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Help| Select a method to view the page: The subject of this
sketch, since early manhood, was identified with the cattle
interests of Texas. He was born in Sabine county, Texas,
February 9, 1837. Under the leadership of his father, George
Webb Slaughter, he made a success of the cattle business and
became a leader in his chosen lifework. He became an Indian
fighter of note and was captain of the State Rangers for several
In 1861 Colonel Slaughter was married to Miss Cynthia Anne
Jowell, of Palo Pinto, and to them were born five children. Mrs.
Slaughter died in Dallas in 1876, and in 1878 Colonel Slaughter
was married to Miss Carrie Aberill, from which union there were
four children. In 1877 Colonel Slaughter established the Lazy S
Ranch, and for years grazed his cattle on the public domain in
the Plains country of West Texas. At one time he claimed a
section of the Plains 200 miles square or a total of 24,000,000
acres. Later he purchased ranch la