John Wesley Hardin. Myths and Truths in the John Wesley Hardin Legend, the Deadliest Outlaw.

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The Deadliest Outlaw of the Wild West
"Many books, articles, movies and other media have created our image of notorious Texas gunman John Wesley Hardin which some say was the greatest gunman of the Old West. These sources are responsible for both myths and truths in what has become the legend of John Wesley Hardin, but much study is required of readers interested in separating myth from truth. This short video by John Wesley Hardin aficionado Kurt House summarizes some of the myths and truths of what has become the legend of "The Baddest Man in Texas". The author has studied Hardin for over 20 years after acquiring one of his guns and many other Hardin artifacts."
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@Texasbluestunes Жыл бұрын

I grew up studying all this about JWH. My 5 great Grandparents were the DeWitts, Greene and Sarah, they founded Gonzales and the DeWitt colony, with help directly from Stephen F Austin. So the history is in my veins, so to speak. I used to run up and down Long King creek, in Polk county, but in JWH’s time, it was called Long Knife creek. Anyway, thank you for the video, and I will be joining.

@jackhardin6864 10 ай бұрын

Im related to him :) he's a few generations back but he's still family.

@Jameslfgsmith 11 ай бұрын

I read Hardin Autobiography and it was amazing! AHC did a cool episode a few years back too

@bentorres4620 9 ай бұрын

Having said that, I really enjoy your videos. I'm an old west fanatic. Keep up the good work sir!

@CMkenner 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent!! I truly admire Kurt House for his knowledge of the Old West. Also, we are very fortunate to have him as a board member at Wild West History Association. I cherish his friendship too. -Paul Marquez

@kurthouse744 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul, although I have studied the Old West, I am still learning every day!

@tlull Жыл бұрын

My 3rd gteat grandparents Martha Hardin married Emanuel Clements. Martha Hardin is JWH aunt. In the movie lawless breed my 2nd second great grandparents John and Celia Clements and family are portrayed in the movie. It was a nice surprise! Anyway this is the cousins that ran with John Wesley Hardin often. Interesting history!

@WildWestHistoryAssociation Жыл бұрын

We are currently working on a video about Mannan. I visited his grave north of Brady, tx. Several of our KZfaq videos are focused on the Hardins, Clements, and Bowens. Also Sutton-Taylor Feud. Are you in Texas?

@douglaspiercy3996 2 жыл бұрын

My dad left Tennessee in the 1930s and went to his uncle's ranch in Gila New Mexico sometime in his travels he met an old man who was tending bar and when he was a little boy he would watch Hardin's horse when he would come to see this old man's sister Dad said he believed the old man ,he loved history and so do I ,the old bartender said Hardin always paid him for his service and silence

@rebcotton3679 Жыл бұрын

Great video, really cool story about your grandfather.

@darkw1240 Жыл бұрын

History is my favorite subject. Wild west history is right up there as one of my favorite . Your always learning new tid bits

@WildWestHistoryAssociation Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

@marthasheahan5380 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you!

@maxgunthert3996 2 жыл бұрын

Great and very informative video! Delivered with passion by my friend Kurt House, the expert on John Wesley Hardin. As a member of the Wild West History Association I am convinced that such quality videos will kindle young people's interest in history and I do hope that many of them will join our great association.

@robert-joshuamcfaddin7041 Жыл бұрын

After doing a project on my heritage I found things like my dad's side of the family being goldsmiths from Ireland and Scottland. On my dad's mom's side, found out, I'm related to John Wesley Hardin. That was around middle school, found out a janitor there was actually a cousin of mine due to her also being related to John Wesley Hardin.

@WildWestHistoryAssociation Жыл бұрын

I am also related to McFaddens from Scotland and Ireland. They settled in South Carolina.

@robert-joshuamcfaddin7041 Жыл бұрын

@@WildWestHistoryAssociation Hell yeah, I know some eventually made their way down to Texas. There's a beach that's a conservation that was found by part of the McFadden tree

@WildWestHistoryAssociation Жыл бұрын

@@robert-joshuamcfaddin7041 Did yours live in South Carolina during and after the REV. War?

@robert-joshuamcfaddin7041 Жыл бұрын

@@WildWestHistoryAssociation My father and grandfather were unsure, though I know my grandfather wasn't born in Texas.

@robert-joshuamcfaddin7041 Жыл бұрын

@@WildWestHistoryAssociation My grandad is in his 90's rn, my dad was 65 before passing away last year.

@alan30189 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff. That revolver must be worth a fortune

@azcardsgal 2 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather is Cleve Hardin. We are direct descendants. Jwh was my great, great, great, great? Uncle. We grew up with some of the stories. My grandmother wrote a genealogy book that is very interesting.

@WildWestHistoryAssociation 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to have a copy of his family tree with any notes.

@RRECS 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@dalelong8001 2 жыл бұрын

What an enjoyable story by Mr. House and his wealth of knowledge regarding John Wesley Hardin and the wild west.

@kurthouse744 9 ай бұрын

Thank you sir, I am still learnin" even after 60 years of study!

@kathykennedy6746 Жыл бұрын

My sisters and I are direct descendants of Martha Ann Hardin, a first cousin of JWH. That makes us first cousins 6 times removed of JWH. I saw a photo of Martha Ann who was very beautiful. She looked like Nicole Kidman. She married Martin Alexander Jones. The Jones family remained in MoscowTx along with some of the Hardins. Some of todays Hardins are stunningly handsome or beautiful. I wish I inherited the beauty genes. After the death of her husband Martha Ann moved to Fort Worth where she is buried. Rumor has it she bought a hotel with a con artist who murdered her for the deed. Don’t know if true or not. Some photos of JWH show how handsome he was which explains why the movie made about him in the 1950’s, The Lawless Breed, though factually inaccurate, starred Rock Hudson, also stunningly handsome. .

@WildWestHistoryAssociation Жыл бұрын

Interesting! Does the family have any pictures or letters that are not already on the internet?

@mroldwest1 3 жыл бұрын

Well done Kurt, Bully! And thanks to WWHA for sharing this. If you're not a member yet, you should be. - Glade Fawson

@DJ-dt3zv 2 жыл бұрын

Being from the UK, I'm very fascinated by a lot of people who lived in the Wild West. I don't think I would have survived it,as you must have been really,mentally tough too survive that hell. A very fascinating video about Hardin as I don't really know anything about him,and from reading about Hardin,I don't think I would have liked to have met him.

@WildWestHistoryAssociation 2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Hardin was a product of the S. Texas Range Wars and Reconstruction.

@stephenbartlett1167 Жыл бұрын

Me three

@Siggi395 3 ай бұрын

Not the only one, I would have been the guy hiding under the buck boards or dressed up as a school marm. 😂

@oldhillbillybuckkowalski 9 ай бұрын

Now the most outlaw infested part of Texas is Austin.

@kurthouse744 3 жыл бұрын

Always could do better, I meant George Scarborough when I said John. Hope this makes folks want to know more, as this was certainly not the last word. Also forgot to mention Hardin's own autobiography and the best recent biography by my friends Chuck Parsons and Norman Brown. Kurt House

@JeffreyGlover65 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. House, I am a big fan of John Wesley Hardin, and all gunfighters of the wild west era, along with the outlaws from the 1930's...Dillinger, Bonnie&Clyde, etc. Love reading about the life of Wyatt Earp and others. First became interested in Hardin after reading an old book written in 1935 called "They Died With Their Boots On". Question...im watching your video as I type this...did Hardin really execute the road agent pistol reverse on Wild Bill Hickock when first meeting him?

@kurthouse744 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for this question Jeff. Though Hardin made this claim in his autobiography, there is no other record of it that I know of, e.g. most importantly by Wild Bill Hickok, who would have been the best witness. Given the absence of corroborating evidence and knowing the tendency of Hardin to brag in his autobiography, and finally from my 60 years of studying the Old West, I doubt it really happened, but that is just my opinion. @@JeffreyGlover65

@zombie_snax Жыл бұрын

I try not to think...

@zombie_snax Жыл бұрын

I smell smoke every time I do : p

@TBreezy17 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@markwolfshohl6562 2 жыл бұрын

If you are the baddest man in Texas.... you are the baddest ass ever

@OGDooshbagg Жыл бұрын

Like George Bush? He's way more evil than any outlaw in history. I would say he's the worst man from Texas.

@markwolfshohl6562 Жыл бұрын

@@OGDooshbagg tell your mom goodnight and crawl back into your basement

@AustriaGermany 11 ай бұрын

great video

@weswarden8291 Жыл бұрын

I live I southwest Fannin county in the corner of Grayson, fannin and Collin county. We have a ton of history including the Lee-Peacock fued. Lee cemetery is 10 minutes from my house. I'm named after John Wesley Hardin. I'm John Wesley Warden

@WildWestHistoryAssociation Жыл бұрын

Thanks WES !

@kurthouse744 9 ай бұрын

Wow, cool namesake!

@Jameslfgsmith 11 ай бұрын

Real county is one of the prettiest counties in Texas

@user-py6eu3lr2u 2 ай бұрын

My family! John Wesley Hardin was my 3x Grate fam member rest the hardins are in Nashville same as me

@JeffreyGlover65 2 жыл бұрын

Read a great book about Gunfighters from the wild west titled "They Died With Their Boots On", written in 1935. Much of the book is about JWH

@robertayoder2063 2 жыл бұрын

Good read or authentic?

@JeffreyGlover65 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertayoder2063 authentic...several good stories about the gunfighters of that era woven together, but the main player is Hardin

@robertayoder2063 2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffreyGlover65 thanks lot i will look into

@JeffreyGlover65 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertayoder2063 I think you will enjoy it. I happened across it in an old bookstore in Lexington, Kentucky about 15yrs ago. A small weathered paperback, it caught my eye...and was a hidden treasure. Lost it when my house burned down last year, along with all my other books.

@robertayoder2063 2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffreyGlover65 yes jeff thanks i may have heard of it years ago forgot the name if not another one from around same time . Very cool

@carlthornton3076 2 жыл бұрын

Very Good!... 25

@JustMe-nm8wv 3 жыл бұрын

I think Hardin did kill 20+ people. Often he made claims about gunfights that cannot be verified. I think he perhaps killed some people in cold blood but did not want anybody to know that he was a cold blooded killer so he added up gunfights that never happened to get to his real total. On the other hand he didnt stick long enough around to find out if the person he shot was indeed dead

@WildWestHistoryAssociation 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the reply.

@Russlaz 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what would have became of John Harden if he wasn’t killed that night??????

@JeffreyGlover65 2 жыл бұрын

@@Russlaz always wondered that myself.

@stephenbartlett1167 Жыл бұрын

He would’ve been killed the next night. He lived by the gun and died by the gun

@rodneywilliamson6048 2 жыл бұрын

In your research have you ever heard of Hardin seeing a Gibson lady in Damascus Alabama? Damascus was near Brewton Alabama which is near Pollard Alabama. Through the years my family has always said that My great aunt was seeing him. Years ago I asked my great aunt about her sister seeing Hardin and I have never seen the look on someone face like I did hers that day!! She frozed up and you could tell that she was scared death. I kept asking her about Hardin but she was not responding!! I told her nothing was going too happen to her because he was dead!! Still no response!! We sat there maybe 10 minutes not saying a word!! Then she looked at me and said he was a mean mean man! Then she asked me to never ask her about Hardin again! End of story! Just wondering if you had ever heard that story? Thanks

@WildWestHistoryAssociation 2 жыл бұрын

I will check. Give me a few days.

@rodneywilliamson6048 2 жыл бұрын

@@WildWestHistoryAssociation thanks!

@WildWestHistoryAssociation 2 жыл бұрын

@@rodneywilliamson6048 I checked with 3 Hardin historians. None of them found any information about a Gibson lady in Alabama. However, all stated that it could very well be true. Sorry.

@rodneywilliamson6048 2 жыл бұрын

@@WildWestHistoryAssociation thanks for taking the time too research the answer. I’m still going too try to see if anything was written down somewhere from our Family thanks

@WildWestHistoryAssociation 2 жыл бұрын

@@rodneywilliamson6048 If you find something please let me know!!!!

@accordingtoken...9851 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video.. loved the way Kurt delivered the message. Great stuff! show us more!

@WildWestHistoryAssociation 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ken. We have 2 more ready to release, and I had 3 more to edit which will be released. Our current plan is to release one per month, but may end up sooner than later. These five videos are excellent! Subscribe to the channel (free) and you will receive a notification on new releases.

@Milkbouy_ Жыл бұрын

where are you guys located?

@WildWestHistoryAssociation Жыл бұрын

We are a world wide origination based in the USA. Our yearly convention is held each year in July, this next year in San Antonio, TX.

@Jeanie-wb6wt 7 ай бұрын

John is my great Grandpa. My dad's name is james Wesley

@Jeanie-wb6wt 7 ай бұрын

I am in error. Gonna have to do some research to find out the truth., I don't know how i'm related ,

@jeffvaughn6466 2 жыл бұрын

John Armstrong was my great grand father. My great uncle Noah Armstrong lived to be 104 years old. They were both Texas rangers.. They were brothers.

@WildWestHistoryAssociation 2 жыл бұрын

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@jeffvaughn6466 2 жыл бұрын

@@WildWestHistoryAssociation my grand father was John Forrest Armstrong. Lol. Thank you. I was watching your jwh piece and it said John Armstrong and I was like I know that name. What does the b stand for.

@WildWestHistoryAssociation 2 жыл бұрын

Barkley

@Jeanie-wb6wt 7 ай бұрын

John wesley is my grandpa harden's dad i'm his great granddaughter

@edwardj.lanham9432 7 ай бұрын

Do you descend from John Wesley's son buried in Runge, TX. There is also a daughter buried there.

@ryan421sbc 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@raygray4860 2 жыл бұрын

he was my cousin......

@danielblackburn1241 2 жыл бұрын

You must be very old !

@michaelratliff9449 2 жыл бұрын

Dark eyes for John Wesley Hardin? I thought he had blue eyes...

@Jeanie-wb6wt 7 ай бұрын

The coward to kill my great Grandpa. Knew he couldn't face him to bathe song so the coward shot him from behind

@bentorres4620 9 ай бұрын

He was a cold blooded killer is what he was. If he lived today he'd be labeled a serial killer

@masonhughes1003 Жыл бұрын

John Wesley Hardin is my great great great grandfather. I’m not lying my family has pictures of him in our old family scrap books

@masonhughes1003 Жыл бұрын

Hardin is my mothers maiden name

@WildWestHistoryAssociation Жыл бұрын

Do you have any pictures of John that are not in current collections?

@kellydiver 6 ай бұрын

Hard to imagine being a “fan” of a serial killer and gangster. There’s nothing romantic about this man’s story.

@kingrichardwaynesq361 2 ай бұрын

JW. HARDIN IS MY GRANDMOTHERS GRANDFATHER

@michaelratliff9449 Жыл бұрын

Who is this guy in the opening picture?..doesn't look like John Westley Hardin to me..

@WildWestHistoryAssociation Жыл бұрын

The picture was presented to us by reputable collector who has some of Hardin's authenticated collection.