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Tom O'Folliard

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Tom O'Folliard Famous memorial

Birth
Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA
Death
19 Dec 1880 (aged 21–22)
Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.4037803, Longitude: -104.1935043
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American Western Frontier Outlaw. Orphaned at a young age, he became friends with William Bonney, who became known as "Billy the Kid". Bonney taught him how to shoot well with a rifle and pistol. During the Lincoln County War, both O’Folliard and Billy the Kid, were members of the Regulators. After the war, they became cattle rustlers and formed the Bonney gang with fellow outlaws Charlie Bowdre and Dave Rudabaugh. O’Folliard was second in command and best friends with Billy the Kid. On the road to Fort Sumner, he was shot in the chest by Sheriff Pat Garrett and died as a result. He shares a plot with Billy the Kid and Charlie Bowdre.
American Western Frontier Outlaw. Orphaned at a young age, he became friends with William Bonney, who became known as "Billy the Kid". Bonney taught him how to shoot well with a rifle and pistol. During the Lincoln County War, both O’Folliard and Billy the Kid, were members of the Regulators. After the war, they became cattle rustlers and formed the Bonney gang with fellow outlaws Charlie Bowdre and Dave Rudabaugh. O’Folliard was second in command and best friends with Billy the Kid. On the road to Fort Sumner, he was shot in the chest by Sheriff Pat Garrett and died as a result. He shares a plot with Billy the Kid and Charlie Bowdre.

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  • Added: Aug 30, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3530/tom-o'folliard: accessed ), memorial page for Tom O'Folliard (1858–19 Dec 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3530, citing Old Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.