Annie D. Roe Slaton was the daughter of a double Roe line (found spelled Rowe at times), her father being Luther "Luke" Roe, and her mother Fannie Roe. Annie had three siblings, a brother Horace C. Roe, a younger sister, Willie Ogie Roe, and an older sister Jessie B. Roe who married Leonard Harris. Annie and all three siblings died young.
Annie and her siblings were orphaned at an early age, her father having died at age 39, and her mother before then. After that, Annie lived with various relatives in Gregg Co., TX, most notably the Huffman and Reel families.
She married John Arnold Slaton July 7, 1913 in Longview, TX. They had five children; daughters Dorothy Estene, Willie Lorene, Dorris Cleo, Johnnie Mae, and son JD.
Annie died young, 11/22/1930 at age 37, either from "consumption", or possibly lung cancer, leaving behind five young children ranging in ages 5 to 14. Annie is buried in Westbrook, TX, but sadly, her actual gravesite has been lost over time. At the beginning of the Great Depression there was no money for a permanent marker. In recent times, family has been unsuccessful in pin-pointing her final resting place so that we might add a marker. Westbrook Cemetery has confirmed she was buried there, but the records do not reflect which of the unmarked graves is hers.
According to Annie's children, their mother was a well-educated woman who played the piano, and sewed beautifully, including wonderful hand-made quilts. She was soft-hearted and had once nursed a pet chicken back to health after it had run through a small pile of burning embers in the yard and badly burned its feet.
Though we, her grandchildren, never had the opportunity to know Annie, we feel we do, due to the many stories told us by her children, our parents, who kept her memory alive.
Annie and her siblings were orphaned at an early age, her father having died at age 39, and her mother before then. After that, Annie lived with various relatives in Gregg Co., TX, most notably the Huffman and Reel families.
She married John Arnold Slaton July 7, 1913 in Longview, TX. They had five children; daughters Dorothy Estene, Willie Lorene, Dorris Cleo, Johnnie Mae, and son JD.
Annie died young, 11/22/1930 at age 37, either from "consumption", or possibly lung cancer, leaving behind five young children ranging in ages 5 to 14. Annie is buried in Westbrook, TX, but sadly, her actual gravesite has been lost over time. At the beginning of the Great Depression there was no money for a permanent marker. In recent times, family has been unsuccessful in pin-pointing her final resting place so that we might add a marker. Westbrook Cemetery has confirmed she was buried there, but the records do not reflect which of the unmarked graves is hers.
According to Annie's children, their mother was a well-educated woman who played the piano, and sewed beautifully, including wonderful hand-made quilts. She was soft-hearted and had once nursed a pet chicken back to health after it had run through a small pile of burning embers in the yard and badly burned its feet.
Though we, her grandchildren, never had the opportunity to know Annie, we feel we do, due to the many stories told us by her children, our parents, who kept her memory alive.
Annie D. Roe Slaton was the daughter of a double Roe line (found spelled Rowe at times), her father being Luther "Luke" Roe, and her mother Fannie Roe. Annie had three siblings, a brother Horace C. Roe, a younger sister, Willie Ogie Roe, and an older sister Jessie B. Roe who married Leonard Harris. Annie and all three siblings died young.
Annie and her siblings were orphaned at an early age, her father having died at age 39, and her mother before then. After that, Annie lived with various relatives in Gregg Co., TX, most notably the Huffman and Reel families.
She married John Arnold Slaton July 7, 1913 in Longview, TX. They had five children; daughters Dorothy Estene, Willie Lorene, Dorris Cleo, Johnnie Mae, and son JD.
Annie died young, 11/22/1930 at age 37, either from "consumption", or possibly lung cancer, leaving behind five young children ranging in ages 5 to 14. Annie is buried in Westbrook, TX, but sadly, her actual gravesite has been lost over time. At the beginning of the Great Depression there was no money for a permanent marker. In recent times, family has been unsuccessful in pin-pointing her final resting place so that we might add a marker. Westbrook Cemetery has confirmed she was buried there, but the records do not reflect which of the unmarked graves is hers.
According to Annie's children, their mother was a well-educated woman who played the piano, and sewed beautifully, including wonderful hand-made quilts. She was soft-hearted and had once nursed a pet chicken back to health after it had run through a small pile of burning embers in the yard and badly burned its feet.
Though we, her grandchildren, never had the opportunity to know Annie, we feel we do, due to the many stories told us by her children, our parents, who kept her memory alive.
Annie and her siblings were orphaned at an early age, her father having died at age 39, and her mother before then. After that, Annie lived with various relatives in Gregg Co., TX, most notably the Huffman and Reel families.
She married John Arnold Slaton July 7, 1913 in Longview, TX. They had five children; daughters Dorothy Estene, Willie Lorene, Dorris Cleo, Johnnie Mae, and son JD.
Annie died young, 11/22/1930 at age 37, either from "consumption", or possibly lung cancer, leaving behind five young children ranging in ages 5 to 14. Annie is buried in Westbrook, TX, but sadly, her actual gravesite has been lost over time. At the beginning of the Great Depression there was no money for a permanent marker. In recent times, family has been unsuccessful in pin-pointing her final resting place so that we might add a marker. Westbrook Cemetery has confirmed she was buried there, but the records do not reflect which of the unmarked graves is hers.
According to Annie's children, their mother was a well-educated woman who played the piano, and sewed beautifully, including wonderful hand-made quilts. She was soft-hearted and had once nursed a pet chicken back to health after it had run through a small pile of burning embers in the yard and badly burned its feet.
Though we, her grandchildren, never had the opportunity to know Annie, we feel we do, due to the many stories told us by her children, our parents, who kept her memory alive.
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