5. ROBERT PURSER SLAY, born July 31, 1878, died 1966. He married
MARY BARLOW, born December 26, 1887, died December 25, 1939. Their
children: REA SLAY, married BILL SMITH. 2 boys. MARY SLAY, born
September 1879, married JOHN M. EVANS. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5 ) (6) 6. 7.
VIRGINIA SLAY, married EDGAR RODGERS. No children. ALICE SLAY,
married T. C. COWAN. Their children: A. B. MARY HELEN COWAN, married
BILLY PITTS. BETTY COWAN, married BILLY JONES. Their children: a.
CATHY JONES SCOTT JONES GERALD JONES b. c. ALONZO SLAY, married
GERTRUDE HUX. Their children: A.. ROBERT SLAY, married BILLIE JANE
MITCHELL. B.MERLE SLAYC.CHARLES SLAY
D.KATHERINE RUTH SLAYE.JACK SLAY
WILEY SLAY, born 1908, died 1929. BOBBIE SLAY They have 2 girls and
AUGUSTA 'Gussie' SLAY, born June 24, 1886, married MED COLLINS. Their
child: (1 ) VIRGINIA COLLINS 8. GERTRUDE SLAY, born June 24 1886,
died same day. buried at Hopewell Cemetary. She is 9. LAURA SLAY,
born November 1888, married VERNON GATES. child: Their (1) JAMES
GATES WILLIAM W. SANDIFER, born November 10, 1852, (son of William T.
& Catherine Bridges Sandifer) died February 7, 1870 He was 18
years old, and is buried in the Hopewell Cemetary. No other
information on him.