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John Henry Tunstall (6 March 1853 – 18 February 1878) was an English-born rancher and merchant in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. He competed with the Irish Catholic merchants, lawmen, and politicians who ran the town of Lincoln and the county.
Nov 16, 2009 · John Tunstall was a wealthy English rancher who was killed by a posse hired by The House, a rival faction in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in 1878. His death sparked a bloody conflict that involved Billy the Kid and other gunmen.
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Jun 17, 2022 · John Tunstall was a Lincoln County rancher who was ambushed and murdered by a posse of outlaws in 1878. His death sparked the Lincoln County War and inspired Billy the Kid to become a notorious gunman.
Nov 7, 2023 · John Tunstall was a British immigrant who became a rancher and merchant in New Mexico. He was killed by a posse led by Sheriff William Brady, who was backed by the Murphy-Dolan faction, in 1878. His death sparked the Lincoln County War and the rise of Billy the Kid.
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John Tunstall was a rancher and merchant who competed with Murphy & Dolan in New Mexico. He was shot by a posse in 1878, sparking the Lincoln County War and inspiring Billy the Kid.
Jun 10, 2021 · John Tunstall was an English rancher who restored an old adobe building in Lincoln, New Mexico, in 1876. He became a victim of the Lincoln County War, a bloody conflict between rival cattlemen, but his store survived as a historic site and a museum.
Feb 18, 2013 · John Henry Tunstall was a young Englishman who moved to Victoria, B.C. in 1872 to work in his father's dry goods store. He later moved to New Mexico and was killed by cattle barons, sparking the Lincoln County War and the legend of Billy the Kid.
