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.)

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Pioneers of the Old West sorted by Born Date

Jedediah Smith
Birth Name: Jedediah Strong Smith
• Hunter, trapper, fur trader and explorer of the American West Coast
Born: 1799, January 6 → Died: 1831, May 27
Age: 31^y 4^m 21^d → Cause of death: shot by Comanche Indians

Jim Bridger
Birth Name: James Felix Bridger
• Mountain man, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the western U.S.
Born: 1804, March 17 → Died: 1881, July 17
Age: 77^y 4^m ?^d → Cause of death: old age

Jesse Chisholm
Birth Name: Jesse Chisholm
• Indian trader, guide, and interpreter; namesake to the ChisholmTrail
Born: 1806, ? ? → Died: 1868, March 4
Age: 62^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: food poisoning

Kit Carson
Birth Name: Christopher Houston Carson
• Scout, trapper; much involved with Indian affairs
Born: 1809, December 24 → Died: 1868, May 23
Age: 58^y 4^m 29^d → Cause of death: heart attack

Oliver Loving
Birth Name: Oliver Loving
• First cattledriver; founded the Goodnight-Loving Trail; "The Dean of Texas Trail Drivers"
Born: 1812, December 4 → Died: 1867, September 25
Age: 54^y 9^m 21^d → Cause of death: gangrene from a battle wound

Charles Goodnight
Birth Name: Charles Goodnight
• Cattle-driver; founded the Goodnight-Loving Trail; invented the chuck wagon
Born: 1836, March 5 → Died: 1929, December 12
Age: 93^y 9^m 7^d → Cause of death: old age

Wild Bill Hickok
Birth Name: James Butler Hickok
• Marksman, professional gambler, gunfighter, scout, lawman
Born: 1837, May 27 → Died: 1876, August 2
Age: 39^y 2^m 6^d → Cause of death: shot in the back of the head

John Bozeman
Birth Name: John Merin Bozeman
• Pathfinder of the Bozeman Trail and founder of Bozeman, MT
Born: 1837, ? ? → Died: 1867, April 20
Age: 30^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: shot by his partner

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Bose Ikard
Birth Name: Bose Ikard
• Cowboy, helped in opening up the Goodnight-Loving Trail
Born: 1843, ? ? → Died: 1929, January 4
Age: 86^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: influenza

Texas Jack
Birth Name: John Baker Omohundro
• Frontier scout, actor, and cowboy; first performer to do roping acts on stage
Born: 1846, July 26 → Died: 1880, June 28
Age: 33^y 11^m 2^d → Cause of death: pneumonia

Polly Bemis
Birth Name: Polly Bemis
• A Chinese American pioneer who lived in Idaho. She took in laundry from miners and ran a boarding house. Her story became a biographical novel, and was the subject of the 1991 film Thousand Pieces of Gold.
Born: 1853, September 11 → Died: 1933, November 6
Age: 80^y 01^m 25^d → Cause of death: myocarditis

Ella Watson
Birth Name: Ellen Liddy Watson ("Cattle Kate")
• Pioneer of Wyoming, accused of cattle rustling by powerful cattlemen
Born: 1861, July 2 → Died: 1889, July 20
Age: 28^y 0^m 18^d → Cause of death: hanged by irate cattle men

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 born year on each page
1.	1799, January 6 (Jedediah Smith )
2.	1843, ? ? (Bose Ikard)
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Sorted by born year for Pioneers
1.	1799, January 6 (Jedediah Smith )
2.	1804, March 17 (Jim Bridger)
3.	1806, ? ? (Jesse Chisholm)
4.	1809, December 24 (Kit Carson )
5.	1812, December 4 (Oliver Loving)
6.	1836, March 5 (Charles Goodnight)
7.	1837, May 27 (Wild Bill Hickok )
8.	1837, ? ? (John Bozeman)
9.	1843, ? ? (Bose Ikard)
10.	1846, July 26 (Texas Jack)
11.	1853, September 11 (Polly Bemis)
12.	1861, July 2 (Ella Watson)

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.)
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Pioneers of the Old West sorted by Born Date
	Jedediah Smith Birth Name: Jedediah Strong Smith • Hunter, trapper, fur trader and explorer of the American West Coast Born: 1799, January 6 → Died: 1831, May 27 Age: 31^y 4^m 21^d → Cause of death: shot by Comanche Indians
	Jim Bridger Birth Name: James Felix Bridger • Mountain man, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the western U.S. Born: 1804, March 17 → Died: 1881, July 17 Age: 77^y 4^m ?^d → Cause of death: old age
	Jesse Chisholm Birth Name: Jesse Chisholm • Indian trader, guide, and interpreter; namesake to the ChisholmTrail Born: 1806, ? ? → Died: 1868, March 4 Age: 62^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: food poisoning
	Kit Carson Birth Name: Christopher Houston Carson • Scout, trapper; much involved with Indian affairs Born: 1809, December 24 → Died: 1868, May 23 Age: 58^y 4^m 29^d → Cause of death: heart attack
	Oliver Loving Birth Name: Oliver Loving • First cattledriver; founded the Goodnight-Loving Trail; "The Dean of Texas Trail Drivers" Born: 1812, December 4 → Died: 1867, September 25 Age: 54^y 9^m 21^d → Cause of death: gangrene from a battle wound
	Charles Goodnight Birth Name: Charles Goodnight • Cattle-driver; founded the Goodnight-Loving Trail; invented the chuck wagon Born: 1836, March 5 → Died: 1929, December 12 Age: 93^y 9^m 7^d → Cause of death: old age
	Wild Bill Hickok Birth Name: James Butler Hickok • Marksman, professional gambler, gunfighter, scout, lawman Born: 1837, May 27 → Died: 1876, August 2 Age: 39^y 2^m 6^d → Cause of death: shot in the back of the head
	John Bozeman Birth Name: John Merin Bozeman • Pathfinder of the Bozeman Trail and founder of Bozeman, MT Born: 1837, ? ? → Died: 1867, April 20 Age: 30^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: shot by his partner


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	Bose Ikard Birth Name: Bose Ikard • Cowboy, helped in opening up the Goodnight-Loving Trail Born: 1843, ? ? → Died: 1929, January 4 Age: 86^y ?^m ?^d → Cause of death: influenza
	Texas Jack Birth Name: John Baker Omohundro • Frontier scout, actor, and cowboy; first performer to do roping acts on stage Born: 1846, July 26 → Died: 1880, June 28 Age: 33^y 11^m 2^d → Cause of death: pneumonia
	Polly Bemis Birth Name: Polly Bemis • A Chinese American pioneer who lived in Idaho. She took in laundry from miners and ran a boarding house. Her story became a biographical novel, and was the subject of the 1991 film Thousand Pieces of Gold. Born: 1853, September 11 → Died: 1933, November 6 Age: 80^y 01^m 25^d → Cause of death: myocarditis
	Ella Watson Birth Name: Ellen Liddy Watson ("Cattle Kate") • Pioneer of Wyoming, accused of cattle rustling by powerful cattlemen Born: 1861, July 2 → Died: 1889, July 20 Age: 28^y 0^m 18^d → Cause of death: hanged by irate cattle men
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.)