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Mar 1, 2017 · Chisum: ‘Cattle King of the Pecos’. This enterprising cattle dealer drove Longhorns west out of Texas to new markets in New Mexico Territory. Legend has it that in early March 1880 John Chisum faced down William H. Bonney in Beaver Smith’s saloon at Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory.
Dec 23, 2020 · Meet John Chisum, 'Cattle King of the Pecos'. This enterprising cattle dealer drove Longhorns west out of Texas to new markets in New Mexico Territory. Legend has it that in early March 1880 John Chisum faced down William H. Bonney in Beaver Smith’s saloon at Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory.
Nov 4, 2014 · John S. Chisum, who partnered with Charles Goodnight to supply cattle to the Navajos at Bosque Redondo in 1866, moved to New Mexico permanently in 1872, where he lorded over 100 miles of New Mexico’s Pecos River Valley, and later was a key player in the Lincoln County War.
Sep 29, 2018 · John Chisum was thirteen when his family trekked to Texas, and he never forgot the adventure of moving to a new frontier. Claiborne Chisum settled his family in what soon became Lamar County in ...
Apr 20, 2017 · Chisum, John Simpson (1824–1884). John Simpson Chisum, pioneer cattleman, son of Claiborne C. and Lucinda (Chisum) Chisum, was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee, on August 16, 1824. His parents were cousins. He was reared on his grandfather's plantation, one of five children, and accompanied his parents and a group of relatives to Red River ...
The Pecos War, also known as the War of the Pecos and the Chisum War, was a range war fought by cattle baron John Chisum against neighboring small ranchers, farmers, and Native Americans from 1876-1877 along the Pecos River in New Mexico.
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May 14, 2018 · 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.
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