Hattie was born on November 7, 1895 in Scurry County, Texas to Mary Elizabeth Miller Lewis, 1876-Texas, and farmer, Randolph Kay Lewis, 1871-Texas. She was the second eldest child born into this family. Order of birth and names of these siblings:
1. Rilla Lewis, b: August 1893 in Texas
2. Hattie Lewis, b: November 1895 in Texas
3. Andrew Lewis, b: December 1897 in Texas
4. Winnie Lewis, b: April 1900 in Texas
5. Minnie Lewis, b: About 1901 in Texas
6. Mabel Lewis, b: About 1904 in Texas
7. Dareice Lewis, b: 1917 in Texas
In her teens, Hattie worked for a doctor in Scurry County, Texas. When he no longer needed her services, he helped her find work in private homes in Scurry and Nolan Counties. On his recommendation to a fellow physician in Roscoe she secured employment as a domestic in the home of Josephine Weems Slater, b:1889 in Texas and William V.B. "Bill" Slater. Hattie was hired by the Slaters to keep house so that Mrs. Slater would have more time to care for her growing family. Within two years, multiple tragedies took the lives of three of the five Slater children and when Mrs. Slater died suddenly on January 31, 1923, Hattie took over the household and brought her seven year old daughter to live in the Slater home. She and widower Bill Slater were married on April 20, 1923. After their marriage, Hattie gave birth to two sons.
Children of this blended family were:
1. LaVerne Faye Lewis, b: February 11, 1916 Texas, d: November 22, 1970
2. Willie Orlean "Willene" Slater, b: January 10, 1917 Texas, d: May 11, 1957 Texas (step)
3. George Vining "GV" Slater, b: July 5, 1921 Texas, d: May 18, 1933 Texas (step)
4. Cecil Shirley Slater, b: January 9, 1926 Texas, d: December 17, 2011 New York
5. Living Slater, b: in Texas
Sources:
Title: United States Federal Census 1900,
Precinct 3, Ira, Scurry County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1910,
Precinct 3, Ira, Scurry County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1920,
Snyder, Scurry County, Texas
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics,
Certificates of Death
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics,
Marriage and Birth Records
Title: San Angelo Standard-Times, Death Notices
Source: Cemetery Records
Source: Family Bible, Letters, Photos and Journals
Source Medium: Ancestry.com Family Tree
of James Wells "Doc" Slater
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I must express my sincere (allbeit belated) thanks to Janie Healer Davis for constructing this memorial for Hattie Lewis Slater, second wife of my grandfather, W.V.B. "Bill" Slater, then generously transferring its management to me.
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1. Rilla Lewis, b: August 1893 in Texas
2. Hattie Lewis, b: November 1895 in Texas
3. Andrew Lewis, b: December 1897 in Texas
4. Winnie Lewis, b: April 1900 in Texas
5. Minnie Lewis, b: About 1901 in Texas
6. Mabel Lewis, b: About 1904 in Texas
7. Dareice Lewis, b: 1917 in Texas
In her teens, Hattie worked for a doctor in Scurry County, Texas. When he no longer needed her services, he helped her find work in private homes in Scurry and Nolan Counties. On his recommendation to a fellow physician in Roscoe she secured employment as a domestic in the home of Josephine Weems Slater, b:1889 in Texas and William V.B. "Bill" Slater. Hattie was hired by the Slaters to keep house so that Mrs. Slater would have more time to care for her growing family. Within two years, multiple tragedies took the lives of three of the five Slater children and when Mrs. Slater died suddenly on January 31, 1923, Hattie took over the household and brought her seven year old daughter to live in the Slater home. She and widower Bill Slater were married on April 20, 1923. After their marriage, Hattie gave birth to two sons.
Children of this blended family were:
1. LaVerne Faye Lewis, b: February 11, 1916 Texas, d: November 22, 1970
2. Willie Orlean "Willene" Slater, b: January 10, 1917 Texas, d: May 11, 1957 Texas (step)
3. George Vining "GV" Slater, b: July 5, 1921 Texas, d: May 18, 1933 Texas (step)
4. Cecil Shirley Slater, b: January 9, 1926 Texas, d: December 17, 2011 New York
5. Living Slater, b: in Texas
Sources:
Title: United States Federal Census 1900,
Precinct 3, Ira, Scurry County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1910,
Precinct 3, Ira, Scurry County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1920,
Snyder, Scurry County, Texas
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics,
Certificates of Death
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics,
Marriage and Birth Records
Title: San Angelo Standard-Times, Death Notices
Source: Cemetery Records
Source: Family Bible, Letters, Photos and Journals
Source Medium: Ancestry.com Family Tree
of James Wells "Doc" Slater
* * * * * * * *
I must express my sincere (allbeit belated) thanks to Janie Healer Davis for constructing this memorial for Hattie Lewis Slater, second wife of my grandfather, W.V.B. "Bill" Slater, then generously transferring its management to me.
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Hattie was born on November 7, 1895 in Scurry County, Texas to Mary Elizabeth Miller Lewis, 1876-Texas, and farmer, Randolph Kay Lewis, 1871-Texas. She was the second eldest child born into this family. Order of birth and names of these siblings:
1. Rilla Lewis, b: August 1893 in Texas
2. Hattie Lewis, b: November 1895 in Texas
3. Andrew Lewis, b: December 1897 in Texas
4. Winnie Lewis, b: April 1900 in Texas
5. Minnie Lewis, b: About 1901 in Texas
6. Mabel Lewis, b: About 1904 in Texas
7. Dareice Lewis, b: 1917 in Texas
In her teens, Hattie worked for a doctor in Scurry County, Texas. When he no longer needed her services, he helped her find work in private homes in Scurry and Nolan Counties. On his recommendation to a fellow physician in Roscoe she secured employment as a domestic in the home of Josephine Weems Slater, b:1889 in Texas and William V.B. "Bill" Slater. Hattie was hired by the Slaters to keep house so that Mrs. Slater would have more time to care for her growing family. Within two years, multiple tragedies took the lives of three of the five Slater children and when Mrs. Slater died suddenly on January 31, 1923, Hattie took over the household and brought her seven year old daughter to live in the Slater home. She and widower Bill Slater were married on April 20, 1923. After their marriage, Hattie gave birth to two sons.
Children of this blended family were:
1. LaVerne Faye Lewis, b: February 11, 1916 Texas, d: November 22, 1970
2. Willie Orlean "Willene" Slater, b: January 10, 1917 Texas, d: May 11, 1957 Texas (step)
3. George Vining "GV" Slater, b: July 5, 1921 Texas, d: May 18, 1933 Texas (step)
4. Cecil Shirley Slater, b: January 9, 1926 Texas, d: December 17, 2011 New York
5. Living Slater, b: in Texas
Sources:
Title: United States Federal Census 1900,
Precinct 3, Ira, Scurry County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1910,
Precinct 3, Ira, Scurry County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1920,
Snyder, Scurry County, Texas
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics,
Certificates of Death
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics,
Marriage and Birth Records
Title: San Angelo Standard-Times, Death Notices
Source: Cemetery Records
Source: Family Bible, Letters, Photos and Journals
Source Medium: Ancestry.com Family Tree
of James Wells "Doc" Slater
* * * * * * * *
I must express my sincere (allbeit belated) thanks to Janie Healer Davis for constructing this memorial for Hattie Lewis Slater, second wife of my grandfather, W.V.B. "Bill" Slater, then generously transferring its management to me.
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1. Rilla Lewis, b: August 1893 in Texas
2. Hattie Lewis, b: November 1895 in Texas
3. Andrew Lewis, b: December 1897 in Texas
4. Winnie Lewis, b: April 1900 in Texas
5. Minnie Lewis, b: About 1901 in Texas
6. Mabel Lewis, b: About 1904 in Texas
7. Dareice Lewis, b: 1917 in Texas
In her teens, Hattie worked for a doctor in Scurry County, Texas. When he no longer needed her services, he helped her find work in private homes in Scurry and Nolan Counties. On his recommendation to a fellow physician in Roscoe she secured employment as a domestic in the home of Josephine Weems Slater, b:1889 in Texas and William V.B. "Bill" Slater. Hattie was hired by the Slaters to keep house so that Mrs. Slater would have more time to care for her growing family. Within two years, multiple tragedies took the lives of three of the five Slater children and when Mrs. Slater died suddenly on January 31, 1923, Hattie took over the household and brought her seven year old daughter to live in the Slater home. She and widower Bill Slater were married on April 20, 1923. After their marriage, Hattie gave birth to two sons.
Children of this blended family were:
1. LaVerne Faye Lewis, b: February 11, 1916 Texas, d: November 22, 1970
2. Willie Orlean "Willene" Slater, b: January 10, 1917 Texas, d: May 11, 1957 Texas (step)
3. George Vining "GV" Slater, b: July 5, 1921 Texas, d: May 18, 1933 Texas (step)
4. Cecil Shirley Slater, b: January 9, 1926 Texas, d: December 17, 2011 New York
5. Living Slater, b: in Texas
Sources:
Title: United States Federal Census 1900,
Precinct 3, Ira, Scurry County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1910,
Precinct 3, Ira, Scurry County, Texas
Title: United States Federal Census 1920,
Snyder, Scurry County, Texas
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics,
Certificates of Death
Title: State of Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics,
Marriage and Birth Records
Title: San Angelo Standard-Times, Death Notices
Source: Cemetery Records
Source: Family Bible, Letters, Photos and Journals
Source Medium: Ancestry.com Family Tree
of James Wells "Doc" Slater
* * * * * * * *
I must express my sincere (allbeit belated) thanks to Janie Healer Davis for constructing this memorial for Hattie Lewis Slater, second wife of my grandfather, W.V.B. "Bill" Slater, then generously transferring its management to me.
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