Background
George Webb Slaughter was born on May 10, 1811 in Lawrence County, Mississippi. His father, William Slaughter (1781-1851), was a farmer who had served in the War of 1812. And his mother was Nancy Moore.
George Webb Slaughter was born on May 10, 1811 in Lawrence County, Mississippi. His father, William Slaughter (1781-1851), was a farmer who had served in the War of 1812. And his mother was Nancy Moore.
Born in Mississippi, he drove cattle to Kansas and Louisiana, from his ranch near Palo Pinto, Texas. According to historian J. Marvin Hunter, "he baptized over 3,000 persons and ordained more preachers and organized more churches than any other person in the state of Texas." was a courier to Sam Houston. In this capacity, he delivered a message from Houston to William B. Travis at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836.
However, ten years later, he joined the Baptist Church, becoming an ordained Baptist minister in 1844.
He served as a Baptist minister in Sabine County and other parts of East Texas until 1851. He then moved with his family and cattle to Freestone County, Texas.
Six years later, in 1857, he established a ranch near Palo Pinto, Texas. There, he also served as a Baptist minister and practised medecine.
According to historian J. Marvin Hunter, "he baptized over 3,000 persons and ordained more preachers and organized more churches than any other person in the state of Texas." During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, provided beef from his ranch to the Tonkawa, a Native American tribe who were aligned with the Confederate States Army.
After the war, focused on cattle breeding and droving. The herd was meant for T. H. Johnson. He also sold cattle to James Loving (1836-1902) and Charles Rivers in 1867-1868.
Living in Emporia, Kansas from 1870 to 1876, he drove cattle every year.
From 1876 to 1884, returned to Texas, where he focused on ranching with another son, Peter. died on March 19, 1895 in Palo Pinto, Texas.