Fulton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Slaton, Martha "Mattie" Grant Jackson January 17, 1921
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Atlanta Constitution 18 & 20  Jan 1921 
Mrs. W. M. Slaton Dies of Apoplexy
Prominent Woman Taken Suddenly Ill While Visiting Friend

Mrs. Mattie Jackson Slaton, wife of W. M. Slaton, former superintendent of the
Atlanta public schools, died suddenly last night at 6:10 o'clock as the result
of apoplexy while visiting a sick neighbor who lives next door to the Slaton
home at 147 Myrtle street.

At the time she became ill she had called to see her neighbor, after she had
attended a meeting of the Missionary Circle of the First Methodist church, of
which she had been a member for many years.  Sunday she had entertained many
friends in the home throughout the day and was considered in excellent health,
having it was thought, completely recovered from a sickness incurred six months
ago. 

Family Notified
When Mrs. Slaton became ill members of the family were notified and she died in
the presence of her husband and three sons, William F. Slaton, Jr., James
Jackson Slaton and John M. Slaton Jr.  The fourth child, Mrs. Edward G. Hitt,
who resides in Chicago, was the only member of the immediate family not present
at the time.  Mrs. Slaton only last week returned from a visit to her daughter.
 She would have been 58 years old in February. 

Mrs. Slaton was born in Milledgeville, Ga., on February 26, 1863. She was the
daughter of the late Chief Justice James Jackson, of the supreme court of
Georgia.  She was a niece and namesake of the late Mrs. John D. Grant. 

Surviving Mrs. Slaton are her husband and children; mother, Mrs. James Jackson,
and sister, Mrs. Mary J. Davis, residing in New York, and the following
relatives in Atlanta; Ex-Governor and Mrs. John M. Slaton, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Waldo, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Blanchard, Mr and Mrs.
William A. MacGregor and Miss Mattie Lee Slaton. 

Death a Shock
An active member of the First Methodist church, Mrs. Slaton was known to
hundreds of her friends and acquaintances as an active Christian worker and one
of the most loved women in Atlanta.  Always ready to extend a helping hand in
time of trouble, when she died she was attempting to cheer a sick neighbor. She
was always bright and cheerful in the sick room and her death comes as a
distinct shock to her many friends and acquaintances throughout the south. 

Funeral arrangements had not been completed at a late hour last night and will
be announced later. 


Mrs. Mattie Slaton At Rest in Oakland
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Jackson Slaton, wife of former School
Superintendent William M. Slaton, whose death Monday evening marked the passing
of one of Atlanta's best known and most beloved women, were held Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence at 147 Myrtle street. Dr. James E.
Dickey, assisted by Dr. James E. Harrell, officiating.  The interment was in
Oakland cemetery.

The death of Mrs. Slaton, which occurred in her 58th years at the home of a sick
neighbor, whom she was visiting, was the result of a sudden attack of apoplexy. 

Mrs. Slaton, who was born in Milledgeville, Ga., was the daughter of the late
James Jackson, chief justice of the supreme court of Georgia, and was the niece
of the Mrs. John D. Grant.  She is survived by her husband, William M. Slaton;
her sons, William M., Jr., James J. and John M. Slaton, Jr.; one daughter, Mrs.
Edward C. Hitt of Chicago; her mother, Mrs. James Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Mary
J. Davis, of New York.  Among her Atlanta relatives were ex-Governor and Mrs.
John M. Slaton, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Waldo, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Atkinson, Mr. and
Mrs. K. S. Blanchard, Mr. and Mrs. William McGregor and Miss Mattie Slaton. 



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