HYi, any connection to Col. C.C. Slaughter of Tesas Army under Sam Houston- a full size statue of him on his horse is near Buckner's Orphan's Home in Dallas- and his ranch was in New Mexico and West Texas- Any connection to the pharmacist of Stephenville Slaughter Drug Store? Any connection to George Slaughter of Fort Worth, Texas and Roswell, N.M.?George married Janice Wyly who was a bat girl for the 9 Wyly Brothers of Selden, and Stephenville Baseball team" They defeated Tarleton and several high schools of the area in Baseball. Janice's dad was Ben Franklin Wyly of Atlanta Wyly Wholesale Goods and cotton yard, before he sent a son to San Angelo Area with 3000 sheep after Civil War. They were traded for Stephenville and Selden homes and land. George and Janice Wyly Slaughter and son , Attorney Donaho Wyly Slaughter of Levelland Slaughter Ranch and busines, and Roswell and Albequerque- they donated ranch homes and a line shack with dugout in center of floor of the shack and a windmill to Texas Tech outdoor Ranch Museum, behind a Dirt Brem adjoining the Buddy Holly Museum. Descendants of Benjamin Franklin (Capt.) Wyly ............ ........ 2 Robert Henry (Harry) Wyly 1876 - 1961 ............ +Roxie Hyatt ................... 3 Victor Lamar Wyly 1908 - 1985 ....................... +Aylene "Alma" ................... 3 Joyce Wyly - 1986 ....................... +unknown Tannehill ................... 3 John Hyatt Wyly ................... 3 Janice Wyly ....................... +George Slaughter ............................. 4 Donaho Wyly Slaughter ........ 2 Erskine (Erk) Wyly 1878 - ........ 2 Oliver Helm Wyly 1879 - ........ 2 James Rutherford (No.3) Wyly 1880 - ............ +Minnie ........ 2 Cleveland (Cleve) Wyly 1881 - Take care, Charles Wyly On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:29:26 -0700 "R Wolff" <[email protected]> writes: > Sunny and warm ARIZONA greetings to the list, > > I'm not sure how this song relates to Genealogy - but here is a > website: > Re: Does anyone know where I could purchase the book "We Sing Their > Harvest > Song" > by Richard C. King? - Lola > > I found this website: It listed the song title - book etc. > http://www.milanclan.freeserve.co.uk/celebrationstr/thefull.htm > regarding: Page # 9 ---------------- Now We Sing a Harvest Song > > > Erath Genealogy > SLAUGHTER: 1900 - ERATH County Texas > > Rwolff- Searching SLAUGHTER- with family ties as listed in 1900 TX, > Thurber > City, Erath County Texas. > My grandfather worked in the 'brickyard' hiring" > > > William R. SLAUGHTER, born 1867 - IL or MO (census years vary with > those > notations.) > > Wm Richard Slaughter married Sarah Ophelia Carter - Hill county TX. > They lived in Erath TX -- and raised: > > Rufus, Ruby - died as infant- Minnie Alice, Minnie Alice, Wm Henry - > Pearl > -- oh, John Ennis was born after they moved from Erath to Bisbee, > Cochise > county AZ. > > All of the SLAUGHTER children who were born in Erath - moved to > Cochise > County Arizona, where they all went to school and married. All of > them > moved to California - Sacramento - San Francisco area and died in > respective > counties. > > That is all children except my dad... Wm Henry SLAUGHTER he stayed > in > Arizona - married a PAYNE. She died 1928. Dad then married again. > Dad died > Arizona- 1975. > > My Slaughter history: > > Sarah Ophelia Carter is the >SISTER< of Mary E SLAUGHTER,nee CARTER, > who was > married to Rev John R Carter who lived in Stephensville, TX. -- > early > 1900s. > > After 2 years of research I have not located a link between the Rev. > > Slaughter and his lineage to my Wm Richard Slaughter bn Illiinois. > -- who > knows ? > > Notes: > 1. William Richard Slaughter-- only living son of John R and Nancy > GOSSAGE > of Illinois and TN, died in Arizona. > > 2. Sarah O SLAUGHTER, Carter of Silas-Manecia Carter of AL/GA/MS > lines, died > CA. > 3. Grandma Sarah -- is buried next to her son Rufus-his wife > > Notes regarding SLAUGHTER Children b in Erath County Texas. > > 1.Minnie Alice- married Art (Volney) KING, she married Foster,she > remarried > KING. Died CA. > > 2. Rufus married- ATTAWAY. d CA > > 3..Myrtle married Charles BELL - he died, she died in CA > > 4. Pearl - (aunt peggy to me) - married JARBOE. He died, she > married BRITT. > She died in CA > > 5. Wm Henry - Married PAYNE in AZ -- died Arizona > > 6. John Ennis - only child that was not born in Texas- married in > AZ-died in > CA > > 7. Ruby - died as child - is buried in Thurber- Cemetery, Erath > County > Texas. > > I am the last living direct link to the ILLINOIS family of > John R > Slaughter and Nancy C Gossage who married in IL - 1864 who both died > there. > My eldest sister,died last month - at 79 years and one month. > > Any list members know of CARTER/SLAUGHTER connections as I've > related it? > Know of SLAUGHTER or lines that relate to Southern IL- > Gallatin-Saline-Pope-Hardin-Union Counties in particular? > > Let me know - Please - I have extensive notes - and a zillion > questions. > > Best wishes: Rachel - housemouse from az. > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: TXERATH-D Digest V03 #156 > Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 10:00:57 -0600 > Precedence: list > Return-Path: [email protected] > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Sep 2003 16:01:33.0980 (UTC) > FILETIME=[F77335C0:01C37D34] > << message2.txt >> << message4.txt >> << message6.txt >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself with MSN Messenger 6.0 -- download now! > http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/reach_general > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >