C. C. Slaughter Cattle Company Records, 1912-1964

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C. C. Slaughter Cattle Company Records, 1912-1964

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Records from 1912-1964 of the C. C. Slaughter Cattle Company, a cattle breeding venture that was established in 1873.

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Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University

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

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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 ...

Slaughter, Dorothy L.

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C. C. Slaughter Cattle Company

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Born in 1837 in Sabine County, Texas, Christopher Columbus (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. C. C. Slaughter and Company, a cat...