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Buckskin Franklyn Leslie (March 18, 1842 – after 1920) was a U.S. Army scout, gambler, bartender, rancher, miner, gunfighter, and con-man. He was known for his fringed buckskin jacket. He became famous in Tombstone, Arizona, for killing two men in self-defense. He married the widow of one of his victims eight days after killing her husband.
- 25 years
- American
- 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Killing Mike Killeen and Billy Claiborne
Buckskin Frank Leslie. A western gunfighter, Indian Scout, and prospector, “Buckskin Frank” Leslie was best known for having killed Billy Claiborne, one of the infamous Clanton Gang, who feuded with the Earps in Tombstone, Arizona. Born in San Antonio, Texas, on March 18, 1842, as Nashville Franklyn Leslie, nothing is known about his early ...
May 26, 2023 · Buckskin Frank Leslie was a famous gunslinger of the Wild West. He was born on March 18, 1842, and he died sometime after 1920. He was known for his fringed buckskin jacket and his reputation as a deadly gunfighter. Leslie became famous in Tombstone, Arizona, for killing two men in self-defense.
Buckskin Franklyn Leslie (March 18, 1842 – after 1920) was a U.S. Army scout, gambler, bartender, rancher, miner, gunfighter, and con-man. He was known for his fringed buckskin jacket. He became famous in Tombstone, Arizona, for killing two men in self-defense. He married the widow of one of his victims eight days after killing her husband.
Jul 30, 2020 · Authors Jack DeMattos and Chuck Parson’s exhaustive research, in what critics are calling the definitive biography, They Called Him Buckskin Frank: The Life and Adventures of Nashville Franklin Leslie, uncovered many previously unknown pieces to the puzzle in the gunfighter’s convoluted life story.
Jul 10, 2020 · Jack Demattos True West Magazine July 10, 2020. “I, Nashville Franklyn Leslie, was born near San Antonio, Texas on the 18th day of March 1842 and am now a resident of Tombstone, Arizona and have been a resident of Arizona for nine years.”
Oct 19, 2016 · Leslie told the journalist he was a Texas native who joined the Army in 1861 until he, a first lieutenant, surrendered on April 9, 1865, with the 10th Texas Cavalry. He then worked as an Indian scout, known as “Buckskin Frank.” From 1871-73, he served as a deputy sheriff in Kansas in Abilene and Ellsworth under James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok.
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