George "Bitter Creek" Newcomb (1866–May 2, 1895) was an American outlaw of the American Old West. He was first a member of the Dalton Gang, but after being called "too wild" by Bob Dalton, he and Bill Doolin started the Wild Bunch gang.

George Newcomb, known as “Bitter Creek” Newcomb and the Slaughter Kid, was born about 1866. Coming from Fort Scott, Kansas, he started his career as a cowboy at the age of 12, working for C. C. Slaughter on the Long S Ranch in Texas. Later he made his way to Oklahoma, where he became an outlaw.

Western Outlaw. Newcomb was a member of the Dalton and Doolin gangs. Prior to becoming an outlaw, a young Newcomb went to Texas and worked on John Slaughter.'s ranch. While working for Slaughter, he became known as the Slaughter Kid. In 1883, Newcomb moved to Oklahoma, and worked as a cowboy in the area of the...

2018年6月9日 · George Newcomb was born in Kansas in 1867. At a young age he went to Texas to become a cowboy. From there he drifted up to Oklahoma. He so frequently sang, “I’m a wild wolf from Bitter Creek, and it’s my night to howl,” that his friends started calling him Bitter Creek George Newcomb.

However a George W. Newcomb living in Perry Oklahoma died in the same year and many believe he was Bitter Creek Newcomb. So who was "Bitter Creek" Newcomb and which family did he belong to? The genealogy "Andrew Newcomb and his Descendants", by Bethuel Merritt Newcomb published in 1923 does not mention the name Bitter Creek anywhere.

George "Bittercreek" Newcomb was an American outlaw of the American Old W. Newcomb was born near Fort Scott, Kansas in 1866. He was a member, first, of the Dalton Gang but after being called "too Wild" by Bob Dalton, he and Bill Doolin started the Wild Bunch gang.

George “Bitter Creek” Newcomb met a 15-year-old girl named Rosa Dunn, known as “The Rose of Cimarron.” Eventually, he sought refuge at her parent’s ranch, and her brothers turned him in for the $5,000 reward on his head. He was shot by U.S. Deputy Marshals on …

2022年4月27日 · George "Bittercreek" Newcomb (1866-May 2, 1895) was an American outlaw of the American Old West. He was a member, first, of the Dalton Gang but after being called "too Wild" by Bob Dalton, he and Bill Doolin started the Wild Bunch gang.

George "Bitter Creek" Newcomb (1866–May 2, 1895) was an American outlaw of the American Old West. He was first a member of the Dalton Gang, but after being called "too wild" by Bob Dalton, he and Bill Doolin started the Wild Bunch gang.

George "Bittercreek" Newcomb (1866-May 2, 1895) was an outlaw of the Old West, and member of the Wild Bunch gang led by Bill Doolin. Early life, outlaw life Newcomb was born near Fort Scott, Kansas in 1866, although the exact date of his birth is not certain.