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Jul 13, 2022 · John S. Chisum Marker. Inscription. Cattle baron whose herds, moving from east to west Texas and into New Mexico, expanded into one of the greatest cattle spreads in the west. Coming from Tennessee to Paris, 1837, Chisum joined S. K. Fowler in a cattle venture in Denton County, 1854.
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. He also served as county clerk in Lamar County.
Jan 19, 2024 · By P.A. Geddie. Jul 25, 2020 Updated Jan 19, 2024. 0. 1 of 2. A statue of John Chisum stands in Roswell, New Mexico, where he moved longhorn herds from Texas in the mid 1800s. Pioneer cattle baron John Simpson Chisum was born August 16, 1824, in Tennessee. His family moved to Red River County, Texas, when he was a boy.
Apr 27, 2014 · John S. Chisum, a western icon, is generally recognized as the early West's most prominent cattleman. (A historical marker located in Roswell in Chaves County, New Mexico.) HMdb.org
Mar 1, 2017 · 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.
Apr 20, 2017 · Chisum, John Simpson (1824–1884). John Simpson Chisum, pioneer cattleman, son of Claiborne C. and Lucinda (Chisum) Chisum, was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee, on August 16, 1824. His parents were cousins. He was reared on his grandfather's plantation, one of five children, and accompanied his parents and a group of relatives to Red River ...
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