Slatin of Fulton County

Major William Franklin Slaton was born 1851 in Georgia. He was professor of Boys' High School in Atlanta in 1897, and later became Superintendant of the Atlanta Public Schools. He married Nancy Martin and the family resided in Atlanta, Fulton County. Issue:

M. C. Slaton (daughter), born 1858 in Alabama.
A. M. Slaton (daughter), born 1862 in Alabama.
John Marshall Slaton, born 25 December 1866, died 11 January 1955, buried Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. He was married on 12 July 1898 to Sally Francis Grant of Atlanta. He was Governor of Georgia, sworn in as Governor Hoke Smith's successor on November 15, 1911, to serve for two months and ten days. In 1913, he was inaugurated as Georgia's Governor.

"The Augusta Chronicle has the following to say of Georgia's new Governor--Hon. J. M. Slaton: - Hon. John M. Slaton goes into the high office as governor enjoying the good will and high esteem of all the people of the state. That his administration will reflect credit on him and will redound to the wellbeing of Georgia is the promise and the prophecy. He assumes the governorship at an important time in the history of the state. Men in position to know declare that Georgia is on the eve of great development...." The Marietta Journal and Courier dated 4 July 1913.
M. L. Slaton (daughter), born 1870 in Atlanta.
L. B. Slaton (daughter), born 1872 in Atlanta.
L. E. Slaton (daughter), born 1875 in Atlanta.