D.A.Sloan Sr.'s Parents
D.A.'s parents were Lewis Carlton Sloan and Myra Virginia Lumsden{Sloan}. They were married on Oct.28,1888. He was called "Carl" and She was called "Virgie". Carl was born on Dec.25,1866 and died Aug.6,1949 and Virgie was born Mar.19,1874 and she died Mar.19,1941. Both are buried at Sardis Methodist Church in Fish Creek Ga. Carl worked most of his life on the Railroad. He helped build the narrow guage RR that went through western Ga. and eastern Ala. and was called "The East and West Railroad". He later helped lay the tracks of the `Seaboard Airline Railroad', now called `CSX', which followed the old `East & West' tracks. He later worked as a section foreman, keeping the tracks repaired. Carl worked for the RR for 30 years of his life, and moved from place to place as his job required, much the same as his son D.A.,s family. He was a kind,gentle and jolly man, but very stubborn where his convictions were concerned. He was also a mason and an odd fellow. It was said that if he was angry with you, you'd better cross the street when you saw him coming, as he wasn't afraid to fight! Carl and Virgie had 10 children altogether, 3 of which died. their names and birthdays are as follows.
Carl & Virgies children
Ruthy Bell Sloan / Born-Mar.20,1896 Died Nov.5,1979
Ester Ola Sloan / Born-Oct.9,1897 Died Jan.16,1997
Zula Mae Sloan / Born-Aug.2,1901 Died May 8,1973
Dewey Arlin Sloan / Born- Mar.19,1910 Died May 19,1990
Lida Clyde Ovelle Sloan / Born- Apr.16,1913
Elmer King Sloan / Born-Mar.15,1916 Died Feb.25,1980
Edward(Mullins)Sloan /BornNov.28,1919 Died Mar,4,1982 {Adopted 1923}
Ethel Sloan Died as a baby / Buried in Baker Hill Cemetary
Earl Sloan also Died as a baby / Buried in Ark.
Harvey Sloan was Born dead / No other info