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     James Sidney Ward was known as Sidney. He was born on July 20, 1890 in Louisiana.¹
     James married Minnie Odessa Slade, daughter of James Jethro Slade and Lucy Ann Montgomery, on December 19, 1917.² James died on September 22, 1926 at age 36.¹ He was buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Union Parish, Louisiana.¹

     Taylor H Alford Jr. was born on October 20, 1916 in Louisiana.¹
     Taylor married Lula Mae Slade, daughter of Oral Bryan Slade and Allie Griffin, on August 1, 1935.¹ Taylor died on April 15, 1961 at age 44.¹

     David Webb was born on August 28, 1894 in Laran, Union Parish, Louisiana.¹
     David married Lula Pearl Slade, daughter of James Jethro Slade and Lucy Ann Montgomery, on December 3, 1916 in Truxno, Union Parish, Louisiana.² David died on May 18, 1975 in Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, at age 80.¹ He was buried in Laran Cemetery, Union Parish, Louisiana.¹

     Mary Ivor Garrick went by Ivor. She was born on August 13, 1895 in Pike County, Georgia.¹
     Mary married Thomas Jefferson Slade Jr., son of Thomas Jefferson Slade and Nancy J Storey, in Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia.¹ Mary died on October 27, 1961 in Thomaston, Georgia, at age 66.¹ She was buried in Southview Cemetery, Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia.¹

     Thomas Jefferson Slade III was born on August 15, 1919 in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia.¹ He was the son of Thomas Jefferson Slade Jr. and Mary Ivor Garrick.¹
     Thomas married Christina Ann Kearse, daughter of Hugh Thompson Kearse and Bessie Barrow Calhoun, on July 21, 1948 in Leesburg, Lee County, Georgia,^1,2, the daughter of Hugh and Bessie Calhoun Kearse.³ After retirement, about 1997, Jeff and Ann relocated Kathleen, Georgia to be near their daughter.³ Thomas died on October 22, 2009 at age 90⁴ and was buried in Southview Cemetery, Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia.⁴

His obituary, published in the Macon Telegraph read:
     Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Slade III, 90, formerly of Thomaston, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2009. Born in Griffin in 1919 to Ivor Garrick Slade and Thomas Jefferson Slade, Jr., Jeff attended Robert E. Lee Institute where he was active in ROTC. He furthered his education at West Georgia College in Carrollton and the Draughon School of Commerce in Atlanta. He enlisted in the army on February 18, 1941, served in the infantry from 1941-1945, and participated in campaigns in Africa, the Middle East, Sicily, and Italy. He was awarded the Bronze Arrowhead, the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Service Medal, the American Theater Service Medal, three Bronze Star Medals, the American Defense Service Medal, and the Purple Heart. After being discharged from the army in 1946, Major Slade returned to his hometown of Thomaston and served as company commander of the Thomaston unit of the National Guard. Mr. Slade joined Thomaston Mills in February 1946 and held various management positions until his retirement as Vice President of Raw Materials and Purchases in 1987. Jeff and his wife Ann lived in Thomaston for fifty years before moving to Kathleen. Mr. Slade was a member of the Perry United Methodist Church and the Howell Cobb Sunday School Class. His memory will forever be treasured by his loving wife of sixty-one years, Ann Slade of Kathleen; daughter and son-in-law, Christy and Jeff George of Perry; grandchildren Ashley McConnell (Brad) of Perry and Keri George of Valdosta; one great- grandson Slade McConnell; brother, James Milton Slade (Madge) of Savannah, and niece Susanne Slade Mock (Billy) of Savannah. Graveside service will be held at 4P.M. on Sunday, October 25, 2009 in South View Cemetery in Thomaston, with Reverend Roland Fall officiating.⁴