Texas Rangers

The first white settlers to Texas were protected by these rangers. Under Mexican law at first, ten men were authorized by the Mexican government to protect the settlers. The Corp of Rangers was established in 1835. There were 150 men in the rangers. The first ranger to lose his life was John Tumlinson who worked for the Rangers under the Mexican law. After the independence of Texas, one captain was John J. Tumlinson, son of John. Rangers to remember: Captain Jack Hays, Rip Ford, Captain Leander S. McNelly, and Frank Hamer, who chased down Bonnie and Clyde.

John Henry Holliday

John was born August 14, 1851 in Griffin, GA. His mother spent alot of time with him, teaching him to play piano and teaching him manners. When his mother died, John was so saddened that it would stay with him all his life. To avoid the trouble caused by John shooting a man, he was sent to dentist school. By the time he graduated, he had consumption ( which is what killed his mother). He left Georgia in 1873 on his way to infamy. O his way west, in Dallas, John earned his nickname,Doc Holliday, and it would stay with him for forever. He would become friends withWyatt Earp. He was a gambler and a deadly man to make mad. He stood by Wyatt Earp at the OK Corral gunfight in 1881. He died in 1887 in Glen Springs, CO.