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John Oberland Vermillion (c. 1845–1921), also known as "Texas Jack" or later as "Shoot-Your-Eye-Out Vermillion", was a gunfighter of the Old West known for his participation in the Earp Vendetta Ride and his later association with Soapy Smith.
Nov 3, 2021 · No one knows for sure how John Wilson Vermillion became “Texas Jack,” a famed gunfighter who gained lasting fame for his skill with a pistol and his association with the legendary Wyatt Earp.
Texas Jack Vermillion. John Wilson Vermillion would grow up to become one of the many gunfighters in the Old West, with colorful nicknames like “Texas Jack” and “Shoot-Your-Eye-Out” Vermillion.
John "Texas Jack" Vermillion, a Virginian, joined the vendetta ride after Frank Stilwell was killed, and was never indicted for Stilwell's murder, but he was with the Earps when Florentino "Indian Charlie" Cruz was killed.
Jan 29, 2007 · Vermillion’s horse was shot and collapsed, pinning Texas Jack’s leg. At the first shot, according to Earp, McMaster recognized “Curly Bill” Brocius and cried out his name. Earp then returned fire and blasted Brocius with his double-barrel shotgun, almost cutting the Cowboy in two.
Jul 9, 2013 · Vermillion drifted to Texas and then to the northern Louisiana town of Linden, supporting himself as a carpenter. He created a new persona for himself, even living for a time in a home for Confederate veterans.
Mar 20, 2018 · Youngest brother, Warren Earp was also a member of the posse. Other riders included John “Doc” Holliday, Sherman McMaster, John “Texas Jack” Vermillion, “Turkey Creek Jack” Johnson, Daniel Tipton and O.C. “Charlie” Smith.
Feb 11, 2019 · Texas Jack. Three months into their stay, Texas Jack succumbed to pneumonia in Leadville, dying on June 28, 1880. The fairy tale romance had lasted just seven years. Grief stricken, Giuseppina Morlacchi departed for their Massachusetts home, never to return to the stage, and died of cancer six years later.
Texas Jack was at home on the open plains, and began to become a favorite scout among the various cavalry commanders due to his outstanding tracking and guiding abilities, and his deadly marksmanship with both rifle and pistol.
John Wilson "Texas Jack" Vermillion (1842-1911) was an American gunfighter of the Wild West. John Wilson Vermillion was born in Russell County, Virginia in 1842, and he served in the Confederate States Army under Joseph Wheeler and Nathan Bedford Forrest during the American Civil War before...
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