Description:Chapters: Cullen Baker, Chad Clifton, Popeye Jones. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cullen Montgomery Baker (June 23, 1835-1869), was a Tennessee-born Texas and Arkansas desperado whose gang is alleged to have killed hundreds of people including former slaves during the early days of the American Old West, in the years following the Civil War, although these numbers are likely inaccurate, and the actual number is likely closer to fifty or sixty. He was notorious for fighting in saloon brawls, and for his fiery temper. During one fight, he was knocked unconscious by a man named Morgan Culp, who hit him in the head with a tomahawk. This seemed, for a time, to have shocked him into behaving, and calmed his temper. Baker has also been described as one of the earlier versions of a gunfighter. Baker was born in Weakley County, Tennessee, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Baker. Soon after his birth his family moved to Clarksville, Arkansas, and as Cullen Baker matured he spent much of his time in the saloon's and bars in and around what is now Lafayette and Miller Counties. His father was a farmer, and owned several heads of cattle in addition to working his crops in the fields. Even at a young age Cullen Baker is said to have developed a quick temper, in addition to having a habit of drinking heavily and often. On January 11, 1854 in Cass County, Texas Baker married Martha Jane Petty, and for a time he settled a bit. Martha Jane Petty was the daughter of Hubbard and Nancy Petty. However, eight months into his marriage, while out drinking with friends, he became involved in a verbal altercation with a youth named Stallcup. Baker became enraged, grabbed a whip, and beat the boy to near death. There were several witnesses to the incident, and Baker was soon...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=89190We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People from Weakley County, Tennessee: Cullen Baker, Chad Clifton, Popeye Jones. To get started finding People from Weakley County, Tennessee: Cullen Baker, Chad Clifton, Popeye Jones, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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22
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Books LLC
Release
2010
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1158525133
People from Weakley County, Tennessee: Cullen Baker, Chad Clifton, Popeye Jones
Description: Chapters: Cullen Baker, Chad Clifton, Popeye Jones. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cullen Montgomery Baker (June 23, 1835-1869), was a Tennessee-born Texas and Arkansas desperado whose gang is alleged to have killed hundreds of people including former slaves during the early days of the American Old West, in the years following the Civil War, although these numbers are likely inaccurate, and the actual number is likely closer to fifty or sixty. He was notorious for fighting in saloon brawls, and for his fiery temper. During one fight, he was knocked unconscious by a man named Morgan Culp, who hit him in the head with a tomahawk. This seemed, for a time, to have shocked him into behaving, and calmed his temper. Baker has also been described as one of the earlier versions of a gunfighter. Baker was born in Weakley County, Tennessee, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Baker. Soon after his birth his family moved to Clarksville, Arkansas, and as Cullen Baker matured he spent much of his time in the saloon's and bars in and around what is now Lafayette and Miller Counties. His father was a farmer, and owned several heads of cattle in addition to working his crops in the fields. Even at a young age Cullen Baker is said to have developed a quick temper, in addition to having a habit of drinking heavily and often. On January 11, 1854 in Cass County, Texas Baker married Martha Jane Petty, and for a time he settled a bit. Martha Jane Petty was the daughter of Hubbard and Nancy Petty. However, eight months into his marriage, while out drinking with friends, he became involved in a verbal altercation with a youth named Stallcup. Baker became enraged, grabbed a whip, and beat the boy to near death. There were several witnesses to the incident, and Baker was soon...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=89190We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People from Weakley County, Tennessee: Cullen Baker, Chad Clifton, Popeye Jones. To get started finding People from Weakley County, Tennessee: Cullen Baker, Chad Clifton, Popeye Jones, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.