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Jesse Chisholm (circa 1805 - March 4, 1868) was a Scotch-Cherokee fur trader and merchant in the American West. He is known for having scouted and developed what became known as the Chisholm Trail , later used to drive cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas in the post-Civil War period.
Though Jesse Chisholm blazed the famous cattle trail that took his name, he never herded cattle. Instead, he used the path to transport goods from his trading posts . Born in Tennessee in 1805 or 1806, Jesse was the oldest of three boys sired by a Scottish immigrant, Ignatius Chisholm, and his Cherokee wife.
Jesse Chisholm. (1757, W. P. Campbell Collection, OHS). CHISHOLM, JESSE (ca. 1805–1868). Of Scottish and Cherokee descent, plainsman Jesse Chisholm is best remembered today by the Chisholm Trail, the famous route of cattle drives across Indian Territory (present Oklahoma) from Texas to Kansas.
Jesse Chisholm Biography. founder of the Chisholm Trail. Born: circa 1806. Birthplace: Cherokee Nation, eastern Tennessee. Born to a father of Scottish ancestry and a Cherokee mother, Chisholm went to live with the Western Cherokees in Arkansas as a youth. He became a skilled hunter, guide, and trader.
Jun 25, 2014 · Jesse Chisholm. Though neither a rancher nor much of a cowboy, Jesse Chisholm established the most well-known and trafficked cattle trail in American history. Born in 1805 (or 1806) in Tennessee, Jesse Chisholm’s mother was Cherokee, and his father was of Scottish descent.
May 17, 2017 · Jesse Chisholm, Indian trader, guide, and interpreter, was born in the Hiwassee region of Tennessee, probably in 1805 or 1806. His father, Ignatius Chisholm, was of Scottish ancestry and had worked as a merchant and slave trader in the Knoxville area in the 1790s. Around 1800 he married a Cherokee woman in the Hiwassee area, with whom he had ...
Mar 2, 2017 · March 2, 2017. We celebrate the 150th anniversary of the famed Chisholm Trail by getting to know its historical namesake, Jesse Chisholm, a trader who blazed a route from Wichita, Kansas,...
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