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Frank Richard Slaughter
1850 - 1935

Van Alstyne Leader
Thursday, December 26, 1935
F.R. SLAUGHTER, PIONEER MERCHANT AND BUSINESS MAN PASSES AWAY AT HIS HOME MONDAY NIGHT WOULD HAVE CELEBRATED 61st WEDDING DATE ON JANUARY 21
Member of Methodist Church for 56 Years
F. R. Slaughter, on of Van Alstyne's most beloved and respected citizens passed to his reward Monday evening at 5 p.m. after an illness of a few weeks.
Mr. Slaughter celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday August 7. He was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi
and at 19 years of age came to Texas, settling near Weston. After a few years he moved to Mantua. On January 21, just five years to the day, after he came to Texas, he married Miss Nancy Elizabeth McKinney, who survives him. She is a great granddaughter of the famous Collin McKinney. At Mantua they established a home, but with the coming of the railroad, they joined others in moving from Mantua and bought land for a new home in the new town of Van Alstyne.
Three homes have been erected by Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter on that spot of land bought so long ago. Nine children were born to them, five of whom survive.
In his active years, Mr. Slaughter engaged in business, first in groceries later in hardware with his brother, Henry, a partnership dissolved by his the death of Henry after 42 years. He retired from active business in 1925.

MEMBER MASONIC LODGE
He had been a member of the Methodist Church for over 56 years and was a steward for 35 years. He was active in church attendance until frail health prohibited his attending. He had been a member of
the Masonic Lodge for a great number of years and was also a member of the first fire company in Van Alstyne. He was one of the very few left who moved to Van Alstyne when it was established.
Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter would have been married sixty-one years on January 21.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. G. E. Camster, officiating. A large floral offering and many friends who came to pay last homage to this man, whoed the high respect held for him by many friends here. Many out-of-town friends were present.
The Rev. Camster read scripture from the Holy Bible from the 89th chapter of Psalms and the 90th chapter of the same book. In the 90th chapter the 12th verse: "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." In the 16th verse: "Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and
Thy glory unto their children." Truly, F. R. Slaughter applied wisdom unto his days and made use of
them in such a way as not to be ashamed. He was respected and loved by all, because the true qualities of God were within him. The work of God has appeared in this servant who has taught it to his children.
Burial was in the Van Alstyne Cemetery with Fox-Fanning Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Active pallbearers were his grandsons, Carl Sewell, Horace Slaughter and Woodrow Sewell, of Odessa, Texas; Bert Weisner, of Big Lake, Texas; Milton slaughter, of San Angelo, Texas; Lewis Slaughter, of Forth Worth; Ed Sewell Jr., of Arlington, Martin and Robert Slaughter, of Dallas.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Slaughter; two daughters, Mrs. Ed Sewell, of Odessa and Mrs. Russell Langford, of Kilgore and three sons, W. R. Slaughter, of San Angelo; J. A. Slaughter, of Austin and H. L. Slaughter, of San Antonio. Thirteen grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive.

Nancy Elizabeth Slaughter
1858 - 1947

Dallas Morning News
January 19, 1947

Mrs. Slaughter Succumbs at 88
Mrs. F. R. Slaughter, 88, member of a pioneer Texas family and grandmother of Tony Slaughter, Fort Worth sports writer, died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. L. Langford, in Midland.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Van Alstyne, Grayson County, with burial there. She was born in Van Alstyne and lived there until twelve years ago when she moved to Midland. She was a granddaughter of Collin McKinney, one of the early settlers of Texas.
In addition to her daughter, she is survived by three sons, J. A. Slaughter of Big Spring, W. R. Slaughter
of San Angelo, and H. L. Slaughter of Houston and several grandchildren including Carl Sewel and Ed Sewel of Dallas, R. L. Slaughter of Arlington and Tony Slaughter of Fort Worth.