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Jan 19, 2024 · John went to work for a large rancher as a cowboy in 1854 and soon started developing his own herd. By the early 1860s, he had more than 100,000 head of cattle and became one of the first to send his herds into New Mexico. He started a ranch there in the Bosque Grande, about 40 miles south of Fort Sumner.
Mar 1, 2017 · Available: https://www.historynet.com/chisum-cattle-king-pecos/. [Accessed: 5/1/2024] 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.
Nov 4, 2014 · By 1872, Chisum had left Texas and set up a cattle ranch along the Pecos River in southern New Mexico Territory. By 1867, his ranch was headquartered at Bosque Grande, about 35 miles north of Roswell.
Aug 13, 2017 · In 1874, Chisum purchased a forty acre ranch from James Patterson and called it South Spring Ranch. He claimed paying $2,500 for the property, but sources record a trade of 2,400 head of cattle ...
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 ...
Sep 29, 2018 · The cattle king enjoyed touring visitors around his splendid ranch home. But in 1884 he was stricken with a large throat tumor, and died at age 60 on Dec. 22, 1884. A lifelong bachelor, he was ...
