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Howell W Slaughter

SLAUGHTER, HOWELL W., farmer and turpentine operator, was born June 11, 1857, in Baldwin County; son of Dr. William H. and Harriet (Hays) Slaughter. He was reared on his father's plantation, and at an early age began to assist in its management. He studied at home in his spare time, his only schooling consisting of a nine months course taken in
1872. He was bookkeeper for his father, and also turned his attention to the accumulation of realty. In 1892, he was elected sheriff of Baldwin County. He is a Democrat and a Mason. Married: to Eliza Belt, daughter of Dr. T. W. and Eliza (Booth) Belt, the former who was a native of North Carolina, but settled in Baldwin County, when a young man, the latter who was a native of Baldwin County. Children: 1. William; 2. Wright B.; 3. Howell; 4. Morton. Residence: Tensaw.

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