John Wesley Hardin

(May 26, 1853 - August 19, 1895)

Born in Bonham, Texas, John Wesley Hardin was named for the founder of Methodism. "Wes" Hardin grew into a family man, cowboy, and outlaw who claimed to have killed more than 30 men. An ...

John Wesley Hardin (1853-1895)

Near Boyhood Home of

Notorious outlaw who killed over 30 men. Son of a Methodist minister. "Wes" was an ardent southerner. His resistance to Union occupation troops made him a hero and set him on his lawless career. He always claimed ...

John Wesley Hardin

The west's most feard

gunman, killer of at

least 26 men, was shot

dead in the Acme Saloon

on this site Aug. 19,

1895.

Hardin was shot in the

back of the head by El

Paso constable John

Selman.

At Selman's trial ...