Omer Jackson "Jack" Slate

Brief Life History of Omer Jackson "Jack"

When Omer Jackson "Jack" Slate was born on 22 July 1892, in Mansfield, Scott, Arkansas, United States, his father, Benjamin F James Slate, was 40 and his mother, Martha Carolina Skidmore, was 36. He married Cordelia Mae Carter in 1912. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Sugarloaf Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years and Hartford Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States in 1950. He died in September 1986, in Scott, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Coop Prairie Cemetery, Mansfield, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Omer Jackson "Jack" Slate
1892–1986
Cordelia Mae Carter
1897–1993
Marriage: 1912
Lela Mar Slate
1916–1949
Byrem Lee Slate
1919–2010
Leonard McKenney Slate
1921–1974
Euluse Wayne Slate
1925–1987
Milburn Jackson Slate
1927–2010
Edna Ruth Slate
1930–1999
Freddie Jane Slate
1933–
Harold B Slate
1936–
Melba Dean Slate
1937–2000
Marilyn Ann Slate
1940–
Donald A Slate
1942–

Sources (15)

  • Jack Slate, "United States Census, 1920"
  • O. J. Slate, "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944"
  • Homer Jackson Slate, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice

Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

English: occupational or nickname perhaps for a slater or roofer, or a supplier of slates, from Middle English s(c)lat(e) ‘slate’ (Old French esclat). See Slater .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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