Martin L. Slaughter

SLAUGHTER, MULLEN

Posted By: Marjorie Slaughter (email)
Date: 2/9/2003 at 07:35:33

THE DALLAS CO IOWA HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY - ADEL TWP, page 599
Adel Twp: (follows Sugargrove Twp) Slaughter, Martin L., farmer, Sec 8: P.O. Adel: born in Wayne Co, IN 9 May 1844; when 9 years of age he came with his parents to Iowa by wagon, and was about a month on the way, and arrived in this county in May, 1853; he was in the army; enlisted in the 39th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. C, and was discharged in February 1863; reenlisted in the same regiment; Co. C, February 24, 1864 and was mustered out July 12, 1865; after the war he returned and engaged in farming; owns a farm of 80 acres in Sugar Grove Twp; married Miss Sarah A. Mullen, from Indiana, January 27, 1866; they have two children: Oscar J. and Eulila; lost one daughter Octavia.