Hardin (John Wesley) Papers 1870-1895

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Hardin (John Wesley) Papers 1870-1895

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The John Wesley Hardin Papers,1870-1895, consist of three original letters to W. B. Teagarden from Hardinas well as volumes of photocopied correspondence, legal statements, petitions,indictments, depositions, bills, receipts, and other financial and legal documentsof Hardin. Billy

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Hardin, John Wesley, 1853-1895

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Texas gunfighter John Wesley Hardin killed his first victim at the age of 15 in 1868. After committing numerous additional murders, often related to drinking and gambling, he was convicted of murder in 1877 and served 15 years' time in Huntsville. In 1894, he was shot in the back of the head and killed in Acme Saloon in El Paso while throwing dice. From the description of John Wesley Hardin Papers, 1874-1931. (Texas State University-San Marcos). WorldCat record id: 48971180 ...

Hardin, John Wesley

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Born in Bonham, Texas, John Wesley Hardin (1853-1895) was the son of Methodist preacher James G. Hardin and his wife Elizabeth. In 1868, during Reconstruction, Hardin killed a black man after an argument and several soldiers who tried to capture him. Three years later on the Chisholm Trail, Hardin, now a cowboy, traveled to Abilene, Kansas, killing 10 more people en route. After his return to Gonzales County, Texas, Hardin married Jane Bowen, with whom he had three child...

Hardin, Jane Bowen, d. 1892

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