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Jan 1, 2008 · Frank’s traveling companions are his wife Gladys (who is three months pregnant), his brother Harrison and a witness in the court case, Emmett Johnson. He points the car toward their home, Snyder.
Wife of Frank Augustus Hamer — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Mother of Frank A Hamer and [private son (1920s - unknown) ] Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Frank’s instincts were golden. While Hamer was plowing one day, McSwain appeared with a shotgun and shot him in the back and the head. Hamer went down and as McSwain approached Frank Hamer pulled his pistol and shot McSwain. Harrison Hamer assisted in his wounded brother’s escape, while the wounded McSwain went after his buffalo gun. Frank convales...
Shortly after Frank became a hired hand for a ranch on the Pecos. It was at this time that Frank assisted a local Sheriff track and capture some rustlers. The Sheriff, who was much impressed, recommended Frank for the Texas Rangers. In 1906 Frank Hamer joined the storied Texas Rangers. In the early years Frank rode trails near the Rio Grande, captu...
During his career Frank Hamer mastered and carried many firearms, but his personal favorite was “Old Lucky,” a Single Action Colt 45, C-engraved 4 ¾” blued revolver with pearl handles. He shared his philosophy on gun fighting with an interviewer once. Frank said that when he had a choice he preferred to fight with a rifle, but he also practiced lon...
In 1933, Frank Hamer retired as a Captain from the Texas Rangers, but because of his reputation he was sought after as a peace officer where there was no peace, a bodyguard where someone was in dire danger, and probably most notably as a man hunter, when the safety of the community dictated that someone needed to be captured. The most famous of the...
In his later years, the mere presence of Frank Hamer seemed to ensure a peaceful outcome in a tense situation. In 1948, the living legend was a special guard during a hotly contested Senate race between Lyndon Johnson and “Coke” Stevenson. At one point there was trouble brewing when Frank pulled up to a polling place where two groups of armed men w...
On May 12, 1917, Hamer married Gladys (Johnson) Sims, the widow of Ed Sims of Snyder, Texas. Gladys and her brother had been charged in 1916 with murdering Sims, but the charges were dropped.
Apr 30, 2018 · Gladys soon married legendary Ranger Frank Hamer. https://truewestmagazine.com/cuban-affair/. Gladys Johnson Sims and ex-husband Ed Sims were in the middle of a Texas-sized custody battle over their two daughters. They both came to Snyder, TX on December 16, 1916 so Ed could pick the girls up.
Sep 22, 2011 · In the car with him were his wife, Gladys, brother Harrison Hamer, and Gladys’ brother, Emmett Johnson. The quartet drove into Sweetwater and stopped at a garage on the town square to have a ...
Sep 17, 2023 · He resigned on November 8, 1915, and became a brand inspector for the Cattle Raisers’ Association of Texas ( see TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION) but obtained a “Special Ranger” warrant and was attached to Company C. Hamer married Ida Gladys Johnson on May 12, 1917.
