Post by billybarlowofficial on Dec 1, 2023 23:58:28 GMT -5
I don't have access to censuses, newspapers, etc at the moment but Manuel Taylor claimed that he saw The Kid years after he was supposed to be dead. Taylor was a well respected businessman and prospector out of Hillsboro New Mexico. Anyways, I brought to Dan Edwards attention that Matthew Russell Birdwell owned land (ranches) and mines all over Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada.
My hunch is this... if (big if) Birdwell had land nearby Taylor's perhaps, just perhaps the "Billy The Kid" that Taylor met was Brushy Bill Roberts. Why? Because Birdwell was the stepfather of Henry Oliver Roberts. Birdwell was basically a millionaire in his own right and I suspect he'd of had connections to other rich businessmen in different states.
In the past I did find some evidence showing Birdwell had land claims next to Monroe Harper, and maybe he had land next to Taylor too. If so then we have made a concrete connection to Brushy Bill Roberts and Manuel Taylor.
Jesus Christ Almighty God bless you all
P.S.
Matthew Russell Birdwell was the son of George Washington Birdwell, so not to be confused with his nephew MRB whose father was John Birdwell. The whole family seemed pretty well to do.
My hunch is this... if (big if) Birdwell had land nearby Taylor's perhaps, just perhaps the "Billy The Kid" that Taylor met was Brushy Bill Roberts. Why? Because Birdwell was the stepfather of Henry Oliver Roberts. Birdwell was basically a millionaire in his own right and I suspect he'd of had connections to other rich businessmen in different states.
In the past I did find some evidence showing Birdwell had land claims next to Monroe Harper, and maybe he had land next to Taylor too. If so then we have made a concrete connection to Brushy Bill Roberts and Manuel Taylor.
Jesus Christ Almighty God bless you all
P.S.
Matthew Russell Birdwell was the son of George Washington Birdwell, so not to be confused with his nephew MRB whose father was John Birdwell. The whole family seemed pretty well to do.