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The 1970 movie Chisum, starring John Wayne in the title role, portrayed some of the events of the Lincoln County War. Chisum's life, from 1837 until his death in 1884, is detailed in a semi-biographical 2019 novel, by Russ Brown, centred on his relationship with a slave named Jensie, titled Miss Chisum. See also. United States portal
Nov 16, 2009 · A central player in the violent Lincoln County War of 1878-81, the cattleman John Chisum dies at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Born in Tennessee in 1824, Chisum moved with his family to...
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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.
John Chisum. A cattle baron who moved longhorn herds from Texas into New Mexico in the mid-1800s, Chisum would work with Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving, found one of the largest cattle ranches in the American West, and become involved in New Mexico’s Lincoln County War. Born in Hardeman County, Tennessee, on August 15, 1824, Chisum’s ...
Nov 2, 2021 · Backed by the Texas rancher John Chisum, who boasted the largest cattle herd in the West, Tunstall felt safe betting against The House. But, Tunstall’s plan worked a little too well. By 1878, The House was nearly bankrupt. That same year, the Lincoln County War broke out.
Ed - December 22, 2016. On this day in 1884 one of the key players in the Lincoln County War, 1878-1881 passed away. John Chisum a cattle baron died in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He was a very controversial figure, to say the least. He was born in Tennessee in 1824 and he later moved to Paris Texas, when he was still a boy.
Mar 1, 2017 · 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. The rebellious adolescent firmly believed Chisum owed him wages for fighting on behalf of the cattleman’s lawyer, Alexander McSween, in the Lincoln County War.
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