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Brushy Bill's story is promoted by the "Billy the Kid Museum" in his hometown of Hico in Hamilton County, Texas. ∼ Brushy Bill Roberts also known as William Henry Roberts, Ollie Partridge William Roberts, Ollie N. Roberts, or Ollie L. Roberts, was an American man who attracted attention in the late 1940s and the 1950s by claiming to be ...
May 26, 2020 · For the purpose of this post, let’s concentrate on William Henry Roberts aka Ollie L. (“Brushy Bill”) Roberts aka Billy the Kid. According to Brushy Bill’s tombstone he was born on December 31, 1859, and died on December 27, 1950 just shy of his 90th birthday. The average life expectancy in 1950 was 65 years old.
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The Hamilton, Texas, grave belongs to William “Brushy Bill” Roberts, who waited until 1949 (at nearly 90 years old) to confess that he was the Kid. Brushy Bill’s distinctive eye color and multiple scars were reportedly perfect matches for Billy the Kid. Looking to pursue a pardon he was promised in 1879, Brushy Bill traveled to New Mexico ...
Hamilton, Texas. There are two graves in New Mexico that say Billy the Kid was shot dead there in 1881 -- and one in Texas that says he wasn't. The Texas grave belongs to William "Brushy Bill" Roberts, who waited until 1950 to confess that he was the Kid, when he was 90. Brushy Bill's distinctive eye color and multiple scars were reportedly ...
- N. Rice St., Hamilton, TX
Jan 4, 2022 · Dean and Land believe Billy the Kid escaped to Mexico then later returned to Texas in 1883. As an expert horseman, Brushy Bill even trained Teddy Roosevelt's rough riders. “This is a story ...
On the morning of April 1st, Sheriff Brady with Deputy Hindman, County clerk Billy Matthews, Jack long and George Peppin are walking down the main street toward the courthouse when they spotted were by Roberts. The kid with Brown, Middleton, Waite and two black men hid behind an adobe wall near the Tunstall store.
