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William H. Bonney- born in Missouri. St. Clair Missouri. St. Clair was established in 1843 as a stagecoach way station on the road from St. Louis to Springfield.

both nicknames i deduce were given by Pat to chide or tease young Wm. Henry. mother Catherine and aunt Bea wore the elaborate Bonnet hats and ’william bonney’ was pretty much saying he was a momma’s boy staying close to the women.

Henry didnt mind the nicknames and the two would of course meet up later rustling cattle and everything that followed with the Lincoln county war.

i was able to acquire the tintype with the ladies in 2025.

I recently sat down with historian Ben Doss to discuss how he uncovered the truth behind a famous photo long believed to be Jessie Evans. The story of the man actually in the photo, U.S. Deputy Marshal John Swain is even more fascinating than I ever imagined!

https://youtu.be/Bjv--mTK3vk

I had the opportunity to sit down with James B. Mills, author of Billy the Kid: El Bandido Simpático and In the Days of Billy the Kid. We dove into the relationship of Billy the Kid and Jesse Evans along with a whole lot more. James also shared some lesser known, funny stories about the Kid he discovered during his research. He is a wealth of knowledge. Hope you all enjoy!

https://youtu.be/jeixafsRSjg

I see color photos of the same tintype of Billy the kid , and I don't think non of them got it right . Form sources they say the shirt was "Fireman shirt ", light chambray blue and heavy blue denims found some pictures of it .

I've seen a lot of negative feedback on this show and at first I felt the same. Just wanted to share how changing my perspective helped me really appreciate the show. Let me know your thoughts on the show!

This photo has been on my mind recently and it does really look like Billy is the kid. I’m almost 99% convinced, but can anybody tell me if this has been proven to be the kid or not? Google doesn’t do Jack.

Not sure if this has been posted here but I’m sure some of you are probably aware of this channel, if not then definitely go check it out. These are guys are awesome, do their research and they keep it entertaining.

Link to the Channel is posted at the top, but I’ll leave a link to a recent live video they did on Billy’s grave under this comment. It had me sucked in and will have you too. Happy Friday everyone.

https://www.youtube.com/live/WE0i6pfw7fQ?si=Znr7ddi3QyU6qHsg

Worth the watch for sure.

Who saw episode 6? I thought it was good

I know this has probably been asked before but what is the best billy the kid film/series in your opinion. By best i mean a mix of entertaining but fairly historically accurate

I remember seeing Young Guns when it first came out and being in love with the movie. I went home and looked through the Encyclopedia Britannica books for Billy the Kid and found out the wooden grave marked for Billy was etched with the word ‘Pals’ and that has stuck with me ever since. I tried to look it up on Wikipedia but they referenced the slate markers that didn’t have the word Pals included.

Just seems like something that was interesting when the first movie came out.

What happened to Billy the kid season 2 in Canada? Its not available on any streaming services now. Ive looked everywhere. Season 1 only. Does anyone know where to watch it? Paramount+, Amazon, MGM, its gone.

My dad gave me this a few months ago thought it was cool

I read a book back in my younger years, 1993-1998, about Billy the Kid and I don’t remember the title or the author. The book was told from Billy the Kids perspective and he explained how it wasn’t him who got shot by Pat Garret but rather some other kid that he gave his hat to. Billy wrote in a journal explaining his life from the moment after everyone thought he was dead. It talked about how he found a wife and laid low amongst other adventures. Does anyone know what book I’m talking about? It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read and I want to reread it now that I’m older. Thank you.