John Baker Omohundro (July 27, 1846 – June 28, 1880), also known as "Texas Jack", was an American frontier scout, actor, and cowboy. Born in rural Virginia...
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surname. The Omohundros are one of the First Families of Virginia. It may refer to: Texas Jack Omohundro (1846–1880), frontier scout Steve Omohundro (born 1959)...
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John Oberland Vermillion (c. 1845–1921), also known as "Texas Jack" or later as "Shoot-Your-Eye-Out Vermillion", was a gunfighter of the Old West known...
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Texas Jack Jr. (c. 1860 – 1905), who adopted the name of his rescuer and childhood protector, Texas Jack Omohundro, ran an international traveling Wild...
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Wild Bill Hickok (section Jack McCall's two trials)
the overall failure of the show. In 1873, Buffalo Bill Cody and Texas Jack Omohundro invited Hickok to join their troupe after their earlier success.: 329 ...
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Texas Jack may refer to: Texas Jack Omohundro (1846–1880), scout, actor, cowboy Texas Jack Jr. (c. 1860–1905), sharpshooter, wild west show owner, made...
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Wild West shows (redirect from Texas Jack's Wild West Shows)
the Prairie debuted in Chicago. The show featured Buntline, Cody, Texas Jack Omohundro, and the Italian-born ballerina Giuseppina Morlacchi and toured the...
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drama, Scouts of the Prairie, with Buffalo Bill Cody and Texas Jack Omohundro. She and Texas Jack fell in love, and were married on August 31, 1873, at St...
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Tom Ketchum (redirect from Black Jack Ketchum)
hanging of Black Jack Ketchum in 1901. Morris Herzstein moved to Clayton shortly after the killing in Liberty, and finally into the Texas Panhandle area...
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March 21, they returned briefly to Tombstone, where they were joined by Texas Jack Vermillion and possibly others. On the morning of March 22, a portion...
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Dead man's hand (redirect from Jacks and sevens)
where it was described as a "full house consisting of three jacks and a pair of tens". Jacks and sevens are called the dead man's hand in the 1903 Encyclopaedia...
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William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and his friend and stage partner Texas Jack Omohundro, who said, "It shoots like a house on fire! I can clean out a whole...
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William Brocius (section Origins in Texas)
for a moment they had shot him, but had hit his saddle horn instead. Texas Jack Vermillion, whose horse was killed, remained cool under fire and stuck...
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"Streets Of Laredo" "Sweet Betsy from Pike" "Texas Plains" "Texas Rangers", about an ill-fated unit of Texas Rangers, headed to the Rio Grande, whose "time...
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at age 17 in 1861 Henry Howe Cook promoted to Lt age 17 in 1861 Texas Jack Omohundro Born 1846 went to war age 17 Henry King Burgwyn was a Lt Col age...
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Charleston and Bisbee. He was also a partner in a Bisbee-area saloon with ex-Texas Ranger Pete Spence. He was closely involved in the events leading up to...
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Vertigo/DC comic book series Jack of Fables recently began a storyline called "Americana" which relates the efforts of Jack of the Tales in entering Cíbola...
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Hickok (1837–1876) Raymond Knight (1872–1947) Texas Jack Omohundro (1846–1880) Texas Jack, Jr. (1860–1905) Jack Hoxie (1885–1965) Gordon William "Pawnee Bill"...
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Jackson, Jack; Wheat, John (2005). Almonte's Texas: Juan N. Almonte's 1834 Inspection, Secret Report & Role in the 1836 Campaign. Denton, TX: Texas State...
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Cody traveled to Chicago to make his stage debut with his friend Texas Jack Omohundro in The Scouts of the Prairie, one of the original Wild West shows...
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returned indictments naming Warren, Wyatt, Doc Holliday, "Turkey Creek" Jack Johnson, and Sherman McMaster. Pima County Justice of the Peace Charles Meyer...
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Manifest destiny (section Mexico and Texas)
In this article he urged the U.S. to annex the Republic of Texas, not only because Texas desired this, but because it was "our manifest destiny to overspread...
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"Doc" clung for life. At Fort McPherson he met Buffalo Bill Cody, Texas Jack Omohundro, and other well-known figures of the day. In November 1872 he moved...
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(1870?–1904) James C. Reed (1845–1874), husband of Belle Starr Nathanial "Texas Jack" Reed (1862–1950) Bass Reeves deputy U.S. Marshal (1832–1910) Frank H...
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acted within their duty as lawmen. Clanton was born in Hamilton County, Texas, one of seven children of Newman Haynes Clanton and his wife Mariah Sexton...
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scouts Frederick Russell Burnham Kit Carson "Buffalo Bill" Cody Texas Jack Omohundro James C. Cooney George Crook George Armstrong Custer Alexis Godey...
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play, Scouts of the Prairie, which was performed by Cody himself, Texas Jack Omohundro, the Italian ballerina Giuseppina Morlacchi, and Buntline. For some...
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scouts Frederick Russell Burnham Kit Carson "Buffalo Bill" Cody Texas Jack Omohundro James C. Cooney George Crook George Armstrong Custer Alexis Godey...
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"Bill" Dalton; it included the following men at various times: William "Tulsa Jack" Blake, Dan "Dynamite Dick" Clifton, Roy Daugherty (a.k.a. "Arkansas Tom...
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Improbable) Photo of Famous Oglala Chief," Greasy Grass May 14, 1998. Heriard, Jack. "Debating Crazy Horse: Is this the photo of the famous Oglala?", Whispering...
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