Earnest Slight (abt. 1879 - 1922)

Born about 1879 in Marion, Hamilton, Florida, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 3 Dec 1922 at about age 43 in Santos, Marion, Florida, United States

Biography

Earnest Slight is a part of US Black heritage.

Earnest was born about 1879. He is the son of Porter Slight and Rosa Williams.

In 1880, at age 1, Earnest Slight is in the household of his parents, Porter and Rosa Slight in Marion, Florida.^[1]

In 1885, in the Florida state census, Irnest Slike, 7, is in the household of Porter and Rosa Slike in Marion, Florida.^[2]

In 1900, Earnest Slyke, 22, single, is a boarder in Ellenton, Manatee, Florida, United States.^[3]

Earnest Slyke, son of Porter Slyke and Rosa Williams, died on 3 Dec 1922 in Santos, Marion, Florida, United States.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZ4-W5H : Thu Oct 05 07:39:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Porter Slight and Rose Slight, 1880.
2. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1885", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJH-GQ8 : Sat Oct 07 00:51:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Porter Slike and Rosa Slike, 1885.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M36H-6GM : Thu Oct 05 10:39:50 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bryant and Mattie M Brown, 1900.
4. ↑ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPSL-RLT : Thu Nov 16 23:19:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Earnest Slyke and Porter Slyke, 3 Dec 1922.
5. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVV3-5VJ : 25 December 2014), Earnest Slyke, 1922; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number , Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.