Profile was originally connected to either an incorrect mother/correct father or an incorrect father/correct mother, due to conflation of current father's profile. Currently connected parents are based on 1860 census data and presumed to be correct. ~ Jones-39993 22:46, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
possible conflation points: ~ Jones-39993 22:46, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
spousal connection - I have not found any records connecting any William Staton/Staten to Elizabeth Hatfield, the spouse in question
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41D-F9V : 18 February 2021), William J Slaton in entry for Malachi Slaton, 1860. (surname transcription interpretation)
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