Kansas
Gunfighter page
Judge Parkers court records
The Oklahombres
Ken Martin's g-g-grandfather,
Frank West
Hanging
Judge Parker court
Dee Cordry's Oklahombres
Website (updated link 1 April 2001)
Sam Starr link sited
added 20 August 1998
In the days following the Cherokee removal into what was later in Indian Territories until statehood, Oklahoma was an Outlaws paradise. The government had origionally promised not to allow whites into the area without permits however this was not to be the case. White "intruders" flocked in by the thousands. Some were of very doubious moral character. The Outlaws knew that the Cherokee Court's could not be used against them so they terriorize the countryside. These renegades were not always white, the Indian nations that were removed to Oklahoma had their own shares as well. I am trying to add some of the different tales of some of the adventures most of my information is coming from a fabioulas book called Outlaws and Peace Officer of Indian Territory by C. W. "Dub" West. I purchased this book from Dorothy Maudlin and found it very fasinating, hence this page.
Ned Christie father's was a full blood Cherokee known as Uncle Watt Christie. Ned was raised in the Goingsnake District of the Cherokee nation. As a young man he started his outlaw career by killing another Indian by the name of Palone. After being tried and acquited Ned settled down for a while and was elected Execuctive Councillor serving one term. This peaceful time was broken when Ned began drinking one day with John Parris. The pair wandered into Marshal Maples from Fort Smith. Ned version of the story is that when Maples told them to halt, Parris began shooting and that he did not even have a gun on his person. When the warrent was written, Parris turned state's evidence against Christie stating that Ned had killed the officer.
Chrisie dreading the U S Court at Fort Smith fought off attempts to arrest him. The first time his blacksmith shop was set a blaze, thinking it would also catch his house on fire and he would flee. Shots were exchanged and Ned's bullet hit L P Isabel in the shoulder. When this happened the officers scattered probably in an attempt to get Isabell medical attention leaving the house in flames with Christie inside. At this point some of Ned's friend ran in and found him lying on the floor unconcious with a bullett that had gone through the bridge of his nose putting out his eye.
Looking for more information on one of the West most notorious outlaws? Melodie
Sanders has composed a listing of reading material relating to the famous
Belle Starr.
Bibliography on the Starr Family
28 May 1994
compiled by
Melodie Sanders
Appell, George Charles, 1914-
Belle's Castle. New York: Macmillan, 1959. 134 p. Fiction.
Appler, Augustus C.
The Younger Bothers, Their Life and Character. With a foreword by Burton
Rascoe. New York: F. Fell, [1955]. Published in 1876 under title: The Guerrillas
of the West; or, the Life, Character and Daring Exploits of the Younger Brothers.
245 p.
Bella Starr, the Bandit Queen, or, The Female Jesse James: a Full and Authentic
History of the Dashing Female Highwayman, With Copious Extracts from her
Journal. New York: R.K. Fox, 1889. [72] p. Microfilm. New Haven, CT: Research
Publications, 1975. Series: Western Americana: Frontier History of the
Trans-Mississippi West, 1550-1900 ; reel 46, no. 441.
Breihan, Carl W., 1915-; with Rosasmond, Charles A.
The Bandit Belle. 1st ed. Seattle: Hangman Press, as presented by Superior
Pub. Co., 1970. 144 p.
Indexed.
Buel, James W. ( James William ), 1849-1920.
The Border Outlaws, An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Most Noted
Bandits of Ancient or Modern Times: the Younger Brothers, Jesse and Frank
James and Their Comrades in Crime: Compiled from Reliable Sources Only, and
Containing the Latest Facts in Regard to These Celebrated Outlaws. Chicago,
M. A. Donohue & Co., [c1893?]. [291] p.
Burton, Arthur T.
Black, Red and Deadly: Black and Indian Gunfighters of the Indian Territory,
1870-1907. Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1991.
Camp, Deborah.
Belle Starr, a Novel of the Old West. New York: Harmony Books, 1987. 344
p. Fiction.
Croy, Homer, 1883-1965.
Last of the Great Outlaws, the Story of Cole Younger. 1st ed. New York: Duell,
Sloan and Pearce, 1956. [252] Indexed.
Fox, Richard Kyle, 1846-1922.
Bella Starr, the Bandit Queen, Or the Female Jesse James: a Full and Authentic
History of the Dashing Female Highwayman. Austin, TX: Steck Co., 1960. [68]
p. "1960 facsimile reproduction of the first edition with prefaces, photographs,
and Elizabeth Rice Bauknight illustrations added."
Freeman, David, 1941-
Jesse and the Bandit Queen: a Play in Two Acts. New York: S. French, 1976.
[67] p.
Hall, Louthena Jane McCoy, 1903-1976.
Eufaula Indian Journal. [Extracted by Lou Hall. Copied at Oklahoma Historical
Society, Newspaper Archives Division, Oklahoma City, OK, 17 July 1967. No.
16 [Research Notebook of T.B. Hall]. [Tahlequah, OK; 1966-1970], p. 47-48.
Hall, Louthena Jane McCoy, 1903-1976.
Indian Journal. [Extracted by Lou Hall. Copied at Oklahoma Historical Society,
Newspaper Archives Division, Oklahoma City, OK, 4 May 1966. No. 16 [Research
Notebook of T.B. Hall]. [Tahlequah, OK; 1966-1970], p. 1-5, 12-14, 21, 48,
55-59.
Hall, Louthena Jane McCoy, 1903-1976.
Notebook No. L-4 [Research Notebook of Lou Hall]. [Tahlequah, OK; 1964],
p. 44, 50-55.
Hall, Ted Byron, 1902-1986.
"Abstract of Transcript of Interview w/ Mrs. Allie (Short) Ogle 4-16-1966
- Kinta, Okla." No. 28 [Research Notebook of T.B. Hall]. [Tahlequah, OK;
1969-1970], p. 43-45.
Hall, Ted Byron, 1902-1986.
"Chapter IV: Tales of Belle Starr." In his: Oklahoma, Indian Territory. Fort
Worth, TX: American Reference Publishers, 1971. [758] p.; p. 18-31.
Hall, Ted Byron, 1902-1986.
"Chapter XVI: Camp Pike, Confederate States Army, 1861-1864." In his: Oklahoma,
Indian Territory. Fort Worth, TX: American Reference Publishers, 1971. [758]
p.; p. 144-190.
Hall, Ted Byron, 1902-1986.
"Horrible Double Murder: A Man and Wife Killed in the Choctaw Nation. [Extracted
by T.B. Hall. In: Fort Smith Elevator. (7 May 1886, Friday): p. 3. And; article
from (28 May 1886). Copied at Ft. Smith Public Library, Ft. Smith, Arkansas,
1-14-1970]." No. 28 [Research Notebook of T.B. Hall]. [Tahlequah, OK; 1969-1970],
p. 68-69.
Hall, Ted Byron, 1902-1986.
"Indian Items. [Column. Extracted by T.B. Hall. In: Fort Smith Elevator.
(4 June 1886; 9 July 1886; 16 July 1886; 24 Sept. 1886, p.2; 1 Oct. 1886,
p. 3; 22 Oct. 1886, p. 2). And; "U.S. Court Notes." (4 June 1886, i.e. 11
June 1886). Copied at Ft. Smith Public Library, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, 14 Jan.
1970]." No. 28 [Research Notebook of T.B. Hall]. [Tahlequah, OK: 1969-1970],
p. 70-72.
Hall, Ted Byron, 1902-1986.
"[Letter from S.A. Phillips, Deputy Clerk of United States District Court
to T.B. Hall, November 9, 1964." No. 28 [Research Notebook of T.B. Hall].
[Tahlequah, OK; 1966], p. 46.
Hardcastle, Stoney.
The Legend of Belle Starr. New York: Carlyle Communications, 1979. 250 p
.
Harman, Samuel W.
Belle Starr, the Female Desperado. Houston, TX: Frontier Press of Texas,
1954. 59 p. "Originally published in 1898 at Fort Smith, Arkansas, in the
book Hell on the Border.".
Hicks, Edwin P.
Belle Starr and Her Pearl. With a foreword by Homer Croy. Little Rock: [C.A.
Harper], 1963. 183 p.
Leaton, Anne.
Pearl. 1st ed. New York: Knopf: Distributed by Random House, 1985. 247 p.
Marowitz, Charles.
Wilde West. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1988. 55 p.
Mooney, Charles W.
Doctor in Belle Starr Country. 1st ed. Oklahoma City: Century Press, 1975.
[303] p.
Morgan, Speer, 1949-.
Belle Starr, a Novel. 1st ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1979. 311 p.
Fiction.
Randolph, Vance, 1892-
Belle Starr, the Bandit Queen: the Career of the Most Colorful Outlaw the
Indian Territory Ever Knew. Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius, [1943] 24 p.
Rascoe, Burton, 1892-1957.
Belle Starr, "the Bandit Queen,": the True Story of the Romantic and Exciting
Career of the Daring and Glamorous Lady Famed in Legend and Story throughout
the West ... The True Facts About the Dastardly Deeds and the Come-uppence
of Such Dick Turpins, Robin Hoods and Rini Rinaldos as the Youngers, the
Jameses, the Daltons, the Starrs, the Doolins and the Jenningses. The Real
Story With Court Records and Contemporary Newspaper Accounts and Testimony
of Old Nesters, Here and There, in the Southwest. New York: Random House,
1941. [348] p. Indexed.
Scott, Jennette S.; and Scott, Kenneth D.
Belle Starr in Velvet. Tahlequah, OK: Pan Press, [1963] 255 p.
Shirley, Glenn.
Belle Starr and Her Times, the Literature, the Facts, and the Legends. 1st
ed. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1982. [335] p. Indexed.
Shirley, Glenn.
Henry Starr, Last of the Real Badmen. New York: D. McKay Co., [1965]. [219]
p.
Shirley, Glenn.
Outlaw Queen, the Fantastic True Story of Belle Starr - the Most Notorious
Gun-girl in the West. Series: Monarch Americana Book. Derby, CT: Monarch
Books, [1960]. 141 p.
teele, Phillip W.
Starr Tracks, Belle and Pearl Starr. Gretna, LA: Pelican Pub. Co., 1989.
112 p. Indexed.
Taylor, Robert, 1941 Oct. 19__-
Loving Belle Starr. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 1984. 215 p. Fiction.
Younger, Cole, 1844-1916.
The Story of Cole Younger, By Himself, Being an Autobiography of the Missouri
Guerilla Captain and Outlaw, His Capture and Prison Life, and the Only Authentic
Account of the Northfield Raid Ever Published. Houston, TX: Frontier Press
of Texas, 1955. 135 p. Photographic facsimile of original 1903 edition to
which some photos have been added and others deleted.
Stacton, David, 1925-1968.
David Stacton Manuscripts, [ca. 1959-1961]. 2 boxes and oversize folder.
Selected items : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 821:8). Contents: Box
1: Revised typescripts of his novels, Disappearance in Berlin, Judges of
the Secret Court, and Kaliyuga, and of three short stories; outlines for
proposed books on Belle Starr and Laura d'Abrantes; Box 2: Albrigensian Spring
(unpublished poem) and the Bonaparts; Oversize: check list and critical analysis
used in an exhibit.
Garrett, Sandi.
"ANI-YUN-WI-YA" (Principle People): Carden & Scott Ancestors. Spavinaw,
OK: Cherokee Woman Pub., 1993. Indexed.
Starr, Barbara Evelyn Light; and Starr, Earl D.
Starr and Allied Families. Vallejo, CA: [s.n.], 1979. 48 leaves. [This may
or may not include the Cherokee STARR family.]
Starr, Burgis Pratt, 1822-1883.
A History of the Starr Family of New England: From the Ancestor Dr. Comfort
Starr, of Ashford, County of Kent, England, Who Emigrated to Boston, Mass.,
in 1635, Containing the Names of 6766 of His Descendants, and the Record
and History of 1794 Families. Series: Genealogy & local history; G533.
Hartford, CT: Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1879. [598] p. Indexed. Microfiche.
Sanford, NC: Microfilming Corporation of America, 1982. 7 microfiches.
[This may or may not include the Cherokee STARR family.]
Starr. Emmet.
History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore. Special
ed. Muskogee, OK: Hoffman Printing Co., 1984. Reprint of 1921 ed. Indexed.
Starr, Emmet.
Old Cherokee Families: Notes of Dr. Emmet Starr. Edited and Annotated by
Jack D. Baker & David Keith Hampton. Oklahoma City, OK: Baker Publishing
Co., 1988, 2 v. Indexed. LC 87-72512. Contents: v. 1. Letter Books, A-F --
v. 2. Letter Books G-L, Index to Letter Books -- v. 3. GRANT.
Williams, Donna Jeanne Mefferd.
"Lee Williams, Maude Adair Family Chart." In her: Indian History and Genealogy,
vol. 1: Primarily Cherokee, Delaware, and Lineage of Early American Settlers.
Mesa, AZ (516 N. 38th St., 85205): Legacy Plus, 1987, p. 30-31. LCCN:
89-199942.
