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Tom O. Folliard | |
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 O. Folliard circa 1875 | |
| Born | Thomas O. Folliard Jr. 1858 Uvalde, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1880(1880-12-19) (aged 21–22) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Resting place | Old Fort Sumner Cemetery 34°24′13″N104°11′37″W / 34.40361°N 104.19361°W /34.40361; -104.19361 (Billy the Kid's Gravesite) |
| Other names | Tom Folliard |
| Occupation(s) | Ranch hand, gunfighter, outlaw |
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Tom O. Folliard (1858 – December 19, 1880) was the best friend of outlaw William Bonney, a.k.a.Billy the Kid. Both were members of theRegulators during theLincoln County War.
After the war ended, they became cattle rustlers, forming the Bonney gang with fellow outlawsDave Rudabaugh,Charlie Bowdre,Tom Pickett, andBilly Wilson.
Folliard, aTexan, was a participant in the Lincoln County War and survived the famous Five-Day Battle in Lincoln in July 1878.
He is said to have been wounded by a gunshot to the shoulder while escaping from the McSween residence, which had been set on fire, with Bonney and three others.
He was shot in the chest in a ambushed by sheriffPat Garrett on December 19, 1880, at Fort Sumner, dying approximately 45 minutes later. He was interred at Old Fort Sumner Cemetery in a plot he later shared with Bonney andCharlie Bowdre.[1]
As in the photo's caption, Tom's last name was "Folliard," not "O'Folliard." "O" was his middle initial.[citation needed][original research?] This is well documented and supported also by the fact that his father had the same name.
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