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Apr 20, 2017 · Chisum, John Simpson. Home →. Handbook of Texas →. Entries →. Chisum, John Simpson (1824–1884) By: Harwood P. Hinton. Type: Biography. Published: 1952. Updated: April 20, 2017. John Simpson Chisum, pioneer cattleman, son of Claiborne C. and Lucinda (Chisum) Chisum, was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee, on August 16, 1824.
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May 14, 2018 · John Simpson Chisum. American rancher John Simpson Chisum (1824-1884) was one of the first cattlemen in New Mexico, and he was identified with the Lincoln County War of 1878-1879. John Chisum was born on his grandfather's plantation in western Tennessee on Aug. 16, 1824.
Chisum became one of the major stock men in North Central Texas before the Civil War. During the War, he supplied cattle to the Confederacy. He became associated with Charles Goodnight before moving to New Mexico where he created a vast ranch which in 1875 employed 100 cowboys and ran 80,000 head of cattle. He was a key figure of the Lincoln County War (1878-1881) when large ranchers fought ...
