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'''John Gardner''' (1845–1926) was a [[Texas Ranger]], [[cowboy]], Indian fighter, and noted trail boss who was the subject of a folklore song titled, "John Gardner's Trail Herd".<ref>Rossi, Paul A., and David C. Hunt. The Art of the Old West: From the Collection of the Gilcrease Institute. Secaucus, NJ: Castle Books, 1985.</ref> It was often alleged that John Gardner was a member of the [[Sam Bass Gang]].<ref>Miller, Rick. Sam Bass & Gang. Austin, Tex: State House Press, 1999.</ref> He was the father of [[Joe Gardner]], a noted World Roping Champion. |
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==Biography== |
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John E. Gardner was born in 1845 at [[Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]], Louisiana. His father removed the family to [[Texas]]. The Gardner family were known as cowboys and Indian fighters. |
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The Gardner brothers all worked as cowboys on the Texas frontier. John and his brothers, Alex and Peter Gardner were hired as cowboys in Southwest Texas working ranches and driving cattle to the [[Kansas]] [[cowtowns]]. Gardner stated in a short autobiography that he was involved in many fights with Mexicans and Indians, but held back thinking it would "sound fishy these days". |
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John Gardner was a friend of the famous [[outlaw]] [[Sam Bass]] and it claimed that Bass recalled his friend John Gardner while on his deathbed. Gardner was said to have been a gunman with the Sam Bass Gang during the 1870s robbing stagecoaches in the [[Dakota Territory]]. John Gardner was one of the first men to drive cattle into the [[Black Hills]] along with the Collins brothers and Sam Bass. It is was said that Gardner was involved in the Big Springs train robbery with the gang. |
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Gardner later settled on a ranch in [[Maverick County, Texas|Maverick County]], Texas. He married and fathered children. The Texas folk song, "John Gardner's Trail Herd", described Gardner as a man who "would meet you on the square" and that he was the "biggest cow - thief" that ever roamed. |
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Gardner's reputation as an outlaw is controversial, but he had been a [[Texas Ranger]] for three years. A neighbor described him as "big" and "hairy", and man who was kind and never allowed anyone to run over him. John Gardner died in 1926 from natural causes in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]], Texas. |
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==References== |
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* familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/r/a/Tom-D-Graham/PDF |
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