To: The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
They argue about his birthdate.....Answer: Brushy claimed he was born in 1859, so that his birthdate would match up with Billy's, but there is evidence to suggest that he was actually born in December of 1868. This is the date that appeared on his original headstone. Brushy's niece Mrs. Geneva Pittmon however claimed in a letter to Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang founder Joe Bowlin that Brushy was born on August 26, 1879 and that she had the family Bible record to prove it. If that is correct, then Brushy Bill Roberts was only two years old when Billy the Kid was killed in 1881!
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9 posted on
06/14/2003 2:16:26 PM PDT by
deport
(Scratch a dog and you will have a permanent job.....)
17 posted on
06/14/2003 2:28:23 PM PDT by
KneelBeforeZod
(I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour but heaven knows I'm miserable now)
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