R Slaughter Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Reuben Slaughter

~1830 - ??

Born in LA around 1830.
Resided at Cross Roads, Williamson County, TX in 1860 occupied as a common laborer.

Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on March 14, 1862 by Lt. Col. Walker.
Wounded at Shiloh, TN on April 6, 1862.
Wounded at Murfreesboro, TN on July 13, 1862.
Present in January 1863.
Present in February 1864.
Surrendered at New Orleans, LA on May 26, 1865.
Paroled at Natchitoches, LA on June 19, 1865.
Claiborne indicates he was killed on his way home.

Also Identified As:
	D. Sloughler
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	Robert Taylor
Parents:
	Unknown
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1830 Census - Unlocated
	Head of Houshold

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - TX, Sabine County, Town, Page 321a, Dwelling 158, Family 158, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	[Simeon?] Slaughter	24	M		Farmer	$400	MS
	Harriett L. Slaughter	22	F				TN
	John S. Slaughter	1	M				TX
	Rubin Slaughter	25	M				MS

1850 Census - TX, Shelby County, Page 2a-b, Dwelling 19, Family 19, (21/38)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	Jn. Slaughter	64	M		Farm	$200	GA
	Mary Slaughter	30	F				TN
	Robert Slaughter	16	M		Farms		GA
	Rubin Slaughter	24	M		Farms		GA
	George Slaughter	21	M		Farner		GA
	Westly Slaughter	12	M				GA
	Nancy Slaughter	1/12	F				TX

1850 Census - TX, Williamson County, Town, Page, Dwelling 225, Family 237, (33/34) t
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	John Slaughter	40	M		Farmer	$1000	MS
	Matilda Slaughter	45	F				GA
	Elijah M.Slaughter	22	M		Farmer		MS
	Simeon Slaughter	20	M		Farmer		MS
	Elias Slaughter	18	M		Farmer		MS
	Eleazer Slaughter	17	M		Farmer		MS
	Samuel Slaughter	15	M		Farmer		MS
	Emily J. Slaughter	13	F				MS
	James Slaughter	11	M				LA
	William Slaughter	9	M				LA
	John Slaughter	8	M				LA
	Mary A. Slaughter	6	F				LA
	Reuben Slaughter	4	M				LA

1860 Census - TX, Williamson County, Cross Roads, Page 285, Dwelling 338, Family 365, (53/91)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	John Slaughter	52	M		Farmer	$800	$500	MS
	Matilda Slaughter	56	F					GA
	E. R. Slaughter	24	M		Common Laborer			MS
	Reuben Slaughter	30	M		Common Laborer			LA
	E. J. Slaughter	20	F					MS
	Mary Slaughter	18	F					LA

Related Links:
	"List of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment," Houston Tri-Weekly News, April 25, 1862 - RF Bunting Letter "By the Central Train," Galveston Weekly News, August 27, 1862 Dodd's Diary
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Slaughter) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Slaughter) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Williamson County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Williamson County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Williamson County, TX)

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