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Crawford Goldsby (February 8, 1876 – March 17, 1896), also known by the alias Cherokee Bill, was an American outlaw. Responsible for the murders of eight men (including his brother-in-law), he and his gang terrorized the Indian Territory for over two years.
Bill John Baker was born in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, where his family has been for four generations. Of mixed ethnicity, like many Cherokee citizens, he is 1/32 (3.1%) Cherokee by blood. [ 2 ] He graduated from Tahlequah High School in 1969 and from Northeastern State University in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in political science and history.
The Buck gang, "Hanging Judge" Isaac C. Parker, half-black, half-Indian outlaw Cherokee Bill, and the socio-political environment at the death of Indian Territory are the subjects of the 2011 historical novel I Dreamt I Was in Heaven - The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang by Leonce Gaiter. The gang was featured in the 2019 film Hell on the Border.
The Cherokee Nation–East adopted a written constitution in 1827, creating a government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The Principal Chief was elected by the National Council, which was the legislature of the Nation. The Cherokee Nation–West adopted a similar constitution in 1833.
Bass Reeves is celebrated for his success as a slave turned U.S. Marshal in capturing wanted criminals in Indian Territory prior to Oklahoma becoming a state. public domain photo
Talmadge Davis, Cherokee Nation (1962–2005) Frank Day, Bald Rock Konkow Maidu (1902–1976) Angel De Cora (Hinook-Mahiwi-Kilinaka), Winnebago (1871–1919) Gregg Deal, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; Jim Denomie, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe (1955-2022) Patrick DesJarlait Red Lake Ojibwe painter (1923–1973) Cecil Dick , Cherokee Nation (1915–1992)
It took him 15 months to write the biography in full. Who was 'Wild Bill' Hickok? Hickok was born May 27, 1837 in Troy Grove, Illinois and grew up in a sophisticated, well-educated family.
Both of Bill Keeler's paternal and maternal grandfathers, George B. Keeler and Nelson F. Carr, were white men who had settled in Cherokee territory and married Cherokee women. They were notable for their roles in founding the community that is now Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Carr owned the sawmill and grist mill in town.