12-Virginia-none Lewis C-son-M-9-Virginia-none Jessie M-daughter-F-3-Virginia-none Elizabeth-daughter-F-0-Virginia-none No occupation was listed for Lewis. Lewis and Lettie had been married for 16 years. they had 6 children, of which 5 were still living. [S38] North Carolina, Death Certificates (Ancestry), Eugene Gordon Slayton; 421; 1929 (Reliability: 3).