But even without the extra details about how Capt. I've written a few bite-sized family history bios of these men, and found lots of rich research, in particular, about Captain John Daniel Slatter (1864-1954) and Bandmaster Henry Arthur Slatter (1866-1942). My husband's three great uncles in the Slatter family were military bandmasters, and their sons also joined the military. The theme of occupation can be a really good hook for sharing bite-sized family history stories, no matter what your ancestors did for a living. Another recurring pattern was younger generations choosing vastly different occupations than the generations who came before. In my husband's family tree, multiple generations of people had the same occupation.
