Legends of the Old Westll

Famous Cowboys, Lawmen, Outlaws and Pioneers,

with images and information

(Also see Famous Cowboy Characters, and Famous Cowboys Actors

("Cowboy" is not sex specific, just like highboy, busboy, bellboy, paperboy, etc.)

All Cattlemen Entertainers Gunfighters Killers Lawmen Outlaws Pioneers Saloon/Gambler Women

Killers of the Old West sorted by Popular Name

Arkansas Tom Jones
Birth Name: Roy Daugherty
• Outlaw and a member of the Wild Bunch gang
Born: 1870, ? ? → Died: 1924, August 16
Age: 54^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: shot during a gunfight

Black Jack Christian
Birth Name: William Christian
• Robber, killer, member of the "High Fives Gang"
Born: 1871, ? ? → Died: 1897, April 28
Age: 26^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: shot in gun fight with a posse

Clay Allison
Birth Name: Robert Clay Allison
• Ruthless killer, gunfighter
Born: 1841, September 2 → Died: 1887, July 3
Age: 46^y 10^m 1^d → Cause of death: accident, broken neck

George Scarborough
Birth Name: George Scarborough
• Cowboy and lawman and partner of Jeff Milton
Born: 1859, October 2 → Died: 1900, April 5
Age: 40^y 6^m 3^d → Cause of death: shot, died of wound

Jesse James
Birth Name: Jesse Woodson James
• Bank and train robber, killer; member of outlaw Clement gang
Born: 1847, September 5 → Died: 1882, April 3
Age: 34^y 6^m 29^d → Cause of death: shot by Robert Ford

Jim Miller
Birth Name: James Brown Miller (Deacon Jim)
• Outlaw and professional killer, said to have killed 12 people during gunfights
Born: 1861, October 25 → Died: 1909, April 19
Age: 47^y 5^m 25^d → Cause of death: hanged

John Wesley Hardin
Birth Name: John Wesley Hardin
• Gunfighter, killer; claimed to have killed 44 men
Born: 1853, May 26 → Died: 1895, August 19
Age: 42^y 2^m 24^d → Cause of death: shot by lawman John Selman

John Younger
Birth Name: John Harrison Younger
• Train and bank robber, killer (2)
Born: 1851, ? ? → Died: 1874, March 17
Age: 23^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: shot in the neck

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Johnny Ringo
Birth Name: John Peters Ringo
• Robber, killer; member of Clanton gang
Born: 1850, May 3 → Died: 1882, July 13
Age: 32^y 2^m 10^d → Cause of death: suicide by gun

Kid Curry
Birth Name: Harvey Logan
• Outlaw, gunman, "wildest of the Wild Bunch"
Born: 1867, ? ? → Died: 1904, June 17
Age: 37^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: suicide during a gun battle

William Longley
Birth Name: William Preston Longley
• Outlaw, ruthless and ill-tempered gunfighter; killed at least 32 people
Born: 1851, October 6 → Died: 1878, October 11
Age: 27^y 4^m 5^d → Cause of death: hanged

Footnotes

Note 1: Dalton brothers gang included George "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, "Blackfaced" Charlie Bryant, Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers.

Note 2: The Younger gang included Clell Miller, Arthur McCoy, Charlie Pitts, John Jarrette,and Bill Chadwell.

— Not included are eastern pioneers, such as Daniel Boone, because they belong to, shall we say, the Old East.

The contents of this page are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).
("Cowboy" is not sex specific, just like highboy, busboy, bellboy, paperboy, etc.)

First popular name on each page
1.	Arkansas Tom Jones (Daugherty)
2.	Johnny Ringo (Ringo)
Go to last row

Sorted by popular name for Killers
1.	Arkansas Tom Jones (Daugherty)
2.	Black Jack Christian (Christian)
3.	Clay Allison (Allison)
4.	George Scarborough (Scarborough)
5.	Jesse James (James)
6.	Jim Miller (Miller)
7.	John Wesley Hardin (Hardin)
8.	John Younger (Younger)
9.	Johnny Ringo (Ringo)
10.	Kid Curry (Logan)
11.	William Longley (Longley)

Legends of the Old Westll Famous Cowboys, Lawmen, Outlaws and Pioneers, with images and information (Also see Famous Cowboy Characters, and Famous Cowboys Actors ("Cowboy" is not sex specific, just like highboy, busboy, bellboy, paperboy, etc.)
All Cattlemen Entertainers Gunfighters Killers Lawmen Outlaws Pioneers Saloon/Gambler Women Popular name Birth Name Born date Died date Age Cause of death
Killers of the Old West sorted by Popular Name
	Arkansas Tom Jones Birth Name: Roy Daugherty • Outlaw and a member of the Wild Bunch gang Born: 1870, ? ? → Died: 1924, August 16 Age: 54^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: shot during a gunfight
	Black Jack Christian Birth Name: William Christian • Robber, killer, member of the "High Fives Gang" Born: 1871, ? ? → Died: 1897, April 28 Age: 26^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: shot in gun fight with a posse
	Clay Allison Birth Name: Robert Clay Allison • Ruthless killer, gunfighter Born: 1841, September 2 → Died: 1887, July 3 Age: 46^y 10^m 1^d → Cause of death: accident, broken neck
	George Scarborough Birth Name: George Scarborough • Cowboy and lawman and partner of Jeff Milton Born: 1859, October 2 → Died: 1900, April 5 Age: 40^y 6^m 3^d → Cause of death: shot, died of wound
	Jesse James Birth Name: Jesse Woodson James • Bank and train robber, killer; member of outlaw Clement gang Born: 1847, September 5 → Died: 1882, April 3 Age: 34^y 6^m 29^d → Cause of death: shot by Robert Ford
	Jim Miller Birth Name: James Brown Miller (Deacon Jim) • Outlaw and professional killer, said to have killed 12 people during gunfights Born: 1861, October 25 → Died: 1909, April 19 Age: 47^y 5^m 25^d → Cause of death: hanged
	John Wesley Hardin Birth Name: John Wesley Hardin • Gunfighter, killer; claimed to have killed 44 men Born: 1853, May 26 → Died: 1895, August 19 Age: 42^y 2^m 24^d → Cause of death: shot by lawman John Selman
	John Younger Birth Name: John Harrison Younger • Train and bank robber, killer (2) Born: 1851, ? ? → Died: 1874, March 17 Age: 23^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: shot in the neck


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	Johnny Ringo Birth Name: John Peters Ringo • Robber, killer; member of Clanton gang Born: 1850, May 3 → Died: 1882, July 13 Age: 32^y 2^m 10^d → Cause of death: suicide by gun
	Kid Curry Birth Name: Harvey Logan • Outlaw, gunman, "wildest of the Wild Bunch" Born: 1867, ? ? → Died: 1904, June 17 Age: 37^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: suicide during a gun battle
	William Longley Birth Name: William Preston Longley • Outlaw, ruthless and ill-tempered gunfighter; killed at least 32 people Born: 1851, October 6 → Died: 1878, October 11 Age: 27^y 4^m 5^d → Cause of death: hanged
Footnotes Note 1: Dalton brothers gang included George "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, "Blackfaced" Charlie Bryant, Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers. Note 2: The Younger gang included Clell Miller, Arthur McCoy, Charlie Pitts, John Jarrette,and Bill Chadwell. — Not included are eastern pioneers, such as Daniel Boone, because they belong to, shall we say, the Old East.

The contents of this page are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). ("Cowboy" is not sex specific, just like highboy, busboy, bellboy, paperboy, etc.)