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     Melvin Wesley Slade was born on September 11, 1953 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas. He was the son of J. P. Slade and Fleta Estelle Savage. Melvin died on August 16, 1980 in Sanger, Denton County, Texas, at age 26 in an auto accident. He was buried in Brock, Parker County, Texas.

     Mildred Slade was born on September 12, 1919 and died as an infant.¹ She was the daughter of James Washington Slade and Maude Magdalene Dickson.

     Missouri Annette Slade went by Nettie. She was born on September 28, 1895 in Marion County, Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Thomas Slade and Eliza Davis.
     Missouri married Daniel Quitman Slade, son of Samuel S. Slade and Arretta Davis, on December 1, 1912.² Missouri died on April 1, 1972 in Pearl River County, Mississippi, at age 76.

     Missouri Elizabeth Slade was born on February 17, 1867 in Marion County, Mississippi.² She was the daughter of Charles R. Slade and Susan Sophronia Baxter.
     Missouri married William D. Davis on February 18, 1883 in Mississippi.³ Missouri died in 1947.⁴ She was buried in Lumberton City Cemetery, Lamar County, Mississippi.⁴

     Nancy Melvine Slade was born on September 30, 1904 in Lamar County, Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of John Wyatt Slade and Mary Jane Davis.
     Nancy married Samuel Littleton in 1936.² Nancy died on May 19, 1984 at age 79.³

     Nathan Dupre Slade was known as Dupree. He was born on January 25, 1884 in Marion County, Mississippi.^1,2 He was the son of Seborn Slade and Melviny Bond.
     Nathan married first Ada Bond on May 31, 1906 in Lamar County, Mississippi.³
     Nathan married Artemisa Bond on July 24, 1910 in Mississippi.⁴ Nathan Dupre Slade was registered in the draft for World War I on September 12, 1918 in Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi.¹ Nathan died on August 28, 1952 at age 68² and was buried in Tyner Cemetery at Clear Branch Church, Lamar County, Mississippi.² NOTE: about Nathan Dupree Slade
In late December of 1943 Frances Azilene Redmond Bond died at the home of her daughter Velma LeDoux in Bogulusa, Louisiana. Nicknamed Lennie, she was the youngest daughter of the eleven children of George Washington Redmond and Ainsley Canzada Ainsworth, born in 1854, two years younger than my great-great-grandfather Jefferson Davis Redmond. Her mother died not long after and George Redmond married Martha Windham Stringer in 1860 and the family is found living near Handsboro. George Redmond, 63, is a laborer and at home are Martha, age 41, daughters Eliza Anne, 21 and Neicy, 15, son Jeff, 8 and Frances, age 6. A year later, on the eve of the Civil War, Eliza would marry Cephus Bond from Harrison county and they moved to a farm near Pass Christian.

Various records show his name as Cephus, Seaborn, Seaforth and Seaphus. He was the son of Mississippi pioneer John Bond Jr. who was a Captain in the War of 1812 and served at the Battle of New Orleans. He was also a signer of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit the intiated the removal of the Choctaws from Mississippi. Cephus's mother was John Bond's third wife Sarah Ann Terrell Largent and he was the younger brother of Andrew Jackson Bond who married Eliza Anne Redmond's older sister Elizabeth Jane in 1859. Confederate records indicate Cephus enlisted as a Confederate soldier in the first rush to war, October 8, 1861 at Pass Christian, Mississippi. As part of Company H, 3rd Mississipi Infantry "Dahlgren Guards" and served in coastal Mississippi, Louisiana and near Vicksburg. The unit was ordered northward and he was wounded and taken prisoner of war at Franklin, Tennessee on December 4, 1864. He was transferred from Franklin, Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky, and from Louisville, Kentucky to Camp Chase, Ohio. Next Cephus was transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland and released on 9 June 1865, after taking the oath of Allegiance to the United States Government. On 14 June 1865, Cephus was sent from the Provost Marshal General, Washington, D. C. to Harrison County, Mississippi. Even though records indicate that transportation was furnished for the trip to Mississippi, family legend states that the money was not provided and that Cephus walked (or rode) the entire way home. Cephus never recovered from the Civil War wounds and remained in poor health; taking his life with a shotgun in about 1906. But he was apparently reasonably vigorous in that he would father eighteen children with two wives.

Eliza Anne and Cephus would have seven children over the next 15 years and she died in 1875, possibly in childbirth with Samuel Bond, or there is a family rumor of a spider bite. In 1879, Cephus married his wife's youngest sister in Perry county, Mississippi and they settled on a farm in Columbia, Mississippi. Twenty-three-year-old Frances managed a household that included six of her nieces and nephews, as well as two of her own children ages 4 and 6 months.

Over the next twenty years, she would give birth to nine more children by Cephus. In 1900, their farm in Marion county had 63-year-old Cephus, Frances at age 46 and children, son John Preston, 18, daughters Lela, 16, Mary, 14, twins Ada, Ida, 10, Artemisia, 8, Hattie, 6, Velma 5, George, 2.

After Cephus's death in 1909, the family moved to Purvis and on the 1910 Census, 18-year-old Artemisia is still at home with sister Velma and brother George. Also residing with them is Edna Slade, 2-year-old daughter of one of Frances' twin daughters Ada, who had married Nathan Dupree Slade in 1906. Ada died in 1909, the year after Edna Lucille was born. Ada is buried in Corinth Cemetery in Lumberton Mississippi. The epitath on her stone reads, "A dear little twin of Ida Bond. Sleep on little sister and take thy rest." Younger sister Artemisia emulated her mother and married her Ada's widower in 1910. They had one child, Calvin Clennie Slade, who was born in 1923 and all three are found living on Richburg Avenue in Purvis in the 1940 Census.

The 1930 Census shows widow Frances A. Bond owning her own house worth about $500 in Purvis and no radio. Living with her is her youngest son, George Washington Bond, called "Wash", who is a public works laborer. In an interesting coincidence, she lives only 2 houses over from laundress Daisy Ratliff, who would later be defended in a notorious court case 25 years later by her grandniece Pearl Redmond's husband, my grandfather Jesse W. Shanks Sr. The 1940 Census shows daughter Hattie married Harvey Stewart and lived on Gamble Street in Purvis, where she supported their large family as a seamstress in a sewing project. Not far away on Richburg Avenue is Artie and Dupree Slade, Calvin. Ida Bond married William C. Davis and they also lived on a farm near Purvis with children Annie and Vernon. Lela Bond married John Cook and they farmed near Highway 24 in Sumrall and had children Kate, Roscoe, Rosa, Vonnie and Helen. John Preston Bond married Bessie and they farmed in Stone county. They had children Iola, Bertha, John Jr., Cleo, Ruby, Bernice and Mary Alice. Velma Bond LeDoux who was living in Louisiana at the time of her mother's death would follow her only three years later in 1946.

Frances Azzilene Redmond Bond died in December of 1943 and is buried in Coal Town Cemetery just outside Purvis, Mississippi with her husband and many of her close family nearby. Her tombstone has her birth as October of 1851, although most records show it to be three years later.

     Nathaniel Evander Slade was born on August 9, 1860 in Mississippi.² He was the son of Daniel Slade and Sarah Baxter.
     Nathaniel married Mary Francis Lott, daughter of John Lott and Emily Cook, on August 20, 1895 in Marion County, Mississippi. Nathaniel died on September 5, 1946 at age 86³ and was buried in Corinth Cemetery, Lumberton, Lamar County, Mississippi.⁴

     Nola Genevia Slade was born in 1902 in Lamar County, Mississippi.^1,2 She was the daughter of Leonard Lafayette Slade and Sally Slade.
     Nola married Tom Poole.¹ Nola died on March 23, 1947.¹ She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Lamar County, Mississippi.¹

     Olivia Octavia Slade was known as Octavia. She was born in October, 1889 in Marion County, Mississippi.^1,2 She was the daughter of Flemon Slade and Ophellia Stogner.
     Olivia married Grover Cleveland Simmons on December 30, 1905 in Mississippi.³ Their children were Lyne, Katherine Zee, and John Cole Simmons.⁴ Olivia died on October 21, 1952 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.⁴

     Olga Marie Slade was born on April 27, 1915 in Lamar County, Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Esquire Slade and Eunice Gertrude Mahone.
     Olga married Toxie Graham.^2,1 Olga died on December 8, 2008 at age 93.¹ She was buried in Boone Cemetery, Lamar County, Mississippi.¹

     Oliver Lee Slade was born on January 7, 1898 in Mississippi.^1,2 He was the son of Rodolphus Slade and Minnie Melissa Bounds. Oliver Lee Slade was living in October, 1958 in Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California; when his mother died.³ He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, Los Angeles County, California.⁴

At the Find-a-grave website there is a memorial to a Oliver Lee Slade at the Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, California. No dates nor tombstone is indicated. At the same website & cemetery, there is also a memorial to Ella Christine Cummings, with no dates. Possibly the wife of Oliver?⁴

     Oscar Batson Slade was born on April 22, 1898 in Hillsdale, Pearl River County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of Seborn Slade and Victoria S. Saucier. Oscar Batson Slade was registered in the draft for World War I on September 12, 1918 in Pearl River County, Mississippi, medium heighth and build, dark brown eyes and black hair. He was a lumber marker for Southern Lumber Company, Hillsdale, Mississippi.¹
     Oscar married Josie Singleton on September 25, 1948.² Oscar died in April, 1977 in Poplarville, Pearl River County, Mississippi, last address of record.³

     Oscar Elmer Slade was born on May 20, 1892 in Poplarville, Pearl River County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of Rodolphus Slade and Minnie Melissa Bounds. Oscar Elmer Slade was registered in the draft for World War I on June 5, 1917 in Epley, Lamar County, Mississippi, medium heighth and build, dark brown eyes and black hair. He worked for a saw mill company in Epley, Mississippi.²
     Oscar married Eunice Starr, daughter of Henry Starr, circa 1924. Oscar Elmer Slade was living in October, 1958 in Meridian, Mississippi; when his mother died.³ Oscar died in April, 1971 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, at age 78.⁴

     ¹ Oscar Franklin Slade was born on November 25, 1895 in Pike County, Mississippi.^2,1 He was the son of Jesse Byron Slade and Mary Ellen Duncan.²
     Oscar married Maysel Lylia Patten.² Oscar died on May 4, 1968 at age 72.² He was buried in Bonnie Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Washington Parish, Louisiana.²

     Paul Rex Slade was born in May, 1913 in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana.^1,2 He was the son of Charles Slade Jr. and Nellie Collum.
     Paul married Pauline B. [?]³ Paul died on June 18, 1982 in Hinds County, Mississippi, at age 69.^2,4 He was buried in Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi.⁴

     Peggy Joan Slade was born on December 9, 1935 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.¹ She was the daughter of Elmer Slade and Anna K. Paige. Peggy died on February 28, 2010 at age 74.² She was buried in Ponemah Cemetery, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana.² Her obituary read as follows:

      Daily News, The (Bogalusa, LA) - Saturday, March 6, 2010
Deceased Name: Peggy Joan Slade Seals
Peggy Joan Slade Seals, 74, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 at Resthaven Living Center. She was a retired registered nurse and a lifelong resident of Bogalusa.

She is survived by her two sons: Steven E. Seals and E. Douglas Seals, both of Bogalusa; four grandchildren: Amanda Starns, Maggie Seals, Steven Elmer Seals and Anna-Ruth Seals; two great-grandchildren: Nathan and Matthew Starns.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Ruth Slade Smith; her mother, Anna Paige Slade; and her father, Elmer Slade.A graveside service will be held Monday, March 8 at 3 p.m. at Ponemah Cemetery, with Rev. Phil Stagg officiating.³