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Slaughter died on January 25, 1919, in Dallas, Texas. [3] He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Dallas. Shortly after his death, his son Bob Slaughter accused his uncle Bill Slaughter (C.C.'s brother), who managed the Long S Ranch, of trying to sell the Western S Ranch in Hudspeth County, Texas to Mexican ranchers, even though the ranch ...
Robert Lee Slaughter was born on August 15, 1870, in Palo Pinto County, Texas. [1] [2] [3] His father, C.C. Slaughter, was a large rancher. [3] [4] His paternal grandfather, George Webb Slaughter, was a Baptist minister from Mississippi. Slaughter grew up in Dallas, Texas, [1] where he was educated at an academy run by G. W. Grove in Dallas ...
The ranch was established as the Square and Compass Ranch in 1884. [1] [2]By 1901, when it was acquired by John Bunyan Slaughter, the ranch spanned 99,188 acres. [2] [3] Slaughter also purchased 5,000 cattle and brought 6,000 head of cattle he already owned. [3]
As of mid-August, more than 26% of Texas was at the highest level, characterized by widespread loss of pastures and crops as well as water shortages. Dry pastures force Texas ranchers to slaughter ...
Christopher Columbus Slaughter (1837–1919), American rancher, banker and philanthropist [1] J. M. Thurmond (1836–1882), attorney and mayor of Dallas; John H. Traylor (1839–1925), politician, developer, mayor of Dallas; Alexander White (1816–1893), US Congressman from Alabama; Frank W. Wozencraft (1892–1966), mayor of Dallas
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was en route to Robert Williams’ farm, planning to kill his entire herd of whitetail deer, when word came through that a court had blocked the operation.
Meanwhile, Slaughter ranched near the Green River in Utah, followed by eastern New Mexico. [3] Slaughter acquired a ranch in Glasscock County, Texas, in 1890 which he managed it until 1898, when he sold it. He was the vice president of the People's National Bank of Colorado City, Texas. [3] Slaughter acquired the 99,188-acre U Lazy S Ranch in 1901.
DeLoache moved to Dallas in 1909 and sold cigarettes there until 1915. [1] [2] In 1922, DeLoache flew in an airplane over Dallas and decided to become a developer. [2] He turned his father-in-law's ranch near Lubbock, Texas, into the new town of Whiteface, Texas, in 1924. [1] Two years later, in 1926, he opened a real estate development firm in ...