John Selman Pt. I

The question came up the other day, was John Selman a lawman, bad guy or a back-shooter? The answer is: All of the above. John Henry Selman, better-known as the “Man who shot John Wesley Hardin” was, at best, a flawed character. Born in Arkansas in 1839, the family moved to Texas in 1858. During the Civil War joined a Texas cavalry unit but deserted in 1863.  Two years later he married Edna Degrafenreid who bore him four children during their sixteen-year marriage. They moved to Shackelf