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Jim Williams person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q113614176id: p_jim-williams_056ed1

also known as: Williams, William's

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Summary:  A cowboy who rode into Maxwell City causing a disturbance and was shot by an unknown person.
Completeness: 100/100 Grade A
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arrived_in

Maxwell City1891-08-14
cited from Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell… (1891)
ed and O. Bulow, Pueblo; J. W. Eliel, Jim ranch; C. F. W. Schmidle, Burro Cienega; T. W. Holson, Lone Mountain; John R. Adair and D. V. Coleman, Pinos Altos; Bud Williams, Deming; John Cooper, Burros; J. N. Upton, Mimbres. From the August…
cited from Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell… (1891)
Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell City, bent on taking the town in true cowboy style. He broke several windows, knocked out the glasses and insulted every person whom he met. Some unknown person put a stop to his fun, by sending a charg…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-14 (1891)
Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell City, bent on taking the town in true cowboy style. He broke several windows, knocked out the glasses and insulted every person whom he met. Some unknown person put a stop to his fun, by sending a …

killed_by

unknown person
cited from Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell… (1891)
Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell City, bent on taking the town in true cowboy style. He broke several windows, knocked out the glasses and insulted every person whom he met. Some unknown person put a stop to his fun, by sending a charg…

occupation

cowboy1891-08-14
cited from Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell… (1891)
ed and O. Bulow, Pueblo; J. W. Eliel, Jim ranch; C. F. W. Schmidle, Burro Cienega; T. W. Holson, Lone Mountain; John R. Adair and D. V. Coleman, Pinos Altos; Bud Williams, Deming; John Cooper, Burros; J. N. Upton, Mimbres. From the August…
cowboy
cited from Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell… (1891)
Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell City, bent on taking the town in true cowboy style. He broke several windows, knocked out the glasses and insulted every person whom he met. Some unknown person put a stop to his fun, by sending a charg…
cowboy
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-14 (1891)
Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell City, bent on taking the town in true cowboy style. He broke several windows, knocked out the glasses and insulted every person whom he met. Some unknown person put a stop to his fun, by sending a …

witnessed

shot by unknown person
cited from Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell… (1891)
Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell City, bent on taking the town in true cowboy style. He broke several windows, knocked out the glasses and insulted every person whom he met. Some unknown person put a stop to his fun, by sending a charg…

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