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John Simpson Chisum (August 16, 1824 – December 22, 1884) was a wealthy cattle baron in the American West in the mid-to-late 19th century. He was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee , and moved with his family to the Republic of Texas in 1837, later finding work as a building contractor.
A cattle baron who moved longhorn herds from Texas into New Mexico in the mid 1800’s, John Chisum founded one of the largest cattle ranches in the West.
Nov 16, 2009 · Cattleman John Chisum dies in Arkansas. A central player in the violent Lincoln County War of 1878-81, the cattleman John Chisum dies at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Born in Tennessee in 1824,...
In Lincoln County, New Mexico, John Chisum, a kindly and successful cattle baron, finds his peace threatened when amoral Lawrence Murphy and his business partner James Dolan forcibly buy up most of the land and businesses in the area.
Dec 23, 2020 · Meet John Chisum, 'Cattle King of the Pecos'. This enterprising cattle dealer drove Longhorns west out of Texas to new markets in New Mexico Territory. Legend has it that in early March 1880 John Chisum faced down William H. Bonney in Beaver Smith’s saloon at Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory.
Jan 19, 2024 · Pioneer cattle baron John Simpson Chisum lived an intriguing life and some of his descendants are honored in an exhibition now in Southlake, Texas.
Mar 1, 2017 · John Chisum developed a neck tumor and had to leave his beloved ranch, first to have surgeons in Kansas City remove the tumor and then to seek relief from the mineral baths in Eureka Springs, Ark. That was where the 60-year-old cattleman died on December 22, 1884.
Nov 4, 2014 · John S. Chisum, who partnered with Charles Goodnight to supply cattle to the Navajos at Bosque Redondo in 1866, moved to New Mexico permanently in 1872, where he lorded over 100 miles of New Mexico’s Pecos River Valley, and later was a key player in the Lincoln County War.
Sep 29, 2018 · John Chisum was thirteen when his family trekked to Texas, and he never forgot the adventure of moving to a new frontier. Claiborne Chisum settled his family in what soon became Lamar County...
The Pecos War, also known as the War of the Pecos and the Chisum War, was a range war fought by cattle baron John Chisum against neighboring small ranchers, farmers, and Native Americans from 1876-1877 along the Pecos River in New Mexico.
