Laura Bullion, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Laura Bullion

American outlaw

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1876

Place of Birth: Mertzon, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1961

Profession: prostitute

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Laura Bullion

  • Laura Bullion (October 1876 – December 2, 1961) was an outlaw of the Old West.
  • Most sources indicate Bullion was born in Knickerbocker, near Mertzon, in Irion County, Texas; the exact day of her birth is unclear.
  • Data in the 1880 and 1900 federal census suggests a Laura Bullion might have been born on a farm in the township of Palarm near Conway in Faulkner County, Arkansas, and might have grown up in Tom Green County, Texas.
  • Other sources claim Laura Bullion was born in Kentucky in 1873.In the 1890s, Laura Bullion was a member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang; her cohorts were fellow outlaws, including the Sundance Kid, "Black Jack" Ketchum, and Kid Curry.
  • For several years in the 1890s, she was romantically involved with outlaw Ben Kilpatrick ("The Tall Texan"), a bank and train robber and an acquaintance of her father, who had been an outlaw as well.
  • In 1901, Bullion was convicted of robbery and sentenced to five years in prison for her participation in the Great Northern train robbery.
  • She was released in 1905 after serving three years and six months of her punishment.Laura Bullion moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1918, posing as a war widow and using assumed names.
  • She supported herself as a householder and seamstress, and later as a drapery maker, dressmaker and interior designer.
  • Her fortunes declined in the late 1940s, at which time she was without an occupation.
  • In 1961, she died of heart disease at the Shelby County Hospital in Memphis.
  • Her final resting place is at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis.

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