Legends of the Old WestllFamous Cowboys, Lawmen, Outlaws and Pioneers,with images and information(Also see Famous Cowboy Characters, and Famous Cowboys Actors
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Lawmen of the Old West sorted by Age
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John Jackson "Jack" Helm Birth Name: John Jackson Helm • Lawman, cowboy, gunfighter, and inventor in the American Old West Born: 1839, ? ? → Died: 1873, May 17 Age: 34y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot in an ambushed | |
Dallas Stoudenmire Birth Name: Dallas Stoudenmire • Gunfighter and marshal; involved in a famous gunfight dubbed the "Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight" Born: 1845, December 11 → Died: 1882, September 18 Age: 36y 9m 7d → Cause of death: shot in a gun fight | |
Wild Bill Hickok Birth Name: James Butler Hickok • Marksman, professional gambler, gunfighter, scout, lawman Born: 1837, May 27 → Died: 1876, August 2 Age: 39y 2m 6d → Cause of death: shot in the back of the head | |
Big Jim Courtright Birth Name: Timothy Isaiah Courtright (Tim Isaiah) • Lawman, gunfighter, Born: 1848, ? ? → Died: 1887, February 8 Age: 39y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot in a gunfight | |
Sherman McMaster Birth Name: Sherman W. McMaster • Outlaw, became Texas Ranger, rode with Wyatt Earp. Born: 1853, ? ? → Died: 1892, ? ? Age: 39y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot in a gunfight | |
Ben Thompson Birth Name: Ben Thompson • Gunman, gambler, lawman, saloon operator, friend of Bat Masterson. Born: 1843, November 2 → Died: 1884, March 11 Age: 40y 4m 9d → Cause of death: shot in a gunfight | |
George Scarborough Birth Name: George Scarborough • Cowboy and lawman and partner of Jeff Milton Born: 1859, October 2 → Died: 1900, April 5 Age: 40y 6m 3d → Cause of death: shot, died of wound | |
Tom Horn Birth Name: Tom Horn (Aka: James Hicks) • Lawman, scout, soldier, hired gunman, detective, outlaw and assassin Born: 1860, November 21 → Died: 1903, November 20 Age: 42y 11m 30d → Cause of death: hanged | |
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John Selman Birth Name: John Selman • outlaw and sometimes lawman; known as the man who shot John Hardin Born: 1839, November 16 → Died: 1896, April 6 Age: 42y 2m 24d → Cause of death: shot in a shootout | |
Billy Brooks Birth Name: William L. "Buffalo Bill" Brooks • Buffalo hunter, gunfighter, stage driver, marshal. Born: 1832, ? ? → Died: 1874, July 29 Age: 42y ?m ?d → Cause of death: hanged | |
Charlie Bassett Birth Name: Charlie E. Bassett • Lawman and saloon owner of the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City. Born: 1847, October 30 → Died: 1896, January 5 Age: 48y 2m 5d → Cause of death: inflammatory rheumatism | |
Pat Garrett Birth Name: Patrick Floyd Garrett • Sheriff in New Mexico, bartender, and customs agent; killed Billy the Kid Born: 1850, June 5 → Died: 1908, February 28 Age: 57y 8m 23d → Cause of death: shot during an argument | |
Heck Thomas Birth Name: Henry A. Thomas • Peace officer, tracked down and killed outlaw Bill Doolin Born: 1850, January 3 → Died: 1912, August 15 Age: 62y 7m 12d → Cause of death: Bright's disease | |
Captain Bill McDonald Birth Name: William Jesse McDonald • A Texas Ranger who served briefly as a bodyguard for both U.S. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson Born: 1852, September 28 → Died: 1918, January 15 Age: 65y 3m 18d → Cause of death: pneumonia | |
Perry Owens Birth Name: Commodore Perry Owens • Arizona lawman and gunfighter Born: 1852, July 29 → Died: 1919, May 10 Age: 66y 9m 11d → Cause of death: Bright's disease | |
Bat Masterson Birth Name: William Barclay Masterson • Gunfighter, gambler, Wyatt Earp's deputy, newspaper columnist Born: 1853, November 27 → Died: 1921, October 25 Age: 67y 10m 28d → Cause of death: heart attack | |
Texas Jack Vermillion Birth Name: John Wilson Vermillion • Gunfighter, soldier, lawman, outlaw, Methodist preacher; participated in the Earp vendetta ride Born: 1842, ? ? → Died: 1911, ? ? Age: 69y ?m ?d → Cause of death: heart attack in his sleep | |
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Seth Bullock Birth Name: Seth Bullock • Deadwood's first sheriff, deputy U.S. Marshal, rancher Born: 1849, July 23 → Died: 1919, September 23 Age: 70y 2m 0d → Cause of death: cancer, colon | |
Bill Tilghman Birth Name: William Matthew "Bill" Tilghman, Jr. • Deputy sheriff, gunfighter, saloon owner Born: 1854, July 4 → Died: 1924, November 1 Age: 70y 3m 28d → Cause of death: shot by a corrupt prohibition agent | |
Bass Reeves Birth Name: Bass Reeves • The first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River Born: 1828, July ? → Died: 1910, January 12 Age: 71y 6m ?d → Cause of death: Bright's disease | |
Charlie Siringo Birth Name: Charles Angelo Siringo • Lawman, detective, and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency Born: 1855, February 7 → Died: 1928, October 18 Age: 73y 8m 11d → Cause of death: bronchitis | |
Charles Colcord Birth Name: Charles Francis Colcord • Successful cattle-rancher, U.S. Marshal, Chief of Police, businessman, and pioneer of the Old West Born: 1859, August 18 → Died: 1934, December 10 Age: 75y 3m 22d → Cause of death: old age | |
Frank Canton Birth Name: Josiah Horner • Lawman, gunslinger, cowboy and at one point in his life, an outlaw Born: 1849, September 15 → Died: 1927, September 27 Age: 78y 0m 12d → Cause of death: old age | |
Texas John Slaughter Birth Name: John Slaughter • Civil War veteran, trail-driver, cattleman, Texas Ranger, sheriff, gambler, and state representative Born: 1841, October 2 → Died: 1922, February 16 Age: 80y 4m 14d → Cause of death: stroke | |
Elfego Baca Birth Name: Elfego Baca • Lawman, gunman, lawyer, and politician; "Frisco Shootout" incident where Elfego faced 80 men firing 4,000 shots at the home where he was cornered Born: 1865, February 10 → Died: 1945, August 27 Age: 80y 6m 17d → Cause of death: old age | |
Wyatt Earp Birth Name: Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp • Lawman, gambler; in gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Tombstone, Arizona Born: 1848, March 19 → Died: 1929, January 13 Age: 80y 9m 25d → Cause of death: old age | |
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Jeff Milton Birth Name: Jeff Milton • Texas Ranger, Deputy US Marshal, Chief of Police in El Paso, Texas Born: 1861, November 7 → Died: 1947, May 7 Age: 85y 6m 0d → Cause of death: old age | |
Burton Mossman Birth Name: Burton W. Mossman • American lawman and cattleman in the final years of the Old West Born: 1867, April 30 → Died: 1956, September 5 Age: 89y 4m 6d → Cause of death: old age | |
Chris Madsen Birth Name: Christian "Chris" Madsen • Danish born gunfighter; U.S. Deputy Marshal in Oklahoma; member of the Three Guardsmen crime fighers Born: 1851, December 25 → Died: 1944, January 9 Age: 92y 2m 15d → Cause of death: old age | |
Frank Eaton Birth Name: Frank Boardman "Pistol Pete" Eaton • Author, cowboy, scout, Indian fighter, and Deputy U. S. Marshal Born: 1860, October 26 → Died: 1958, April 8 Age: 97y 5m 13d → Cause of death: old age | |
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. |
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First Legend of the Old West on each page
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1. | 34y ?m ?d (John Jackson "Jack" Helm) |
2. | 42y 2m 24d (John Selman) |
3. | 70y 2m 0d (Seth Bullock) |
4. | 85y 6m 0d (Jeff Milton) |
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Sorted by Legend of the Old West
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1. | 34y ?m ?d (John Jackson "Jack" Helm) |
2. | 36y 9m 7d (Dallas Stoudenmire) |
3. | 39y 2m 6d (Wild Bill Hickok ) |
4. | 39y ?m ?d (Big Jim Courtright) |
5. | 39y ?m ?d (Sherman McMaster) |
6. | 40y 4m 9d (Ben Thompson) |
7. | 40y 6m 3d (George Scarborough) |
8. | 42y 11m 30d (Tom Horn) |
9. | 42y 2m 24d (John Selman) |
10. | 42y ?m ?d (Billy Brooks) |
11. | 48y 2m 5d (Charlie Bassett) |
12. | 57y 8m 23d (Pat Garrett) |
13. | 62y 7m 12d (Heck Thomas) |
14. | 65y 3m 18d (Captain Bill McDonald) |
15. | 66y 9m 11d (Perry Owens) |
16. | 67y 10m 28d (Bat Masterson) |
17. | 69y ?m ?d (Texas Jack Vermillion) |
18. | 70y 2m 0d (Seth Bullock) |
19. | 70y 3m 28d (Bill Tilghman) |
20. | 71y 6m ?d (Bass Reeves) |
21. | 73y 8m 11d (Charlie Siringo) |
22. | 75y 3m 22d (Charles Colcord) |
23. | 78y 0m 12d (Frank Canton ) |
24. | 80y 4m 14d (Texas John Slaughter ) |
25. | 80y 6m 17d (Elfego Baca) |
26. | 80y 9m 25d (Wyatt Earp) |
27. | 85y 6m 0d (Jeff Milton) |
28. | 89y 4m 6d (Burton Mossman) |
29. | 92y 2m 15d (Chris Madsen ) |
30. | 97y 5m 13d (Frank Eaton) |
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