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     Frederick Slade was baptized on July 10, 1812 in Middlesex, England; Parish of St Mary-Le-Bone, Westminster.¹ He was the son of Stephen Slade and Margaret [?].¹

     John William Slade was christened on October 21, 1874 in Abbeydore, Hereford, England.^2,1 He was the son of Francis Jonathan Slade and Mary Anne Meats.¹
     John married Adelaide Kate French on April 4, 1910 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.³ John William Slade was a Pilot Guard with Railway Company in 1911.⁴ He was a Railway man in 1939.⁵ John died on January 31, 1950 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, at age 75 at age 76.⁶

     Richard Slade was born circa 1812 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹
     Richard married Eliza [?].¹ Richard Slade was a brass finisher in 1861.¹

     Eliza [?] was born circa 1815 in Baneford, Middlesex, England.¹
     Eliza married Richard Slade.¹

     Eliza Slade was born circa 1844 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Richard Slade and Eliza [?].¹

     John Slade was born circa 1849 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ He was the son of Richard Slade and Eliza [?].¹

     Joseph Slade was born circa 1851 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ He was the son of Richard Slade and Eliza [?].¹ Joseph Slade was an umbrella frame maker in 1861.¹
     Joseph married Emma Aldridge.²

     Frances Slade was born circa 1854 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Richard Slade and Eliza [?].¹

     Samuel Slade was born circa 1856 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ He was the son of Richard Slade and Eliza [?].¹

     Richard Slade was born circa 1858 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ He was the son of Richard Slade and Eliza [?].¹

     Alfred Slade was born circa 1861 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ He was the son of Richard Slade and Eliza [?].¹

     Ernest Slade was born circa 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ He was the son of Joseph Slade and Emma Aldridge.¹

     Eloise May Timmons was born in 1910.²
     Eloise married Richard T. Slade, son of Walter Burrill Slade and Grace Elizabeth Kanall, on May 25, 1951 in Aberdeen, Gray's Harbor County, Washington.¹ Eloise died in 2005.² She was buried in Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Gray's Harbor County, Washington.²

     Lurinda Plank was born in October, 1855 in Tennessee.¹ She was the daughter of James W. Plank and Mary Jane Edwards. Lurinda Plank is listed as age 15, single, born Tennessee, living in the household of Ezekiel Boon, who was born 1825 TN, and his wife Amaliza, born 1835 KY. In 1893, Ezekiel deeded his land to Lurinda Slade. We have not been able to define the relationship of Lurinda to the Boon family.^2,3
     Lurinda married John Taylor Slade, son of Joseph H. Slade and Elizabeth M. Dumas, in 1871 in Texas; John was about 23 and Lurinda was about 16.⁴
     Lurinda's grandaughter, Mabel Hoffman Smith, recalls that Lurinda was living with her daughter, Annie E. Slade McCulloch in Corpus Christi, Texas when Lurinda became ill and died. Mabel, her sister, Selma, and their mother Mary Slade Dundas, all went to stay with them the last 3 months. Mabel thinks she was about 7 or 8 years old at that time. This would put Lurinda's death about 1906 in Corpus Christi, at age 51. Correspondence with County Clerks in nearby Counties found no record of her death. Searches for death records, obituary and burial records for Lurinda have been unsuccessful.⁵

     Dallie Mae Wilkinson was born on May 1, 1877 in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Stephen A Wilkinson and Amanda E. Donaldson. Before she was three, her family relocated to in Aurora, Wise County, Texas.²
     Dallie married Ernest Preston Slade, son of John Taylor Slade and Lurinda Plank, on December 20, 1896 in Boyd, Wise County, Texas.³ Dallie Mae Wilkinson was a witness Bessie mailed postcard to Foye with Bessie Leatha Slade on July 19, 1917 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma. Dallie Mae Wilkinson On 17 Nov 1918, Bessie sent a postcard to Dallie & Foye, stating that E.P. & Lee ate supper with them last night. on November 17, 1918 in Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma. In 1920 Dallie Slade was listed in the City Directory as the Manager of The Louise Millinery Shoppe, 16 N Robinson, Oklahoma City.⁴ She Lee D sent a Mother's day card to her from Arkansas City, Kansas on May 5, 1922 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. From 1932 to 1935, Dallie and Foye lived at 117 N.W. 32nd St.⁵ From 1936 until 1940, Dallie and Foye operated Cottonland Dress Shoppe, 911 North Walnut, Oklahoma City.⁶ Dallie died on April 18, 1965 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at age 87.⁷

     Jessie Hollis was born on September 9, 1898 in Cloud Chief, Washita County, Indian Territory.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur Oscar Hollis and Addie May Mabry.
     Jessie married Lee Dumas Slade, son of Ernest Preston Slade and Dallie Mae Wilkinson, on September 29, 1925 in Custer County, Oklahoma. Jessie was keeping a rooming house for students at Oklahoma University. Jessie died on December 11, 1987 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, at age 89.²

     Lee Dumas Slade was born on September 28, 1898 in Boyd, Wise County, Texas. He was the son of Ernest Preston Slade and Dallie Mae Wilkinson. Lee Dumas Slade mailed post card to sister Bessie on October 3, 1919 in Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas. He Lee letter to Mother about Bessie's death after February 11, 1920 in Grainola, Osage County, Oklahoma. He lived He was a cattleman in 1921 in 1022 W. 17th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.¹ He He was a salesman for the Monkey Rubber Company in 1922 in 1022 West 17th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.² On May 5, 1922, Lee mailed mother's day card from Pawhuska, OK, where he was working in cattle range with his father.
     Lee married Jessie Hollis, daughter of Arthur Oscar Hollis and Addie May Mabry, on September 29, 1925 in Custer County, Oklahoma. Lee Dumas Slade was Lee was an insurance adjuster.³ When the Great Depression began, Lee found himself out of a job. He knew that the insurance company paid customers for damaged furniture arriving on the train to Chickasha and knew the same thing would be true in Oklahoma City. Often the damage was a small scrape or a rip in upholstery that Lee knew could be easily repaired. He made a deal with the railroad to take the damaged furniture off their hands. after he repaired the furniture he put it up for sale in a corner of his mother's millinery store. it wasn't long before he and his sister Foye, opened Cottonland Furniture Store, 806 N. Hudson selling refurbished furniture .Families leaving Oklahoma would sell their furniture to him knowing they would get a fair price. Before long, he was buying families home and all their furniture. He would repair & re-upholster the furniture, paint and spruce up the homes and then sell them. His wife Jessie was a master seamstress with a fine eye for color. She would sew draperies, pillows, and anything else needed. His sister was a natural-born sales person. Together they were quite the team!³ He lived an insurance adjuster in 1935 in 8 NW 28th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.⁴ He lived in 1935 in 1205 W. Park Pl, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.⁵ He lived in 1945 in 501 NW 17th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. He was the buyer and manager of Cotton Land Furniture Company.⁶ He was a furniture store owner.⁷ Lee died on November 24, 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, at age 49.⁸

     Annie Vivian Chapman was known by Vivian. She was born on May 27, 1895 in Georgia.^1,2
     Annie married Frank Alexander Slade, son of John Edward Slade and Della Lifsey, on December 21, 1919 in Georgia.^2,1 Annie died on April 18, 1979 at age 83. She was buried in Marshallville Cemetery, Macon County, Georgia.

     Bessie Leatha Slade was born on June 17, 1899 in Boyd, Wise County, Texas.^1,2 She was the daughter of Ernest Preston Slade and Dallie Mae Wilkinson.
     Bessie married Henry Lee Dale "Bud" Campbell on December 20, 1916 in Grady County, Oklahoma.^3,4 Bud was the son of Katie and James L Campbell. Bessie Leatha Slade letter to Foye in Tuttle on January 10, 1917 in Boyd, Texas. She Bessie Post card to mother. on July 4, 1917 in Bowie, Montague County, Texas. She post card to Dallie in Tuttle on July 6, 1917 in Boyd, Texas. She Bessie mailed postcard to Foye on July 19, 1917 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma. Bessie died on February 11, 1920 in Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma, at age 20.² She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma,¹ and was buried Tuttle Times:
Mrs W.H. Campbell, daughter of R.P & Mrs D.M. Slade, died at her home south of this city Sunday and was interred in Fairview cemetery Monday. Her father, mother, brother, Lee and sister, Foye were here to attend the funeral which was held from the Baptist church.⁵

     Stephen Barr Huff was born on March 31, 1880 in Rhome, Wise County, Texas.^2,3 He was the son of Nathan Harvey Huff and Mary Lucetta Whitten.⁴
     Stephen married first Ella Sandidge Furman, daughter of Samuel Furman, circa 1903.⁵ Stephen was widowed when his wife, Ella, died on November 17, 1920.⁶
     Stephen married second Foye Wilna Slade, daughter of Ernest Preston Slade and Dallie Mae Wilkinson, on March 30, 1921 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.⁷ Steve had 4 children by his first marriage. They were Donald, Gerald, Dorothy, and Stephen, Jr, Steve's new wife Foye was only 19 when they married, not much older than his children. She became quite fond of the children and continued to correspond with them for many years after her divorce from Steve.⁸
     Stephen married third Edith Ann [?] circa 1926.⁹
     Stephen Barr Huff registered for the draft for World War II in 1942, while living in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at 2103 Park Place.¹⁰ Stephen died on December 7, 1950 at age 70 and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.^11,12

     William "Bill" Joseph Lazarus was born on August 15, 1892 in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas.¹ He was the son of Cyrus Lazarus and Ida Marx.^2,3
     William married Foye Wilna Slade, daughter of Ernest Preston Slade and Dallie Mae Wilkinson, on July 3, 1934.⁴ William was the manager of a retail shoe store.⁵ William died on August 18, 1968 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, at age 76.⁶

     Foye Wilna Slade was born on February 11, 1902 in Boyd, Wise County, Texas.¹ She was the daughter of Ernest Preston Slade and Dallie Mae Wilkinson.
     Foye married first Stephen Barr Huff, son of Nathan Harvey Huff and Mary Lucetta Whitten, on March 30, 1921 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.²
     Foye married second William "Bill" Joseph Lazarus, son of Cyrus Lazarus and Ida Marx, on July 3, 1934.³ Foye died on December 28, 1989 at age 87. She was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Foye had no children of her own.¹

     ¹² Ernest Preston Slade was born on July 31, 1872 in Young County, Texas, on his father's ranch.^3,4 He was the son of John Taylor Slade and Lurinda Plank. The eldest of seven children, he was called “Pete” by family and friends, although he always signed correspondence and documents by using just his initials, “E.P.” Slade. Pete grew up on horseback working on his father’s ranch. When he was 15, he left home to go on cattle drives into Oklahoma Territory, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. When he returned home, he and his father had an argument and they never spoke again.¹ Ernest Preston Slade District Court, Young County State of Texas vs. Ernest P. Slade #453 Grand Jurors: Feb. 1893 of District Court

     Earnest Slade on or about 6 January 1893, in Young County did fraudulently take from the possession of J.B. McNeal, one cattle, the propery of said McNeal without his consent and sold the cow depriving the value to J.B. McNeal foreman: J.W. Timmons, Young County Grand Jury

     Trial by jury: Horace Morrison, Frank Goudy, W.J. Druggers, W.B. Blackwood, I.B. Padgett, T.E. Dowdle, J. Slater, P. Otts, Lewis Powers, S.D. Calvin, Fore Burch, Dud Ford


      State of Texas vs. Earnest Slade theft of one cattle

     Reuben Mathey was brought as witness for the defense, residing in Jack County. Witness had a conversation with the prosecuting witness McNeal in which conversation the said McNeal told witness that McNeal, did not knoiw the animal alleged to be stolen but on the description of one Tom Bussy and said Bussy told him , McNeal, that it was a white faced, white-tailed calf. /s/ J.T. Slade - July 3, 1893

     Witnesses for the State: G.L. Bridges - Gertrudes, Jack County, Forrest Hyatt, Tom Bussey
Aug. 1893 - District court meets and the state asks for a continuance since their witnesses are not in the court.
Attorney for defense - P.A. Martin stated that without a jury and without witnesses and such State's witnesses knew that the court would be in session, he asked that the case be thrown out with damages paid by the defendant and the cost of the cow. District Judge agreed and court case dismissed.⁵ He On February 12, 1895, E. P. Slade was in possession of and paid taxes on the Young County property originally owned by Lurinda and John T Slade. on February 12, 1895 in Texas.⁶
     Ernest married Dallie Mae Wilkinson, daughter of Stephen A Wilkinson and Amanda E. Donaldson, on December 20, 1896 in Boyd, Wise County, Texas.⁷ They lived in Boyd, Texas where their children were born. About 1906, Pete drove a herd of cattle to pasture near Minco, Grady County, then Indian Territory. The family followed him to Minco, and later to the Waldon Ranch, East of Tuttle, where Pete was Ranch Manager. Ernest Preston Slade registered for WWI draft is listed as tall, of medium build, with black hair, and brown eyes. Next of kin is Foye Slade on September 12, 1918 at Pawnee County, Oklahoma.⁸ Between 1923 and 1925 Ernest Preston Slade resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, and he worked at the Oklahoma City Stockyards as a cattle buyer.⁹ Pete and Dallie separated during the 1920s and possibly divorced, although a record has not been found.
     Ernest married second Sissie Belle Battiest, daughter of Ben Battiest and Kissy James, a marriage record has never been found, so this may have been a "common law" marriage.¹⁰ In 1933 Ernest resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Polk's directory lists Ernest P and wife Belle.¹¹ About in 1935 Ernest Preston Slade moved to in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, where he raised hogs and cattle.¹ Ernest died on May 24, 1961 in Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, at age 88.¹² He was buried in Restland Cemetery, Boswell, Choctaw County, Oklahoma.¹² He (an unknown value.)

     Benjamin C McCulloch was born on September 25, 1861 in Texas.¹
     Benjamin married Annie Elizabeth Slade, daughter of John Taylor Slade and Lurinda Plank, on January 11, 1903 in Greer County, Oklahoma Territory.^2,3 Benjamin died on March 26, 1952 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, at age 90.⁴