Family Group Sheet
Name<unnamed son> Sloan, 2C1R
Birth3 Apr 1921, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death3 Apr 1921, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherMelvin Sloan Sr. (1900-1996)
MotherEllen Trent (1905-1985)
Notes for <unnamed son> Sloan
The Kentucky birth index lists Melvin Slone, born 3 Apr 1921 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Ellin Trent.
His death certificate records an unnamed male child, born and died 3 April 1921 in Elliottville, Rowan Co., Ky, lived two hours, father Melvin Slone, born in Morgan Co., Ky, mother’s maiden name Ellin Trent, born in Rowan Co., Ky, cause of death it came at 5 or 6 months, informant Reeny Trent, burial at L. D. Trent’s.
Unnamed infants are always indexed under the father’s full name, regardless of gender, so there is no reason to suppose that this baby was really named Melvin.
His death certificate records an unnamed male child, born and died 3 April 1921 in Elliottville, Rowan Co., Ky, lived two hours, father Melvin Slone, born in Morgan Co., Ky, mother’s maiden name Ellin Trent, born in Rowan Co., Ky, cause of death it came at 5 or 6 months, informant Reeny Trent, burial at L. D. Trent’s.
Unnamed infants are always indexed under the father’s full name, regardless of gender, so there is no reason to suppose that this baby was really named Melvin.
