Husband: James ("Jim") Clinton Slaten
Born: Apr 15 1842 in Eldorado, Harrisburg Twp., Saline Co., IL 1 Died: Oct 1 1909 in Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR Buried: in Avery Cemetery, Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR Father: John Jackson Slaten (1816 - 1898) Mother: Hannah M. Roark (1824 - 1885) Other spouse 2 Other spouse 3 Notes
Wife: Margaret ("Maggie") Jane Bodine Married: Apr 15 1866 in Saline Co., IL Divorced: abt 1875
Born: Jan 1846 in Tennessee 2 Died: Sep 1935 in Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR Buried: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Garland Co., AR Father: Jefferson Berdine / Bodine (1805 - 1850) Mother: Margaret ("Peggy") Ferguson (1802 - 1855) Other spouse 2 Other spouse 3 Notes
+ M Child 1: Edgar Sherman Slaten Born: Jan 19 1867 near Harrisburg, Saline Co., IL 3 Died: Nov 5 1941 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO Buried: in Oak Hill Cemetery, Clearmont, Nodaway Co., MO Wife: Rosella ("Rosa, Rose") May Hallock b. Nov 23 1876 d. Nov 11 1929 Married: Nov 28 1892 in Harrisburg, Saline Co., IL Divorced: 1916 - 1919 Wife: Martha ("Mattie") Jane McClard b. Sep 16 1890 d. Jul 22 1964 Married: Jun 21 1919 in Square Jesters, Garland Co., AR Notes
M Child 2: Walter Custer Slaten Born: abt 1869 near Harrisburg, Saline Co., IL 3 Died: abt 1873 4 Notes
F Child 3: Delura ("Delury, Lora") May Slaten Born: Jun 1873 near Harrisburg, Saline Co., IL 5 Died: 1904 in prob Garland Co., AR 6 Notes
Sources: (1) From https://genealogytrails.com/ill/saline/bios3.html: Date and birth place is near Harrisburg, Saline Co., IL. (2) 1850 Census, Wilson Co., TN (Margaret Berdine head of household) - age 5, TN. 1870 Census, Saline Co., IL (Jas. Slaton) - age 23 TN. 1880 Census San Francisco (Henry Erickson) - age 28, KY. 1900 Census Manhattan, NY (Henry Earaskon) - born Jan 1849, TN. And 1910 Census San Francisco (Margaret Earickson) - age 50, TN. From the 1850 Census in Wilson Co., TN, we can guess Margaret was around 3-5 years old (if she actually wasn't 5 as that census says). So we guess she must have been born around January of 1846, not much later. The latest might be January of 1847. (3) 1870 Saline Co., IL: Jas. SLATON 27 IL farmer, Maggie 23 TN, Edgar S. 4 IL, Walter C. 1 IL. (4) 1870 Saline Co., IL: Jas. SLATON 27 IL farmer, Maggie 23 TN, Edgar S. 4 IL, Walter C. 1 IL. And he is not listed in the following census: 1880 Saline Co., IL: J. C. SLATEN 38 IL farmer, Minerva J. 27 IL wife, Edgar S. 11 IL son, Delury M. 8 IL dau, Minnie 5 IL dau, Preston C. 1 IL son. Family lore says he died at about age 4. (5) 1880 Saline Co., IL: J. C. SLATEN 38 IL farmer, Minerva J. 27 IL wife, Edgar S. 11 IL son, Delury M. 8 IL dau, Minnie 5 IL dau, Broten C. 1 IL son. And the 1900 Census of Bain Twp., Garland Co., AR (household of J. C. Slaton), born June 1874 in IL, parents in IL. She is listed after the younger children as J. C. Slaton's daughter. So this must be Delura. (6) Family lore says that she died on the table during an operation to remove gallstones. She was supposedly in her 20s. But information on Ancestry says she passed away in 1904. That would mean she was around 32. I can see no source for that online since I don't have Ancestry.com, but there might be. I think I found her in the 1900 Census but not in the 1910 Census. So a death year of 1904 might make sense. Dave's Bodine Genealogy Website Email me with Revisions. Pictures welcome if under 1 MB. Click here to return to the Home Page. Click here to email me. Name Index