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KANAWHA COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - BIOS: SLATER, C.C.
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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
Sandy Spradling
SSpradling@AOL.com
September 25, 1999
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History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and Representative
Citizens
W.S. Laidley
Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, ILL.
1911
p. 396-397
C. C. SLATER, postmaster at Track Fork, W. Va., on Trace Fork Creek, which is
a branch of Allen's Fork, in Poca District, Kanawba County, twenty-one miles
north of Charleston, owns 124/2 acres of farm land in this district, in which
he was born November 7, 1854, a son of William A. and Miriam (Fisher) Slater.
William A. Slater was born in Kanawha County and spent his life here, his
death occurring in 1890, and his burial was on the home farm. A large portion
of his life was devoted to agricultural pursuits, but during the last two
years he conducted a small grocery business. He was a Democrat in politics
and for some years served as overseer of the poor in Poca District. He
mar-ried Miriam Fisher, who died in 1900. They were members of the Methodist
Episcopal church south.
C. C. Slater attended school in Poca District and when twenty-two years of
age engaged in farming with his father and after the death oi the latter,
when the homestead land was divided, his portion was his pres-ent farm, which
adjoins the other part. He has erected the substantial buildings on the place
and carries on general farming, includ-ing the raising of stock and cattle.
On November i6, 1909, he was appointed postmaster of Track Fork and is the
successor of J. W. Harris, who is deceased. Mail is delivered and sent out
from this point three times a week. In politics he is a Democrat. He is a
member of the Postmasters' League of Kanawha County.
Mr. Slater married Miss Sophia A. Hart, who was born in Mason County, Va., a
daughter of Columbus and Sidney Hart, and they have had the following
children: Pey-on, who resides on Frog Creek, Poca District, married Mary
Lovejoy and they have three chudren-Romie, Masil and Naomi; Mary Mamy, now
twenty years old is the wife of W. C. Higginbotham; Ary Amy, a twin sister of
Mary M., is unmarried; G. W., who resides on Hammonds Creek, Union District,
married Visa Higginbotham, and they have two children; Willia m V., who
died at the age of six months; Delilah, who is deceased; Daniel D., who lives
in Poca District, married Zella Fields, and they have one daughter, Delilah;
and Leff., Thomas, Estel and Sidney Marian, all of whom live at home. Mr.
Slater is president of the Allen Fork extension of the Big Four Telephone
Company.
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