Franklin, Dent County, Missouri
Mary Lillis Nichols was the daughter of Eliza Hillis and Coleman Nichols. She was born in December of 1857 in Franklin, Dent, Missouri. Mary married Jefferson Elias Slaten on March 30, 1876 at Crabtree Farm near Current, Dent, Missouri. She died February 2, 1910 in Summers, Washington, Arkansas.
Mary & Jeff's children: Thomas M., Lottie Viola, Callie Catherine, Colombus Wesley, Benjamin Harrison, Rolen Canada, and Pearl Caroline.