Daniel S. Slaughter (Nelson County, Kentucky, attorney)
b. 1809 d. 1863
Nelson County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married to Anne Eliza Hynes in Nelson County on December 31, 1833. Father of Louisa Slaughter, William Slaughter, Brenda Slaughter, Daniel Slaughter, Kate Slaughter, Andrew Slaughter, Thomas Slaughter, and Emma Slaughter. Engaged in commerce in Nelson County in 1840. Owned five enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1840. Attorney in Nelson County in 1850. Owned seven enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1850. Attorney in Nelson County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.
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- White
Bibliography
Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, North East Division, p. 34.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 278B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 155.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 2, p. 105.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 2, p. 136A.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000481488, p. 286.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Film # 994050, Nelson County, October 1, 1856 (accessed via ancestry.com).
Find A Grave, "Daniel Strother Slaughter (1809-1863)” Memorial #123343424, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123343424/daniel-strother-slaughter (accessed February 9, 2019).
Citation
Slaughter, Daniel S.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197586 (November 12, 2026).
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