John Wesley Hardin's Grave Site

John Wesley Hardin's Grave Site

The image shows the top of John Wesley Hardin's grave site at Concordia Cemetery. The gunfighter lived from 1853 to 1895. The tag on his grave says: "Born in Bonham, Texas, John Wesley Hardin was named for the founder of Methodism. “Wes” Hardin grew into a family man, cowboy, and outlaw who claimed to have killed more than 30 men. An unusual sort of gunslinger, Hardin considered himself a pillar of society who killed to save his own life. Hardin served 15 years in state prison for murder, was pardoned, then opened a law office in El Paso in May 1895, he was killed 3 month later by John Selman, an El Paso City constable. "

Area: Central / Five Points

Source: Leo Miletich

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

Comments

Add a comment
Thank you for your comment

Report this entry

Choose the most important reason for this report

Your name

Your email address

Optional detail

Thank you for your report

More from the same community-collection

Protest for George Floyd

Protest for George Floyd Memorial Park & El Paso Police ...

Protest for George Floyd

Protest for George Floyd Memorial Park & El Paso Police ...

Protest for George Floyd

Protest for George Floyd Memorial Park & El Paso Police ...

Ralston Masonic Hospital

El Paso Lodge # 130 A.F. & A.M. were the proprietors of the ...

Ralston Masonic Hospital

El Paso Lodge # 130 A.F. & A.M. were the proprietors of the ...

Curtis Whetten Portrait 1980

Portrait of Curtis Whetten at age 5 1980 El Paso, TX

Abel Rodriguez

Abel Rodriguez

'76 Friday Happy Hour with Jarvy Olmos & John Downey

'76 Friday Happy Hour with Jarvy Olmos & John Downey

Borderland Rainbow Center, El Paso, Texas 2022

Borderland Rainbow Center, El Paso, Texas 2022

Baptist Chinese Mission women, El Paso, TX c.1951

Baptist Chinese Mission women, El Paso, TX c.1951

Born in El Paso

Hector Holguin Jr. was born on 15 October 1935 at Hotel Dieu ...

Father and Son

Hector Trinidad Holguin with his son, Hector Jr. in 1938 at ...

Mother and Son

Hector Holguin Jr. with his Mother Antonia; and in the family ...

Black History Month Parade, El Paso, TX 2023

Photo taken at Mary Webb Park, first in person parade after ...

El Paso Thanksgiving Parade, Fall 2005

One of the many participants of the 2005 Annual El Paso ...

El Paso Thanksgiving Parade, Fall 2005

One of the many participants of the 2005 Annual El Paso ...

El Paso Thanksgiving Parade, Fall 2005

One of the many participants of the 2005 Annual El Paso ...

El Paso Thanksgiving Parade, Fall 2005

One of the many participants of the 2005 Annual El Paso ...

El Paso Thanksgiving Parade, Fall 2005

One of the many participants of the 2005 Annual El Paso ...

home.search_collection