Bonney (McCarty), William (Henry) 'Billy The Kid' b. November 23, 1859 d. July 15, 1881 Legendary Outlaw. He was born in New York City as Henry McCarty. His mother's name was Catherine McCarty. Not very much information is known about his father except that he died when the Kid was young. Eventually, Catherine moved with the Kid and his brother Joseph to Wichita Kansas. After his first brush with the law, Catherine was diagnosed with tuberculosis and decided to move to New Mexico, where she remarried and died in 1874. When he was arrested for theft of laundry the Kid escaped from...[Read More] (Bio by: Jip) Old Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, DeBaca County, New Mexico, USA
Bowdre, Charlie b. 1848 d. December 23, 1880 Outlaw. Likely born in Wilkes County, Georgia although at times he also claimed Mississippi and Tennessee as his birthplace. Raised on his parents' farm, much of his youth remains a mystery. Records indicated that he traveled west in 1874, meeting Doc Scurlock in Arizona, and then moving on to New Mexico. The pair were hired by John Tunstall of Lincoln County and joined William Bonney - later known as Billy the Kid - as original members of the Lincoln County Regulators, participating in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Old Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, DeBaca County, New Mexico, USA
b. November 23, 1859 d. July 15, 1881