Slaughter, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1837-1919

Trial driver, Texas Ranger, banker, philanthropist, and cattleman. Born 1837 Sabine County, Texas. With his father George Webb Slaughter and brothers, established frontier ranch in Palo Pinto County, Texas, in 1857. Participated in Civil War as frontier militia and Texas Rangers. Drove cattle over Chisholm Trail and later moved operations to West Texas where by 1905 he owned 40,000 cattle and controlled over one million acres. Founder of American National Bank of Dallas (1884), and cofounder of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (1877), Texas Baptist Education Commission (1897) and Baylor Hospital of Dallas, Texas (1904). Died 1919 Dallas, Texas.

From the description of Papers, 1876-1968, (bulks 1876-1921). (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 26019578

Born in 1837 in Sabine County, Texas, C. C. established frontier ranch in Palo Pinto County, Texas, in 1857 with his father, George Webb Slaughter, and his brothers. During the civil war, C. C. served in the frontier militia and in the Texas Rangers. Afterwards, he drove cattle over Chisholm Trail and later moved operations to West Texas where, by 1905, he owned 40,000 cattle and controlled over one million acres.

He married twice, first to Cynthia Anna Jowell in 1861, with whom he had five children, and then to Carrie Averill in 1877, with whom he had four children. Before his death in 1919, he had founded the American National Bank of Dallas (1884), and cofounded the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (1877), the Texas Baptist Education Commission (1897) and the Baylor Hospital of Dallas, Texas (1904).

From the guide to the C. C. Slaughter Papers, S 929. 1., 1876-1953 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)