The Western movie gunfight was a staple of every “Gunsmoke” episode and “Have Gun Will Travel” and almost all of the so called “adult” Westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. A basic premise was that the code of the West was that the Lawman or “Good Guy” had to let the bad...
Searching for the lost grave of Capt. Joe Tumlinson, Dewitt Co.,Texas.As a lad of twelve, Joseph was one of the rangers who tracked and killed his father’s murderers. Capt. Joe sided with the Suttons in the Sutton-Taylor Feud. He talked his way out of being...
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,...
