Herman Kell Slatton (1899 - 1978)

Born 8 Nov 1899 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

This profile is part of the Slaton Name Study.

Herman was born in 1899. He was the son of James Slatton.

He married Vesta Lee Sanders, Dec 27, 1922 in Warren County, Tennesee. ^[1]

This couple had four children: John Lewis, Henley Kell, Earl Frank and Paul Sanders Slatton.

He was listed as "house carpenter" in 1930 census, after he had moved to Alabama.

He passed away in 1978. ^[2]

Research Notes

Eventually, Herman became a construction foreman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.

His middle given might have been originally Krell, this is a family story. Subsequent generations show Kell as middle given, and Herman is buried under a stone carved Kell.^[2]

The 1900 census names him as "Sampson" because he was a new-born, not yet named, and apparently a strong and stout baby, so one of his aunts allegedly gave his name as "Sampson."^[3]

Interviews with descendants of Herman Kell Slatton who were en route from Alabama to McMinnville, Tennessee in the 1990s, stated that several of this family had moved to north Alabama for wmployment, and they were returning from those locations with some older members of the family who wanted to revisit graves and other locations along the Alabama-Tennessee border. This interview was conducted by Clinton Slayton at a Cracker Barrel restaurant along US 59, after hearing their "Slatton party" called to a table.

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHQ-XM3M : Sat Mar 09 07:35:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Herman Slatton and Vesta Sanders, 27 Dec 1922.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146513308/herman_kell-slatton: accessed March 21, 2024), memorial page for Herman Kell Slatton (8 Nov 1899–31 Mar 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146513308, citing Webb Cemetery, Dibrell, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by J Veach (contributor 48406161).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZN-3FT : accessed 4 January 2022), James H Slatton, Civil District 1 (excl. McMinnville town), Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 136, sheet 20B, family 407, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,603.

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3J2Z-36Z : Tue Mar 19 19:36:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Hermin Slatton, sheet 5A, amilton, Marion, Alabama.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1LG-DCG : 5 January 2021), Herman Slatton, Election Precinct 16 Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17-35, sheet 4B, line 68, family 92, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 17.

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F72-FYR1 : Wed Oct 04 03:33:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Herman K Slatton and Vesta L Slatton, page 1, Precinct 5, Saint Florian, Lauderdale, Alabama.