Person Sheet


Name Clifton Hopkins Slaton
Birth 22 Nov 1846, Hopkins County, Kentucky
Death 1 Feb 1901
Father Arthur Walker Slaton (1809-1901)
Mother Mary "Polly" Lee O'Bryan (1824-1908)
Spouses
1 Cynthia Ann Scott
Marriage 21 Oct 1879, Hopkins Co., Kentucky
Children Vivian (1883-)
Clifton (1886-)
Chester (1881-)
2 Armina F. Henry
Death May 1871
Father Isaac Henry
Mother Martha A. Foxwell
Marriage 6 Nov 1867, Hopkins Co., Kentucky
Children Annie (1869-)
Martha A.
Notes for Clifton Hopkins Slaton
Census 1850 Hopkins Co., Kentucky
365 365 Slaton Arthur W. 40 M Farmer Kentucky
Polly 26 F Kentucky
Joseph B. 8 M Kentucky
Elizabeth 6 F Kentucky
Clifton H. 4 M Kentucky
James R. 2 M Kentucky
Susan E. 4/12 F Kentucky
William Kington 21 Farmer Kentucky
Nancy Slaton 70 F Virginia

Census 1860 Hopkins Co., Kentucky
1491 1496 AW Saton 49 M Farmer 1100 1500 Kentucky
Mary L. 36 F Ky
Joseph B. 18 M Farm laborer Ky
ER 15 F KY
Clifton H. 13 M Ky
Jas R. 11 M Ky
Susan E. 10 F K
EC 7 M Ky
Emily G. 6 F Ky
BA 4 M Ky
Mary W. 3 F Ky
Martha F 1 F Ky
1492 1497 Thos M. Slaton 41 M Farmer 700 1000 KY
Francis 30 F Ky
James T. 13 M Ky
EA 11 F Ky
Virgil M. 8 M Ky
Mary C. 6 F Ky
Irene L. 3 F Ky
Sarah N. F Ky

Census 1880 Madisonville, Hopkins Co., Kentucky
12 12 Slaton CH WM 33 father 1 saddlery Ky Ky Ky
Annie WF 27 wife 1 keeps house Ky Ky KY
Martha A WF 12 1 at home Ky Ky KY
Oliver DM MW 50 1 saddler Ky Va Va

Mercer Co., North Dakota BLM records83
Slaton, Clifton H 05 145 N 084 W 032 160 251101 PA 3051 2/11/1895


Clifton H. Slaton was employed on his father's farm until 20 year old, when he bought wild land near the old homestead & conducted a farm for 4 years. He was then employed at various pursuits for about 7 years. Spring of 1876 he came to Madisonville, where he was employed as salesman in dry goods store for 18 months. Then he became partner in wholesale & retail saddlery and harness business with Bourland & Slaton of Madisonville for 9 months. Then he was in the grocery trade at the same place, until March 1881, when he sold out & again farmed until Feb. 1884. Then he returned to Madisonville and grocery business again in comany with W.H. Jernigan under name of Jernigan & Slaton. In 1864 he enlisted in Company H, Twenty-First Volunteer Infantry, Kentucky, United States Service and served until the close of the war. He married in Oct. 1866 to Armina F. Henry, native of Webster Co. They had 2 children, only one living - Martha A. Slaton. Mrs. Armina Slaton died May 1871. She was a member of General Baptist Church. Mr. Slaton remarried Cynthia A. Scott, of Grayson County and they had 2 children, a boy and girl. Mr. Slaton is member of the Baptist Church and Mrs. Slaton is member of the Christian Church. He is also member of Masonic fraternity and is a Republican. 111
Last Modified 25 Apr 2007 Created 24 Apr 2016 using Reunion for Macintosh

Contents * Index * Surnames * Contact * Web Family Card
Questions or corrections please contact loanda<at>slaton.org