Viola Slaughter - Marriage

Marriage

Viola's mother opposed to the relationship vehemently. Her father, however, thought more positively about the relationship. By April 1879, Viola told her mother that she was getting married to John in about two weeks. Her mother screamed at her. With her father's blessing, the couple parted the next morning to Tularosa and, on April 16, they got married...

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