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     Charles "Bill" Slade was born on August 4, 1929 in Fulton County, Arkansas.^1,2 He was the son of Arthur Huston Slade and Ruth Elizabeth Brown.¹ Charles died on March 13, 1973 at age 43^3,2 and was buried in Mount Calm Cemetery, Viola, Fulton County, Arkansas.²

     Emily Smith was born circa 1832 in New York.²
     Emily married Sherrill Lewis Slade, son of James Slade and Samantha Ford, on February 6, 1850.^2,1

     Hamilton Ford Slade was born in December, 1837 in Davenport, Delaware County, New York.^2,3 He was the son of James Slade and Samantha Ford.¹
     Hamilton married Lucy A. Michael on December 12, 1865.⁴

     Eunice R. Saunders was born on October 22, 1827 in New York.^1,2
     Eunice married Sherman Winslow Slade, son of James Slade and Samantha Ford.¹ Eunice died on November 21, 1852 at age 25² and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oneonta, Otsego County, New York.³

     Sarah Ann Michaels was born in May, 1834 in New York.³ She was the daughter of John Michael and Almira Fairchild.⁴
     Sarah married Sherman Winslow Slade, son of James Slade and Samantha Ford, on March 23, 1853.⁵ Sarah died on March 10, 1909 at age 74.⁴

     Sherman Winslow Slade was born on June 22, 1824 in Delaware County, New York.² He was the son of James Slade and Samantha Ford.³
     Sherman married first Eunice R. Saunders.⁴
     Sherman married second Sarah Ann Michaels, daughter of John Michael and Almira Fairchild, on March 23, 1853.³ Sherman died on August 24, 1900 at age 76.² He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oneonta, Otsego County, New York.¹

     Arthur Hunkerford Slade was born on December 15, 1873 in Orange County, New York.¹ He was the son of Aaron Slade and Antoinette Daly.^2,3
     Arthur married Mary L. Masten.⁴ Arthur Hunkerford Slade was registered for the military draft in World War I on September 12, 1918 in Port Jarvis, Orange County, New York.¹ Arthur died in 1931⁵ and was buried in Chemung Village Cemetery, Chemung, Chemung County, New York.⁵

     John Michael Slade was born on October 28, 1855 in Otsego County, New York.^2,1 He was the son of Sherman Winslow Slade and Sarah Ann Michaels.³
     John married Josephine Doolittle.^2,1 John died in 1926 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oneonta, Otsego County, New York.⁴

     Jennie L. Slade was born on December 1, 1862 in New York.² She was the daughter of Sherman Winslow Slade and Sarah Ann Michaels.³
     Jennie married VanBuren Pruyn on December 18, 1883.⁴

     Egbert Chauncey Slade was born in January, 1871 in Otsego County, New York.^2,3 He was the son of Sherman Winslow Slade and Sarah Ann Michaels.^4,5
     Egbert married Mollie Bligh on September 4, 1894 in Oneonta, Otsego County, New York.⁶ Egbert died on June 28, 1945 at age 74¹ and was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California.⁷

     Luman Reed Slade was New Tag in November, 1820 in New York.² He was born on November 20, 1821 in Meredith, Delaware County, New York.³ He was the son of James Slade and Samantha Ford.⁴
     Luman married Aurora Pomeroy Booth on September 15, 1844.⁵ After the death of his wife Roxa in 1892, Luman went to live with his daughter Ella in Herington, Kansas.³ About 1907, he went to live with his son, Sherman in Hartford Co, Connecticut.³ Luman died on January 1, 1910 in Hartford County, Connecticut, at age 88⁵ and was buried in Westfield East Cemetery, Marquette County, Wisconsin.⁶

      went by Roxy.^2,3 Aurora Pomeroy Booth was born circa 1825 in Davenport, Delaware County, New York.^2,4
     Aurora married Luman Reed Slade, son of James Slade and Samantha Ford, on September 15, 1844.³ Aurora died on September 26, 1892 in Princeton, Green Lake County, Wisconsin,⁴ and was buried in Westfield East Cemetery, Marquette County, Wisconsin.⁵

     Mary Samantha Slade was born on May 30, 1846 in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.^1,3,2 She was the daughter of Luman Reed Slade and Aurora Pomeroy Booth.¹
     Mary married George John Reid, son of Robert Anderson Reid and Mary Stewart, on October 13, 1867 in Oxford, Marinette County, Wisconsin.^4,3,5,2 Mary & George Reid had no children.² Mary died on March 18, 1936 at age 89.³ She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Independence, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.³

     Sylvester Ford was born on November 8, 1770 in Austerlitz, Columbia County, New York.² Sylvester was the second son of Colonel Jacob Ford and Abigail (Curtis) Ford, and one of ten children. He moved to Albany County in 1791, settling in Westerlo, on a farm bought by his father. The place was called "Ford's Corners," a name which it still retains.^1,3
     Sylvester married Lydia Olmstead Reed, daughter of Eliakim Reed and Rebecca Fitch, on November 17, 1791.³
     Sylvester Ford was one of the substantial men of his time, being a Member of Assembly in 1815, and Supervisor from the town of Westerlo in 1820. He assisted in establishing the Masonic Lodge at Chesterville and was one of its charter members. He was a member and trustee of the Baptist Society of Westerlo.
     In 1837, with his wife, he removed to Oneonta and purchased the property at the corner of Main and Fairview Streets, whicfh was thereafter their home.³ Sylvester died on January 20, 1846 in Otsego County, New York, at age 75.³ He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oneonta, Otsego County, New York.²

     Jesse Edwin Slade Jr. was born on May 31, 1933 in Wayne County, Michigan.¹ He was the son of Jesse Edwin Slade and Virginia M. Volz.¹
     Jesse married Flora Ann Lane, daughter of Ario Lane and Mary Edna Winters, on September 1, 1956.² Jesse died on December 9, 2012 in Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, at age 79.^1,3 He was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.^2,4,5 His obituary read as follows:

      Jesse E. Slade, 79, a former resident of Deltona, died Dec. 9, 2012. A funeral with military honors was held Dec. 21 at Unitarian Universalist Church in Salem, Ore. He will be privately interred at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Ore.

Mr. Slade worked for Siemens.
West Volusia Beacon, The (DeLand, FL) - Monday, December 24, 2012.⁴

     Flora Ann Lane was born on May 24, 1939 in Cave in Rock, Illinois.^2,3 She was the daughter of Ario Lane and Mary Edna Winters.⁴
     Flora married Jesse Edwin Slade Jr., son of Jesse Edwin Slade and Virginia M. Volz, on September 1, 1956.¹ Flora died on November 10, 1997 in Volusia County, Florida, at age 58.^2,5 Her obituary read as follows:

      Mrs Jesse E Slade, 59, Galveston Avenue, Deltona, died Monday, Nov. 10. Mrs. Slade was a homemaker. Born in Cave In Rock, Ill., she moved to Central Florida in 1986. She was Baptist. Survivors: husband, Jesse E; son, Jesse E. III, Coolidge, Ariz; daughters, Edna M., Deltona, Debra A., Salem, Ore; brother, Donald Lane, Cave In Rock; sisters, Faye Cowsert, Cave In Rock, Opal Websger, Mary Bell, Velma Jenkins, all of Coolidge, Florence Eavender, Randolph, Ariz., Lorene Lasley, Elizabethtown, Ill; three grandchildren. Stephen R. Baldauff Funeral Home, Deltona.
Orlando Sentinel, The (FL) - Tuesday, November 11, 1997⁵ and was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.²

     Edward Melville Slade was born on September 27, 1849 in Trenton, Pierce County, Wisconsin.^1,2 He was the son of Luman Reed Slade and Aurora Pomeroy Booth.¹
     Edward married Alma Neale on January 4, 1876 in Portage County, Wisconsin.^2,3