Searching for the grave of Texas Soldier and Ranger Creed Taylor, Noxville,Texas. Creed Taylor, soldier and Texas Ranger, was born on April 20, 1820, in Alabama, one of nine children of Josiah and Hepzibeth Luker Taylor. Josiah Taylor, a relative of Gen. Zachary...
Several years ago I came across an intriguing artifact at a museum that left me wanting to know more about it. After following my curiosity to information sources, I returned to view the artifact and found the experience of seeing it completely transformed. My...
“Who Killed Morgan Earp?” On March 18, 1882, Morgan Earp was assassinated. The most accurate answer. The search for factual information on “Who Killed Morgan Earp,” has long eluded historians. Many of the Cow Boy contingent in Cochise County,...
The Deadliest Outlaw of the Wild West “Many books, articles, movies and other media have created our image of notorious Texas gunman John Wesley Hardin which some say was the greatest gunman of the Old West. These sources are responsible for both myths and...
Ute Chief, November 12, 1887 Death of J. A. Holliday, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Tuesday, November 8, 1887, about 10 o’clock a.m., of consumption. J. A. Holliday, or “Doc” Holliday as he was better known, came to Glenwood Springs from Leadville last May, and by...
