The Brief And Violent Life Of Cherokee Bill

Crawford Goldsby, aka "Cherokee Bill", was born February 8th, 1876 at Fort Concho, Texas. He was the son of George Goldsby, a sergeant in the 10th Cavalry, the storied Buffalo Soldiers. His mother, Ellen, was a Cherokee with White and African-American blood. His parents split when he was seven and she took him to Ft. Gibson, Indian Territory. It’s said he killed his first man when he was twelve and soon he was running with a rough crowd. At the youthful age of eighteen he hooked up with outlaw