John Horton Slaughter

Early life Slaughter was born in 1841 on a Southern horse plantation in Sabine Parish near Many in western Louisiana. His parents were Benjamin Slaughter and the former Minerva Mabry. In the late 1870s, Slaughter left Texas for New Mexico, where he traded cattle and planned to start a ranch. He was later re-elected to a second term. Years later, when he became ill, the Slaughters moved to an apartment on 12th Street in Douglas, Arizona. prior to moving to Arizona. Swain was employed by Slaughter for a brief period before leaving the San Bernardino ranch and moving to Tombstone, where he remained until his death. John Horton Slaughter never owned a slave. Death Slaughter was found on the morning of February 16, 1922, in his Douglas apartment, having died sometime during the previous night. He was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Douglas. ==References==