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English-born John Tunstall and his business partner Alexander McSween opened a competing store in 1876, with backing from established cattleman John Chisum. The two sides gathered lawmen, businessmen, Tunstall's ranch hands, and criminal gangs to their assistance.
Nov 7, 2023 · John Tunstall was born in London, England, and became a rancher and merchant in Lincoln County, New Mexico. He would compete with Irish ranchers and politicians who ran the town. The competition became fierce and eventually deadly when Sheriff William Brady led a posse to kill John Tunstall.
John Henry Tunstall was a rancher and merchant in Lincoln County, New Mexico, who dared to compete with the Murphy & Dolan Mercantile and Banking Company, which resulted in the Lincoln County War.
Nov 2, 2021 · But in 1876, a competing rancher named John Tunstall moved in. And two years later, a sheriff’s posse affiliated with Dolan gunned him down, sparking the Lincoln County War between Dolan’s men and those loyal to Tunstall, including Billy the Kid.
Jun 9, 2023 · The unprovoked murder of English cattleman John Tunstall outside of Lincoln, New Mexico Territory, on February 18, 1878, lit the fuse that ignited the Lincoln County Cattle War. True West Archives.
Starved for adventure and driven to succeed in his ranching and business affairs, young John Henry arrived in Victoria from England in 1872 to make his fortune. John Henry Tunstall’s murder set off the infamous Lincoln County War in New Mexico.
Sep 25, 2010 · Englishman John Henry Tunstall came to New Mexico Territory in 1876, seeking his fortune. He ran his cattle ranch on the Rio Feliz, some 30 miles from Lincoln, and established his mercantile store and bank in town.
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