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     Adelaide Slade was known as Ada.¹ She was born on July 16, 1869 in Spalding County, Georgia.^2,3 She was the daughter of William Harrison Slade and Prudence Emily Brooks. Adelaide Slade was New Tag in May, 1873 in Pike County, Georgia.¹
     Adelaide married C. E. Moore.⁴ Adelaide died on December 10, 1912 at age 43.³ She was buried in Midway UM Church Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia.³

     George Washington Slade was born on November 2, 1879 in Spalding County, Georgia.^1,2 He was the son of William Harrison Slade and Prudence Emily Brooks.
     George married Martha Anne Gardner, daughter of William Zedrick Gardner and Caroline Myrtice Cauthen, in 1899. George died on September 2, 1913 in Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, at age 33 and was buried in Midway UM Church Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia.²

     James Madison Slade was born in June, 1874 in Spalding County, Georgia.^1,2 He was the son of William Harrison Slade and Prudence Emily Brooks. The 1930 census indicates he is a widower, although no marriage record has been found. James died in 1941 in Orange County, Florida.³

     Harry Phillip Dezane Barfield went by the name Dezane. He was born in December, 1844 in Georgia both his parents were born in South Carolina.^2,3 He was the son of Charles Barfield.⁴
     Harry married Elender Chloey Slade, daughter of Joseph H. Slade and Elizabeth M. Dumas, on October 7, 1868 in Union County, Arkansas.⁵ Harry Phillip Dezane Barfield was registered for the military draft in World War I on September 12, 1918 in Val Verde County, Texas.⁶ Harry died on October 29, 1925 at age 80.¹ He was buried in Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma.¹ He Buried in Norman, OK according to Dorcas Barfield, however, findagrave shows him ti be buried in Guthrie, Logan Co, OK.⁷

     Gideon Edgar Slade was born on September 24, 1868 in Arkansas.¹ He was the son of William Little Slade and Florence Mary Burke.
     Gideon married Martha Matilda Brown on January 25, 1895. Gideon died on May 26, 1948 in Arkansas at age 79.² He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.² His obituary in the El Dorado News-Times, May 26, 1948 read:
     Funeral services for Gideon Edgar Slade, 79, retired Union county farmer, were held at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at 524 West Cedar with the Rev. Sam C. Reeves officiating. He was assisted by the Rev. Clyde H. Freed. A life-long resident of Union county, Slade died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Smith, 524 West Cedar yesterday afternoon. He was a member of the First Baptist church. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of Barton Funeral Home.

     John Milton Slade was called Minny.² He was born on February 22, 1870 in Union County, Arkansas.¹ He was the son of William Little Slade and Florence Mary Burke.
     John married Aurilla Emma Giles on December 29, 1890 in Arkansas.³ John died on September 25, 1898 at age 28.^4,1,5 He was buried in Champagnolle Cemetery, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.¹

     Elizabeth "Lizzie" Slade was born on August 6, 1872 in Union County, Arkansas.¹ She was the daughter of William Little Slade and Florence Mary Burke.
     Elizabeth married J. C. Owen on November 15, 1899 in Arkansas.² Elizabeth died on May 28, 1902 at age 29.^3,1 She was buried in Champagnolle Cemetery, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.¹

     Amma Slade was born on November 18, 1874 in Union County, Arkansas.² She was the daughter of William Little Slade and Florence Mary Burke.
     Amma married James Calvin Moody on November 18, 1892 in Arkansas.³ Amma died on January 17, 1947 at age 72.⁴ She was buried in Arlington Cemetery, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.⁴

     Ada Slade was born on December 1, 1876 in Union County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of William Little Slade and Florence Mary Burke.
     Ada married William Oliver Giles on December 3, 1896 in Arkansas.¹ Ada died circa 1951. She was buried in Arlington Cemetery, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.²

     Linnie Slade was born on January 22, 1879 in Union County, Arkansas.¹ She was the daughter of William Little Slade and Florence Mary Burke.
     Linnie married Thomas R. Parker on November 14, 1898.^2,1,3 Linnie died on December 30, 1899 at age 20.¹

     Effie Alice Slade was born on January 24, 1881 in Union County, Arkansas.² She was the daughter of William Little Slade and Florence Mary Burke.
     Effie married James Albert Dean.¹ Effie died on February 26, 1926 in Louisiana at age 45. She was buried in Concord Cemetery, near Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana.³

     George Carter Slade was born on May 4, 1884 in Union County, Arkansas.¹ He was the son of William Little Slade and Florence Mary Burke.
     George married Dora Belle Rosmond.² George died on May 14, 1929 at age 45.¹ He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.¹

     Robert Lee Slade was born on February 15, 1890 in Union County, Arkansas. He was the son of William Little Slade and Florence Mary Burke.
     Robert married Alice Murphy, daughter of John Murphy, on January 12, 1913 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas. Robert Lee Slade was registered for the military draft in World War I on June 5, 1917 in Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas.¹ Robert died on November 14, 1917 in Potter County, Texas, at age 27.² He was buried in Spearsville, Union Parish, Louisiana.³

     Mollie N Moffett was born on September 7, 1868 in Arkansas Her father was born in Tennessee and her mother was born in Alabama.¹
     Mollie married Wherry Kolb Slade, son of Joseph H. Slade and Elizabeth M. Dumas, on December 15, 1887 in Union Parish, Louisiana.² Mollie died on March 1, 1957 at age 88.

     Cottie Ella Slade was born on May 22, 1896 in Oakland, Union Parish, Louisiana.¹ She was the daughter of Wherry Kolb Slade and Mollie N Moffett. Cottie was a bookkeeper in a bank and living with her cousin John R. Riley & his wife India. Cottie did not marry. Cottie died on November 8, 1988 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, at age 92.² Her obituary in the Little Rock newspaper read:
     Mrs. Cottie Ella Slade, 92, of 8701 Riley Drive, an employee of the People's Bank for 21 years, died Tuesday. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church. Survivors are a niece, Cottie Beverly Slade of Atlanta, and four cousins, W. B. Riley, Pat Riley, Mrs. J. B. Cross and Dr. Edward Riley of Little Rock. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Roselawn Memorial Park by Rev. Billy White. Burial will be by Ruebel Funeral Home.

     Joe Slade was born on January 13, 1898 in Oakland, Union Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of Wherry Kolb Slade and Mollie N Moffett.
     Joe married Lela Kimball they later separated and had no children. Joe died on November 15, 1939 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, at age 41. He was buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.

     Harry Lee Slade was born on November 26, 1901 in Oakland, Union Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of Wherry Kolb Slade and Mollie N Moffett.
     Harry married Corinne Bryant, daughter of Beverly D. Bryant.¹
     Harry Lee Slade registered for the draft for World War II in 1942 at res 210 - 14th St. owner of The Orange Bowl restaurant - 1221-A Broadway.² Harry died on May 13, 1978 in University Hospital, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, at age 76. He was buried in Park Hill Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.^1,3 His obituary in the Columbus [GA] Ledger on May 14, 1978 read:
     Harry L. Slade, 76, owner and operator of the Orange Bowl Restaurant in downtown Columbus for more than 20 years, died at University Hospital, Little Rock, Ark., Saturday. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Striffler-Hamby. He was born Nov. 26, 1901, in Louisiana, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Slade. He was a member of First Baptist Church. No other information was available. Survivors include his wife, Corinne; a daughter, Cottie Beverly Slade, Atlanta; and a sister, Cottie Slade, Little Rock.

     Lucy Ann Montgomery was always known as Exer Slade.² She was born on November 13, 1867 in Union Parish, Louisiana.³ She was the daughter of William L. Montgomery and Julia Florence Coulter.⁴
     The origin of her nickname "Exer" is unknown, however, it was used to such an extent that few, if any, of her children knew her true name and it even appears on her tombstone as L. E. evidently for Lucy Exer, instead of L. A. for Lucy Ann. Althought there is no proof or known evidence other than an X on some documents, it is speculated that this name came about as a result of the death of her dad, William L. Montgomery, probably sometime prior to 1880. Since Lucy was a minor at that time, her mother, Julia Florence Coulter Montgomery, had to petition the court to appoint her as guardian of her two minor children, Lucy and William E. Montgomery. It is suspected when it came time for Lucy to sign some documents someone said "X her name" and somehow this became her name, Exer. Some consideration has been given to a possible family relationship with the city of Exeter, England but it seems this would be much less likely.⁵
     Lucy married James Jethro Slade, son of Joseph H. Slade and Elizabeth M. Dumas, on December 23, 1882 in Louisiana.⁶
     Lucy Ann Montgomery died on January 17, 1935 in Truxno, Union Parish, Louisiana, at age 67 and was buried in Conway Cemetery, Conway, Union Parish, Louisiana.⁷ Her obituary in the local paper read:
     Mrs. J.J. Slade, 68, died at her home near Truxno, this parish, on Thursday, January 17, at 12:30 o'clock, after an illness of about two weeks. She was a native of this parish, having been born in the same community in which she died. Her maiden name was Montgomery, and she was the widow of the late James J. Slade, a prominent citizen of Union parish, who died about two years ago. Surviving are five sons and two daughters, who are Herman Slade, Lee Slade, Bryan Slade, Willie Slade (Sam not listed), Mrs. Walter Miller and Mrs. Abner Webb, all of Union parish. Funeral services were held at Conway church Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock and were conducted by the Rev. J. Duff Smith. Interment was in the Conway cemetery, burial being in charge of Kilpatrick & Kilpatrick, funeral directors.⁵

     Bill Ernest Slade was born on March 13, 1904 in Truxno, Union Parish, Louisiana.² He was the son of James Jethro Slade and Lucy Ann Montgomery.
     Bill married Callie Loucine Atkins, daughter of Henry Clayton Atkins and Gertrude Dell Dawkins, on May 18, 1920 in Laran, Union Parish, Louisiana.³
     Bill was a deacon in the Conway Baptist Church for many years and was instrumental in the project to replace the old wooden church with a new brick building in the late 1950's. Bill worked at many occupations during his lifetime. He started out as a farmer, was a teamster for construction of a pipeline, owned and operated a restaurant in Eldorado, owned and operated a school bus under contract with the state and did odd jobs as a carpenter, plumber and paper hanger. He worked in construction in Arkansas during the war and did some lobbying in Baton Rouge. He got his job driving the school bus by getting involved in politics but he wanted no part of running for office. Also, he was an avid domino player and fisherman.⁴ Bill died on February 14, 1979 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, at age 74.²

     Oral Bryan Slade was known as Bryan or O.B. He was born on October 23, 1896 in Union Parish, Louisiana.^1,2 He was the son of James Jethro Slade and Lucy Ann Montgomery. Oral Bryan Slade was registered for the military draft in World War I on June 5, 1918 in Louisiana.
     Oral married Allie Griffin, daughter of James Monroe Griffin and Mattie A. Torrence, on July 19, 1919. O. B. operated the Truxno store. Oral died on April 5, 1962 at age 65.²

     Alton Lee Slade was known as Lee. He was born on March 3, 1892 in Union Parish, Louisiana.^1,2 He was the son of James Jethro Slade and Lucy Ann Montgomery. Alton Lee Slade was registered for the military draft in World War I on June 5, 1917 in Louisiana. He was listed as medium height & build with brown eyes and hair. He was a farmer at Truxno.
     Lee was a Sergeant in World War I and was the ranking man on his section of the line when the war ended, since all his commanders had been killed. He accepted the surrender of the German Commander, a Colonel. Sgt. Slade was not aware that the war was over.³
     Alton married Clara Griffin, daughter of James Monroe Griffin and Mattie A. Torrence, on January 9, 1921. After the war probably around 1926, Lee and his brother, Bryan, became co-owners of the Truxno store when Tom Dawkins, the owner of the store, is believed to have started reducing his estate. In any case, Lee became postmaster on Aug. 30, 1929 so it seems likely they acquired the store before that date. The store was an old facility even at that time. Dawkins family tradition suggests that it was established by Duncan Dekalb Dawkins, an early settler in the Truxno area. However, it appears more likely that the store was established by Wilks Brooks, father-in-law to Duncan Dawkins. Wilks was a merchant in Greenville, NC, moved to Tennessee after 1834 and to the Truxno area about 1845 where he operated a store at what was identified then as Brooks Crossroads. Wilks Brooks' burial is listed as March 9, 1849 and is thought to be in the Shute Cemetery a short distance south of the crossroads.

The store was a two story building with living quarters in the upstairs portion and was occupied by Bryan's family during the 1940's. Sometime probably in the early to mid-1950's the upstairs section was removed because the leaking roof had pretty well ruined the upstairs section and made it unsafe as living quarters. The original intent was to replace the roof and make repairs but it was quickly determined that repairs would be too extensive. Therefore, the store was converted to a one story facility.³ Alton died on February 4, 1980 in Louisiana at age 87.⁴

His obituary in the Farmerville Gazette read:
     Funeral services for Lee Slade, 87 of Truxno, were held at 10 a.m. last Wednesday at the chapel of Kilpatrick's funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry LaPrarie and H. B. Satterfiel officiating. Interment followed in Conway Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick's Funderal Home of Farmerville. Mr. Slade died last Monday at Lincoln General Hospital in Ruston after a lengthy illness. A native of Union Parish, he was a member of Conway Baptist Church, a veteran of World War I, owner of a grocery store and postmaster. Survivors include one son, R. V. Slade of Truxno; two sisters, Mrs. Dessa Miller of Arcadia and Mrs. Pearl Webb of Farmerville. Pallbearers were W. T. Miller, Dickey Miller, Jerry Dugal, Ernest Webb, Larry Alford and Alton Webb.³

     Leonard Carl Slade was born on October 17, 1887 in Union Parish, Louisiana.¹ He was the son of James Jethro Slade and Lucy Ann Montgomery.
     Leonard married Willie V Shaw.² They had no children. Leonard Carl Slade was registered for the military draft in World War I on June 5, 1917 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
     Leonard was working for the railroad out of Alexander and heard that Herman was sick with the Spanish flu so he got on the train to Monroe where Herman was sick in bed. On the way there Leonard fell sick with the flu and was able to do nothing but return home to Alexander. Herman recovered but Leonard died the next morning.³ Leonard died on January 21, 1919 at age 31.² He was buried in Methodist Old Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.²

     Sam Jerry Slade was always known as S.J.¹ He was born on February 7, 1902 in Union Parish, Louisiana.² He was the son of James Jethro Slade and Lucy Ann Montgomery.
     Sam married Fannie Mae Griffin, daughter of James Monroe Griffin and Mattie A. Torrence, in 1920.³
     S.J. operated a saw mill about a quarter mile south of Truxno at the Auger road in partnership with his brothers, Bryan and Lee. It was this mill that took his life. He cut his hand, took tetanus and died. His home was across the road on the east side from the mill. Strangely, the house was not on his land but just to the north.¹ Sam died on February 22, 1944 at age 42.⁴

     James Herman Slade was born on February 16, 1890 in Union Parish, Louisiana.¹ He was the son of James Jethro Slade and Lucy Ann Montgomery.
     James married first Mae Tubbs on August 10, 1913 and divorced.^2,3
     James married second Ollie Poole in 1918.^3,2 Herman lost an arm in a logging accident. For a time he and his family lived about a mile south of the Truxno crossroads on the west side of the road.⁴ James died on December 8, 1936 in Louisiana at age 46.

     Minnie Odessa Slade was known as Dessa.¹ She was born on March 24, 1894 in Union Parish, Louisiana.^2,3 She was the daughter of James Jethro Slade and Lucy Ann Montgomery.
     Minnie married James Sidney Ward on December 19, 1917.³
     Minnie married second George Walter Miller on August 17, 1929.⁴ Minnie died on April 12, 1983 in Arcadia, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, at age 89.³ She was buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Union Parish, Louisiana. Her obituary read as follows:

      Arcadia - Services for Mrs. Minnie Odessa Miller, 89, will be at 2 p.m. today in Kilpatrick Funeral Home chapel in Farmerville with the Rev. Owen Perry officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Hill Cemetery near Farmerville. Mrs. Miller died Tuesday in Bienville General Hospital in Arcadia after a long Illness. She was a Truxno native and a member of Arcadia Church of Christ. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Narvie Mae Jacks of Arcadia and Mrs. Orion Elizabeth Kull of Sulphur; one son, Jack Ward of Clermont, Fla; one grandchild and eight great-grandchildren.

     Lula Pearl Slade was born on May 11, 1899 in Union Parish, Louisiana.¹ She was the daughter of James Jethro Slade and Lucy Ann Montgomery.
     Lula married David Webb on December 3, 1916 in Truxno, Union Parish, Louisiana.¹ Lula died on August 25, 1988 in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana, at age 89.² She was buried in Laran Cemetery, Union Parish, Louisiana.²