Just something to read

[tiredmike59]

Years ago I subscribed to a magazine called " Wild West " It was about true stories of the old west and I kept noticing how many of these desperados were from Missouri so I started researching at the library and later on the internet. I came up with an impressive list,though I'm sure I missed a few.If you ever watch Gunsmoke you will hear Matt Dillon occasionally refer to some people as " Border Trash ", These are the type he is talking about;

TOM HORN 1860-1903 b.Scotland county Missouri (scout,lawman,detective,outlaw,assassin) Helped capture Geronimo, killed about 50 men in his career.

IKE CLANTON 1847-1887 b.Callaway county Missouri
(Enemy of Wyatt earp at Tombstone)

FRANK STILLWELL 1857-1882 b.on Missouri border
(Part of the Clanton gang)

JESSE JAMES 1847-1882 b.Clay county Missouri

FRANK JAMES 1843-1915 b.Clay county Missouri

COLE YOUNGER 1844-1916 b.Jackson county Missouri

BOB YOUNGER 1853-1889 b.Jackson county Missouri

JIM YOUNGER 1848-1902 b.Jackson county MISSOURI

MILT SHARP 1880s b.Lee Summit Missouri
(Stage robber)

EDWARD O'KELLEY 1857-1904 b.Harrisonville Missouri
(Killed Bob Ford, married a relative of the Youngers)

HOODOO BROWN 1880s b.Lexington Missouri
(Part of the Dodge City Gang)

DICK LIDDIL 1852-1901 b.Jackson county,Missouri
(Rode with James gang)

JESSE EVANS 1853-? b.Missouri
(Rode with Billy the kid)

BOONE HELM 1823-1864 b.Log Branch,Missouri
(Part of the Henry Plummer gang)

TETON JACKSON 1800s-1893 b.Joplin,Missouri

RED MUNKIRS 1845-1867 b.Missouri
(James Gang)

ALLEN PARMER 1848-1927 b.Missouri
(James Gang)

JACOB GREGG 1844-1906 b.Jackson County,Missouri
(James Gang)

MARION HEDGEPETH 1856-1910 b.Prairie Home,Missouri
(Outlaw)

JOHNNY RINGO 1850-1882 b.Indiana but grew up in Liberty Missouri
(Cousin of the Youngers)

KID CURRY 1867-1904 b.Iowa but grew up in Dodson,Missouri
(Hole in the wall gang)

BUCK STINSON 1800s-1864 Lived in Andrew County Missouri
(Henry Plummer gang)

THE RENO GANG b.Indiana but lived in Missouri off and on.
Frank Reno
Simeon Reno
William Reno
(All lynched in 1868)

LEWIS DALTON b.Jackson County,Missouri
EMMETT DALTON 1871-1937 b.Belton Missouri
(From the Dalton Gang)

ARCHIE CLEMENT 1846-1866 b.N.Carolina but grew up in Missouri
(James Gang)

JIM CUMMINS 1847-1929 b.Kearney,Missouri
(James Gang)

JIM REED 1800s-1874 b.Missouri
(Outlaw,married Belle Starr)

ROY DAUGHERTY aka.ARKANSAS TOM JONES 1870-1924 b.Missouri
(Bill Doolin's Wild Bunch)

GEORGE WASHINGTON SHEPHERD 1842-1917 b.Jackson County,Missouri
(Killed Bloody Bill Anderson)

BOB FORD 1862-1892 b.Ray,Missouri
CHARLIE FORD 1857-1884 b.Ray,Missouri
(Killed Jesse James)

BILL CHADWELL 1840s-1876 b.Missouri
(James Gang)

BLOODY BILL ANDERSON 1840-1864 b.Kentucky but grew up in Richmond Missouri. (Decapitated his victims then re-arranged the heads)

BELLE STARR 1848-1889 b.Carthage Missouri

CALAMITY JANE 1852-1903 b.Princeton,Missouri
(Not an outlaw but a famous person from the old west)

The Earp family also lived in Lamar Missouri for a while.

A couple more names from the next century;

MA BARKER 1873-1935 b.Ash Grove,Missouri

FRED KILLER BURKE 1893-1940 b.kansas but grew up in St.Louis,Missouri
(Prime suspect in the St.Valentines Day Massacre)

JAMES REAVIS aka THE BARON OF ARIZONA 1843-1917 b.Henry County,Missouri (Probably one of the greatest forgers there ever was,He served on both sides of the civil war mainly forging passes for the soldiers.Then he cooked up a scheme where he went to a monastery in Spain and forged some land grants and almost got away with owning half of Arizona)

I had some more names on another sheet of paper but I can't find it so I will close with this link,if it works.

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/mo-baldknobber.html

[Steve_uk]

Originally Posted by tiredmike59

Years ago I subscribed to a magazine called " Wild West " It was about true stories of the old west and I kept noticing how many of these desperados were from Missouri so I started researching at the library and later on the internet. I came up with an impressive list,though I'm sure I missed a few.If you ever watch Gunsmoke you will hear Matt Dillon occasionally refer to some people as " Border Trash ", These are the type he is talking about;

TOM HORN 1860-1903 b.Scotland county Missouri (scout,lawman,detective,outlaw,assassin) Helped capture Geronimo, killed about 50 men in his career.

IKE CLANTON 1847-1887 b.Callaway county Missouri
(Enemy of Wyatt earp at Tombstone)

FRANK STILLWELL 1857-1882 b.on Missouri border
(Part of the Clanton gang)

JESSE JAMES 1847-1882 b.Clay county Missouri

FRANK JAMES 1843-1915 b.Clay county Missouri

COLE YOUNGER 1844-1916 b.Jackson county Missouri

BOB YOUNGER 1853-1889 b.Jackson county Missouri

JIM YOUNGER 1848-1902 b.Jackson county MISSOURI

MILT SHARP 1880s b.Lee Summit Missouri
(Stage robber)

EDWARD O'KELLEY 1857-1904 b.Harrisonville Missouri
(Killed Bob Ford, married a relative of the Youngers)

HOODOO BROWN 1880s b.Lexington Missouri
(Part of the Dodge City Gang)

DICK LIDDIL 1852-1901 b.Jackson county,Missouri
(Rode with James gang)

JESSE EVANS 1853-? b.Missouri
(Rode with Billy the kid)

BOONE HELM 1823-1864 b.Log Branch,Missouri
(Part of the Henry Plummer gang)

TETON JACKSON 1800s-1893 b.Joplin,Missouri

RED MUNKIRS 1845-1867 b.Missouri
(James Gang)

ALLEN PARMER 1848-1927 b.Missouri
(James Gang)

JACOB GREGG 1844-1906 b.Jackson County,Missouri
(James Gang)

MARION HEDGEPETH 1856-1910 b.Prairie Home,Missouri
(Outlaw)

JOHNNY RINGO 1850-1882 b.Indiana but grew up in Liberty Missouri
(Cousin of the Youngers)

KID CURRY 1867-1904 b.Iowa but grew up in Dodson,Missouri
(Hole in the wall gang)

BUCK STINSON 1800s-1864 Lived in Andrew County Missouri
(Henry Plummer gang)

THE RENO GANG b.Indiana but lived in Missouri off and on.
Frank Reno
Simeon Reno
William Reno
(All lynched in 1868)

LEWIS DALTON b.Jackson County,Missouri
EMMETT DALTON 1871-1937 b.Belton Missouri
(From the Dalton Gang)

ARCHIE CLEMENT 1846-1866 b.N.Carolina but grew up in Missouri
(James Gang)

JIM CUMMINS 1847-1929 b.Kearney,Missouri
(James Gang)

JIM REED 1800s-1874 b.Missouri
(Outlaw,married Belle Starr)

ROY DAUGHERTY aka.ARKANSAS TOM JONES 1870-1924 b.Missouri
(Bill Doolin's Wild Bunch)

GEORGE WASHINGTON SHEPHERD 1842-1917 b.Jackson County,Missouri
(Killed Bloody Bill Anderson)

BOB FORD 1862-1892 b.Ray,Missouri
CHARLIE FORD 1857-1884 b.Ray,Missouri
(Killed Jesse James)

BILL CHADWELL 1840s-1876 b.Missouri
(James Gang)

BLOODY BILL ANDERSON 1840-1864 b.Kentucky but grew up in Richmond Missouri. (Decapitated his victims then re-arranged the heads)

BELLE STARR 1848-1889 b.Carthage Missouri

CALAMITY JANE 1852-1903 b.Princeton,Missouri
(Not an outlaw but a famous person from the old west)

The Earp family also lived in Lamar Missouri for a while.

A couple more names from the next century;

MA BARKER 1873-1935 b.Ash Grove,Missouri

FRED KILLER BURKE 1893-1940 b.kansas but grew up in St.Louis,Missouri
(Prime suspect in the St.Valentines Day Massacre)

JAMES REAVIS aka THE BARON OF ARIZONA 1843-1917 b.Henry County,Missouri (Probably one of the greatest forgers there ever was,He served on both sides of the civil war mainly forging passes for the soldiers.Then he cooked up a scheme where he went to a monastery in Spain and forged some land grants and almost got away with owning half of Arizona)

I had some more names on another sheet of paper but I can't find it so I will close with this link,if it works.

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/mo-baldknobber.html

The Bald Knobbers were a cross between the Mafia and the Tea Party movement,now I come to think of it.

[tiredmike59]

Read about this looney tune,I don't guess they will ever make a tv show about him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone_Helm

[tiredmike59]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Reavis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Logan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Horn

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by Steve_uk

The Bald Knobbers were a cross between the Mafia and the Tea Party movement,now I come to think of it.

You never stop with the irrational posts, do you?

The Tea Party believes that the government should not spend more than it receives in revenue, to respect and follow the constitution and to not raise taxes... how "terrible" for them to believe in those!

[Steve_uk]

Originally Posted by Fleet

You never stop with the irrational posts, do you?

The Tea Party believes that the government should not spend more than it receives in revenue, to respect and follow the constitution and to not raise taxes... how "terrible" for them to believe in those!

All laudable aims,yet where is the morality of increasing the total amount of debt whilst the rich continue to have their snouts in the trough?

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by Steve_uk

All laudable aims,yet where is the morality of increasing the total amount of debt whilst the rich continue to have their snouts in the trough?

Why don't you ask Pres. Obama that? The national debt is increasing faster under him than it did under Bush! It's already increased by over $5 trillion since he took office.

Back to the "rich" again? The U.S. has the highest corporate tax in the world already. Once again, read my signature showing how much the "rich" pay in taxes.

I like the rich. Do you know why? Because I have never been offered a job by a poor person!

[Steve_uk]

Originally Posted by Fleet

Why don't you ask Pres. Obama that? The national debt is increasing faster under him than it did under Bush! It's already increased by over $5 trillion since he took office.

Back to the "rich" again? The U.S. has the highest corporate tax in the world already. Once again, read my signature showing how much the "rich" pay in taxes.

I like the rich. Do you know why? Because I have never been offered a job by a poor person!

The debt might well increase during the greatest world economic slump since the Wall Street Crash of 1929. But there's one law for the rich in this life and one for the poor,a situation which I would like to change.http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews...ats_in_america

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by Steve_uk

The debt might well increase during the greatest world economic slump since the Wall Street Crash of 1929. But there's one law for the rich in this life and one for the poor,a situation which I would like to change.http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews...ats_in_america

Okay, I understand... you hate (more accurate: are jealous of) the rich.

If there is one law for the rich and one for the poor, why have some rich people ended up in jail for tax evasion?

[Steve_uk]

Originally Posted by Fleet

Okay, I understand... you hate (more accurate: are jealous of) the rich.

If there is one law for the rich and one for the poor, why have some rich people ended up in jail for tax evasion?

Not enough have ended up in jail. They have their ill-gotten gains stashed away in the Cayman Islands,Switzerland and Jersey away from the taxman. I'm grateful for what I've got: as the Old Testament said "Thou shalt not covet" and Jesus told us "Give us our daily bread". I'm happy with that. A million dollars won't make me play the piano any better. But faced with the situation we're in with cuts across the board apart from the very needy I'm in agreement with one of your richest citizens,Warren Buffett,who pays less tax than his secretary.http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8AP0LY20121126

[Fleet]

Having foreign bank accounts is not necessarily "ill-gotten" gains. It depends on how and what funds were transferred/invested.

But do continue with your obvious envy of the rich... it's entertaining!

[Steve_uk]

Originally Posted by Fleet

Having foreign bank accounts is not necessarily "ill-gotten" gains. It depends on how and what funds were transferred/invested.

But do continue with your obvious envy of the rich... it's entertaining!

Ok I will. That car for one thing on your avatar..no wonder you're one of the dirtiest countries on Earth. Has nobody told you about energy conservation,or do the well-to-do all have to motor around pretending they're Blake Carrington..

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by Steve_uk

Ok I will. That car for one thing on your avatar..no wonder you're one of the dirtiest countries on Earth. Has nobody told you about energy conservation,or do the well-to-do all have to motor around pretending they're Blake Carrington..

Oh, are you referring to my '76 Cadillac limousine, which is driven less than 1,000 miles per year (actually more like less than 600 miles)? That car?

And, incidentally, the air quality out here in the Los Angeles area is cleaner than it was in the '70s and '80s. Back then, there were frequent stage 1, 2 and even 3 smog alerts. There hasn't been a stage 3 smog alert for over 20 years.

The U.S. would be even "cleaner" if the 12+ million illegal aliens were deported.

[tiredmike59]

Originally Posted by tiredmike59

Years ago I subscribed to a magazine called " Wild West " It was about true stories of the old west and I kept noticing how many of these desperados were from Missouri so I started researching at the library and later on the internet. I came up with an impressive list,though I'm sure I missed a few.If you ever watch Gunsmoke you will hear Matt Dillon occasionally refer to some people as " Border Trash ", These are the type he is talking about;

TOM HORN 1860-1903 b.Scotland county Missouri (scout,lawman,detective,outlaw,assassin) Helped capture Geronimo, killed about 50 men in his career.

IKE CLANTON 1847-1887 b.Callaway county Missouri
(Enemy of Wyatt earp at Tombstone)

FRANK STILLWELL 1857-1882 b.on Missouri border
(Part of the Clanton gang)

JESSE JAMES 1847-1882 b.Clay county Missouri

FRANK JAMES 1843-1915 b.Clay county Missouri

COLE YOUNGER 1844-1916 b.Jackson county Missouri

BOB YOUNGER 1853-1889 b.Jackson county Missouri

JIM YOUNGER 1848-1902 b.Jackson county MISSOURI

MILT SHARP 1880s b.Lee Summit Missouri
(Stage robber)

EDWARD O'KELLEY 1857-1904 b.Harrisonville Missouri
(Killed Bob Ford, married a relative of the Youngers)

HOODOO BROWN 1880s b.Lexington Missouri
(Part of the Dodge City Gang)

DICK LIDDIL 1852-1901 b.Jackson county,Missouri
(Rode with James gang)

JESSE EVANS 1853-? b.Missouri
(Rode with Billy the kid)

BOONE HELM 1823-1864 b.Log Branch,Missouri
(Part of the Henry Plummer gang)

TETON JACKSON 1800s-1893 b.Joplin,Missouri

RED MUNKIRS 1845-1867 b.Missouri
(James Gang)

ALLEN PARMER 1848-1927 b.Missouri
(James Gang)

JACOB GREGG 1844-1906 b.Jackson County,Missouri
(James Gang)

MARION HEDGEPETH 1856-1910 b.Prairie Home,Missouri
(Outlaw)

JOHNNY RINGO 1850-1882 b.Indiana but grew up in Liberty Missouri
(Cousin of the Youngers)

KID CURRY 1867-1904 b.Iowa but grew up in Dodson,Missouri
(Hole in the wall gang)

BUCK STINSON 1800s-1864 Lived in Andrew County Missouri
(Henry Plummer gang)

THE RENO GANG b.Indiana but lived in Missouri off and on.
Frank Reno
Simeon Reno
William Reno
(All lynched in 1868)

LEWIS DALTON b.Jackson County,Missouri
EMMETT DALTON 1871-1937 b.Belton Missouri
(From the Dalton Gang)

ARCHIE CLEMENT 1846-1866 b.N.Carolina but grew up in Missouri
(James Gang)

JIM CUMMINS 1847-1929 b.Kearney,Missouri
(James Gang)

JIM REED 1800s-1874 b.Missouri
(Outlaw,married Belle Starr)

ROY DAUGHERTY aka.ARKANSAS TOM JONES 1870-1924 b.Missouri
(Bill Doolin's Wild Bunch)

GEORGE WASHINGTON SHEPHERD 1842-1917 b.Jackson County,Missouri
(Killed Bloody Bill Anderson)

BOB FORD 1862-1892 b.Ray,Missouri
CHARLIE FORD 1857-1884 b.Ray,Missouri
(Killed Jesse James)

BILL CHADWELL 1840s-1876 b.Missouri
(James Gang)

BLOODY BILL ANDERSON 1840-1864 b.Kentucky but grew up in Richmond Missouri. (Decapitated his victims then re-arranged the heads)

BELLE STARR 1848-1889 b.Carthage Missouri

CALAMITY JANE 1852-1903 b.Princeton,Missouri
(Not an outlaw but a famous person from the old west)

The Earp family also lived in Lamar Missouri for a while.

A couple more names from the next century;

MA BARKER 1873-1935 b.Ash Grove,Missouri

FRED KILLER BURKE 1893-1940 b.kansas but grew up in St.Louis,Missouri
(Prime suspect in the St.Valentines Day Massacre)

JAMES REAVIS aka THE BARON OF ARIZONA 1843-1917 b.Henry County,Missouri (Probably one of the greatest forgers there ever was,He served on both sides of the civil war mainly forging passes for the soldiers.Then he cooked up a scheme where he went to a monastery in Spain and forged some land grants and almost got away with owning half of Arizona)

I had some more names on another sheet of paper but I can't find it so I will close with this link,if it works.

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/mo-baldknobber.html

I found some more to add.

William McWaters b.Missouri 1844-75 (rode with Quantrill)

Frank Loving b.Jackson Missouri 1860-1882 9famous Long Branch shoot out)

Charley Pierce b. Missouri 1866-95 (Dalton Gang,Doolin Gang)

Henry Brown b. Phelps Missouri 1857-84 (Lincoln county war)

Here is an interesting article on Billy the Kid;

http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/ency...oc/egp.law.007


Wild Bill Hickok was a police detective in Springfield Missouri and was involved in the first documented " Fast Draw " shoot out in U.S history.

http://www.springfieldmo.gov/wildbill/


Jack McCall was the man who killed Hickok and 4 years after McCall was hanged they decided to move the cemetery and when they exhumed his grave they discovered he still had the noose around his neck.

[Penny Lane]

Maybe Missouri should be nicknamed "The Outlaw State"?