He was born Daniel Boone Slater in the fall of 1854 to Caroline Harvey and Phillip Slater of Crooked River Township, Ray County, Missouri. Daniel was the eldest child born to them. Children include:
1. (Daniel Boone Slater, b: November 25, 1854 in Missouri; d: June 28, 1924 in Texas)
2. George "Dibby" Slater, b: 1857 in Missouri
3. Mary Ann Slater, b: 1859 in Missouri; d:
4. Austin P. Slater, b: November 4, 1860 in Missouri; d: October 15, 1930 in Texas
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Daniel was pressed into hard labor as a coal miner in his early teens due to unfortunate circumstances surrounding the family during and after the Civil War.
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In 1884 Daniel and Miss Nannie Elizabeth Bell, daughter of Mary Johnson and Samuel G. Bell, of Missouri were married at a Quaker Meeting House. Daniel worked as a coal miner and farmed. They migrated from Missouri - first to Iowa, then to East Texas and then further westward, finally settling in Nolan County, Texas. They reared seven children to adulthood. Names and birth order of those children are:
1. George M. Slater, b:Jul 15,1886, Missouri d:Oct 4,1918, Texas
2. Thomas Earnest "Tom" Slater, b:Feb 19,1888, Iowa d:Mar 9,1963, Texas
3. Mary Caroline "Callie" Slater Beasley, Chaney, b:Dec 20,1889, Texas d:Aug 12,1962, Texas
4. James Austin "Jim" Slater, b:Oct 5,1891, Texas d:Feb 28,1962, Texas
5. William Vining Boone "Bill" Slater, b:May 20,1893, Texas d:Jun 6,1966, Texas
6. Susan M. "Susie" Slater, Wilderspoon, b:Jan 31,1896, Texas d:Jun 24,1962, Texas
7. Benjamin Vachel Slater, b:Aug 12,1905, Texas d:Mar,1981, Texas
Daniel suffered a debilitating stroke soon after his daughter-in-law, Josephine and three of his grandsons died within a short period of time. He never fully recovered his health and in early June of 1924, he suffered a final stroke which paralyzed him and led to his death on June 28th. He was buried in Sweetwater Cemetery, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas on June 29, 1924.
Title: United States Federal Census, 1860
Ray County, Missouri
Title: United States Federal Census, 1870
Ray County, Missouri
Title: United States Federal Census, 1900
McCulloch County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census, 1910
Nolan County, Texas
Title: State of Texas vital statistics,
Certificates of Death
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1. (Daniel Boone Slater, b: November 25, 1854 in Missouri; d: June 28, 1924 in Texas)
2. George "Dibby" Slater, b: 1857 in Missouri
3. Mary Ann Slater, b: 1859 in Missouri; d:
4. Austin P. Slater, b: November 4, 1860 in Missouri; d: October 15, 1930 in Texas
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Daniel was pressed into hard labor as a coal miner in his early teens due to unfortunate circumstances surrounding the family during and after the Civil War.
* * * * * *
In 1884 Daniel and Miss Nannie Elizabeth Bell, daughter of Mary Johnson and Samuel G. Bell, of Missouri were married at a Quaker Meeting House. Daniel worked as a coal miner and farmed. They migrated from Missouri - first to Iowa, then to East Texas and then further westward, finally settling in Nolan County, Texas. They reared seven children to adulthood. Names and birth order of those children are:
1. George M. Slater, b:Jul 15,1886, Missouri d:Oct 4,1918, Texas
2. Thomas Earnest "Tom" Slater, b:Feb 19,1888, Iowa d:Mar 9,1963, Texas
3. Mary Caroline "Callie" Slater Beasley, Chaney, b:Dec 20,1889, Texas d:Aug 12,1962, Texas
4. James Austin "Jim" Slater, b:Oct 5,1891, Texas d:Feb 28,1962, Texas
5. William Vining Boone "Bill" Slater, b:May 20,1893, Texas d:Jun 6,1966, Texas
6. Susan M. "Susie" Slater, Wilderspoon, b:Jan 31,1896, Texas d:Jun 24,1962, Texas
7. Benjamin Vachel Slater, b:Aug 12,1905, Texas d:Mar,1981, Texas
Daniel suffered a debilitating stroke soon after his daughter-in-law, Josephine and three of his grandsons died within a short period of time. He never fully recovered his health and in early June of 1924, he suffered a final stroke which paralyzed him and led to his death on June 28th. He was buried in Sweetwater Cemetery, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas on June 29, 1924.
Title: United States Federal Census, 1860
Ray County, Missouri
Title: United States Federal Census, 1870
Ray County, Missouri
Title: United States Federal Census, 1900
McCulloch County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census, 1910
Nolan County, Texas
Title: State of Texas vital statistics,
Certificates of Death
Note:
Source Medium: Ancestry.com
Repository:
Name: www.ancestry.com
He was born Daniel Boone Slater in the fall of 1854 to Caroline Harvey and Phillip Slater of Crooked River Township, Ray County, Missouri. Daniel was the eldest child born to them. Children include:
1. (Daniel Boone Slater, b: November 25, 1854 in Missouri; d: June 28, 1924 in Texas)
2. George "Dibby" Slater, b: 1857 in Missouri
3. Mary Ann Slater, b: 1859 in Missouri; d:
4. Austin P. Slater, b: November 4, 1860 in Missouri; d: October 15, 1930 in Texas
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Daniel was pressed into hard labor as a coal miner in his early teens due to unfortunate circumstances surrounding the family during and after the Civil War.
* * * * * *
In 1884 Daniel and Miss Nannie Elizabeth Bell, daughter of Mary Johnson and Samuel G. Bell, of Missouri were married at a Quaker Meeting House. Daniel worked as a coal miner and farmed. They migrated from Missouri - first to Iowa, then to East Texas and then further westward, finally settling in Nolan County, Texas. They reared seven children to adulthood. Names and birth order of those children are:
1. George M. Slater, b:Jul 15,1886, Missouri d:Oct 4,1918, Texas
2. Thomas Earnest "Tom" Slater, b:Feb 19,1888, Iowa d:Mar 9,1963, Texas
3. Mary Caroline "Callie" Slater Beasley, Chaney, b:Dec 20,1889, Texas d:Aug 12,1962, Texas
4. James Austin "Jim" Slater, b:Oct 5,1891, Texas d:Feb 28,1962, Texas
5. William Vining Boone "Bill" Slater, b:May 20,1893, Texas d:Jun 6,1966, Texas
6. Susan M. "Susie" Slater, Wilderspoon, b:Jan 31,1896, Texas d:Jun 24,1962, Texas
7. Benjamin Vachel Slater, b:Aug 12,1905, Texas d:Mar,1981, Texas
Daniel suffered a debilitating stroke soon after his daughter-in-law, Josephine and three of his grandsons died within a short period of time. He never fully recovered his health and in early June of 1924, he suffered a final stroke which paralyzed him and led to his death on June 28th. He was buried in Sweetwater Cemetery, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas on June 29, 1924.
Title: United States Federal Census, 1860
Ray County, Missouri
Title: United States Federal Census, 1870
Ray County, Missouri
Title: United States Federal Census, 1900
McCulloch County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census, 1910
Nolan County, Texas
Title: State of Texas vital statistics,
Certificates of Death
Note:
Source Medium: Ancestry.com
Repository:
Name: www.ancestry.com
1. (Daniel Boone Slater, b: November 25, 1854 in Missouri; d: June 28, 1924 in Texas)
2. George "Dibby" Slater, b: 1857 in Missouri
3. Mary Ann Slater, b: 1859 in Missouri; d:
4. Austin P. Slater, b: November 4, 1860 in Missouri; d: October 15, 1930 in Texas
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Daniel was pressed into hard labor as a coal miner in his early teens due to unfortunate circumstances surrounding the family during and after the Civil War.
* * * * * *
In 1884 Daniel and Miss Nannie Elizabeth Bell, daughter of Mary Johnson and Samuel G. Bell, of Missouri were married at a Quaker Meeting House. Daniel worked as a coal miner and farmed. They migrated from Missouri - first to Iowa, then to East Texas and then further westward, finally settling in Nolan County, Texas. They reared seven children to adulthood. Names and birth order of those children are:
1. George M. Slater, b:Jul 15,1886, Missouri d:Oct 4,1918, Texas
2. Thomas Earnest "Tom" Slater, b:Feb 19,1888, Iowa d:Mar 9,1963, Texas
3. Mary Caroline "Callie" Slater Beasley, Chaney, b:Dec 20,1889, Texas d:Aug 12,1962, Texas
4. James Austin "Jim" Slater, b:Oct 5,1891, Texas d:Feb 28,1962, Texas
5. William Vining Boone "Bill" Slater, b:May 20,1893, Texas d:Jun 6,1966, Texas
6. Susan M. "Susie" Slater, Wilderspoon, b:Jan 31,1896, Texas d:Jun 24,1962, Texas
7. Benjamin Vachel Slater, b:Aug 12,1905, Texas d:Mar,1981, Texas
Daniel suffered a debilitating stroke soon after his daughter-in-law, Josephine and three of his grandsons died within a short period of time. He never fully recovered his health and in early June of 1924, he suffered a final stroke which paralyzed him and led to his death on June 28th. He was buried in Sweetwater Cemetery, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas on June 29, 1924.
Title: United States Federal Census, 1860
Ray County, Missouri
Title: United States Federal Census, 1870
Ray County, Missouri
Title: United States Federal Census, 1900
McCulloch County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census, 1910
Nolan County, Texas
Title: State of Texas vital statistics,
Certificates of Death
Note:
Source Medium: Ancestry.com
Repository:
Name: www.ancestry.com
