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The majority of outlaws in the Old West preyed on banks, trains, and stagecoaches. Some crimes were carried out by Mexicans and Native Americans against white citizens who were targets of opportunity along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
A Texas bank robber and car thief, he was later sent to Alcatraz, where he attempted to escape from the island in 1938. [9] Charles Makley: 1889–1934 [2] [10] Ben Golden McCollum: No image available: 1909–1963 McCollum was an outlaw in Oklahoma during the 1920s, who was nicknamed the "Shiek of Boynton".
The most notable shootouts took place on the American frontier in Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Some like the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral were the outcome of long-simmering feuds and rivalries, but most were the result of a confrontation between outlaws and law enforcement. Some of the more notable gangs:
1824–1900 Deputy Sheriff/Town Marshal John B. Jones: 1834–1891 Texas Ranger Jeff Kidder: No image available: 1875–1908 Arizona Ranger: John M. Larn: No image available: 1849–1877 outlaw and Sheriff, Shackelford County, Texas: James Franklin "Bud" Ledbetter: No image available: 1852–1937
Miller was born in Van Buren, Arkansas, but his parents migrated to Franklin, Texas when he was one year old, and he grew up there. [1] His father Jacob Miller, born in Pennsylvania in 1801, was a stonemason, and helped build the first capitol building in Austin. Miller's mother was born Cynthia Basham.
Lee Harvey Oswald. Died: 1963. Buried: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. Fort Worth, Texas. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy shook the nation to its core. The man behind it, Lee ...
The Texas Railroad Commission: Understanding Regulation in America to the Mid-twentieth Century. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-452-6. Convis, Charles (2011). Outlaw Tales of Texas, 2nd: True Stories of the Lone Star State's Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats. TwoDot. ISBN 9780762775880. Davenport-Hines, Richard (2004).
This period was referred to as the Hora de Sangre by Mexicans in South Texas, many of whom fled to Mexico to escape the violence. Estimates for the number of Mexican Americans killed in the violence in Texas during the 1910s, ranges from 300 to 5,000 killed. [9] [10] At least 100 Mexican Americans were lynched in the 1910s, many in Texas.