John Chisum was a legendary figure of the Old West Cattle frontier.
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Chisum soon owned more Cattle than any other individual in America, and his Jinglebob herds were the only Cattle in the West known by an earmark rather than by a famous brand.
During the 1850s Chisum recognized opportunity in the fledgling range Cattle industry, and within a few years his herds numbered in the tens of thousands.
At thirteen he migrated with his family from Tennessee to the Republic of Texas.
John Chisum was a legendary figure of the Old West Cattle frontier