Inscription.

Black Jack Ketchum. Thomas Edward Ketchum was a son of Green Berry Ketchum, Sr. And Temperance Katherine Wydick. Green Berry Ketchum was born on November 10, 1820 in Alabama, and died October 28, 1868 in San Saba County, Texas. Thomas Edward “Black Jack” Ketchum was born on October 31, 1863, in San Saba County, Texas. His father, Green Berry Ketchum, Sr. Died at the age of 48 when Tom was only five years old. His mother, Temperance Katherine Wydick Ketchum, suffered from blindness before she died when Thomas was just ten.

THE STORY OF Black Jack Ketchum by sue richardson. One hundred years ago, on April 26, 1901, Thomas Edward Ketchum-cowboy, outlaw, and train robber-was hanged in Clayton, New Mexico. His life and story have attracted the imagination of countless people ever since that fateful day. Tom Ketchum was born in San Saba County, Texas, on October 31. Ketchum dropped through the trap door and was decapitated. During his days behind a gun, Ketchum picked up the nickname “Black Jack.” But, according to his great, great niece Justine Ritter, it came about by mistake.

Side A:
Black Jack’s Hideout In Turkey Creek Canyon near here, the outlaw gang of Thomas “Black Jack” Ketchum had one of its hideouts. After a train robbery in July 1899, a posse surprised the gang at the hideout. The outlaws scattered after a bloody battle, and the Ketchum gang was broken up.
Side B:
Colfax County War For twenty years after the 1869 sale of the Maxwell Land Grant, homesteaders, ranchers, and miners fought the new owners for control of this enormous region. The resulting murders and general breakdown of law and order led to the removal from office, in 1878, of Territorial Governor Samuel B. Axtell.
Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers.
Location.

Thomas Black Jack Ketchum Hanging

36° 30.625′ N, 104° 55.052′ W. Marker is in Cimarron, New Mexico, in Colfax County.

Thomas Black Jack Ketchum

Marker is on Kit Carson Highway (U.S. 64) east of South Euclid Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 237 East 10th Street, Cimarron NM 87714, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Santa Fe Trail (here, next to this marker); The Saint James Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cimarron Canyon (approx. 4.2 miles away).

Thomas Black Jack Ketchum

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,565 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on August 7, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 2.

Thomas Edward Black Jack Ketchum

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Tom Black Jack Ketchum Death

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