A Family Genealogy of
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Thomas S HORN Jr. #82564
21 NOV 1860 - 20 NOV 1903
Personal Information
- BIRTH: 21 NOV 1860, Memphis, Scotland, Missouri, USA
- DEATH: 20 NOV 1903, Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Notes
Thomas Horn Jr., was an American scout, cowboy, soldier, range detective, and Pinkerton agent in the 19th-century and early 20th-century American Old West. Believed to have committed 17 killings as a hired gunman throughout the West, Horn was convicted in 1902 of the murder of 14-year-old Willie Nickell near Iron Mountain, Wyoming. Willie was the son of sheep rancher Kels Nickell, who had been involved in a range feud with neighbor and cattle rancher Jim Miller. On the day before his 43rd birthday, Horn was executed by hanging in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
While in jail, he wrote his autobiography, Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter,[3] which was published posthumously in 1904. Numerous editions have been published in the late 20th century. Horn has since become a larger-than-life figure of western folklore, and debate continues as to whether he was actually guilty of Nickell's murder.
While in jail, he wrote his autobiography, Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter,[3] which was published posthumously in 1904. Numerous editions have been published in the late 20th century. Horn has since become a larger-than-life figure of western folklore, and debate continues as to whether he was actually guilty of Nickell's murder.
Parents
Father: Thomas S HORN #82563
Mother: Mary Ann Maricha MILLER #82562
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_Thomas S HORN ___________|
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|--Thomas S HORN Jr.
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| _Michael M MILLER ___+
| | (1752 - 1838) m 1777
| _Charles Seaver MILLER _|
| | (1777 - 1840) m 1810 |
| | |_Elizabeth MCCARTY __
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|_Mary Ann Maricha MILLER _|
(1831 - 1908) m 1850 |
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|_Nancy WILLIAMS ________|
(1790 - 1860) m 1810 |
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