 The historical Slaughter was actually born in Sabine Parish in western Louisiana and spent most of his career as a sheriff, state representative, and cattleman in Cochise County in southern Arizona, where he died in 1922, having created the large San Bernardino Ranch, which in 1964 was declared a National Historic Landmark.Slaughter earlier served in the Confederate Army and was a Texas Ranger in San Antonio.After the war, Slaughter and his brothers engaged in cattle partnerships and drove herds from Texas into New Mexico, Kansas, California, and Mexico, having collected "strays" along the way.