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About
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John
B. Slaughter’s life was devoted to the cattle business over
a period of 63 years in 3 states. John was to become one of the
great names in ranching in the Southwest. After buying and selling
ranches in Texas, New Mexico and Utah, John B. Slaughter moved
his brand, the “U Lazy S,” to Garza County, Texas
in 1901. By 1905 he had increased the ranch holdings to 126,227
acres, and in 1905, moved his family to the ranch headquarters,
12 miles south of Post, Texas. In 1907, Slaughter sold 50,000
acres to C.W. Post for the town of Post to be built.
John
B. Slaughter was very active in his ranching interests up
to the time of his death on November 11, 1928, a few weeks
shy of his 80th birthday. Mr. Slaughter had spent a full
day in the saddle the day before his death. It was written
in his obituary, “When John B. Slaughter died, no
paunchy weakling passed to the great beyond, but a stalwart
specimen of Texas manhood, hard, fit, and unafraid.” |
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John B.
“Jay” Slaughter, Jr., a Yale graduate, took
the reins of ranching operations upon his father’s
death in 1928. As co-owner with his mother, Mrs. John B.
Slaughter and sister, Mrs. Frank (“Mamie” Slaughter)
Lott. Jay Slaughter was active not only on the ranch, but
also in making Post, Texas a better place to live. In 1940,
Jay passed away at age 49.
As
Slaughter’s only male heir, John Francis Lott got
the call to manage the U Lazy S from his grandmother, Mrs.
John B. Slaughter. At that time, John was living in Kansas
City, Missouri with his wife Ryla and their children John
F. Jr., Patty and Linda. Working in the accounting department
of Ford Motor Company, John brought a high level of organization
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Garza
County ranching. His progressive
thinking introduced to ranching; airplanes, improved nutsritional
and growing practices, as well as brush control. John’s
priority during his tenure was to conserve the land for
his children and grand-children. He turned management duties
of the U Lazy S Ranch over to his son Jack in 1962. |
Today,
the original U Lazy S Ranch is owned by descendents of John
B. and Belle Slaughter; Jack Lott, Patty Lott Kirkpatrick,
Linda Lott Bouchier and Bob Macy. Jay Lott now raises cattle
and Paint horses on the same land used by his great-great
grandfather 102 years ago. The rest of the family, five
generations worth, are scattered across Texas. Slaughter’s
entrepreneurial |
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spirit
has passed to descendents who are involved in ranching,
banking, oil & gas, real estate, e-commerce, advertising
and retail. But perhaps most importantly, the spirit of
family to remain close and work together has prevailed for
102 years. |
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Contact: Kim or Jay Lott. (806) 629-4340,
Email: ulazysranch@aol.com |
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