Big Nose George, the Glossary
George Parrott (March 20, 1834 – March 22, 1881) also known as Big Nose George, Big Beak Parrott, George Manuse, and George Warden, was a cattle rustler and highwayman in the American Wild West in the late 19th century.[1]
Table of Contents
42 relations: American frontier, Ancestry.com, Anthropodermic bibliopegy, Banditry, Big Horn, Wyoming, Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, Cattle raiding, Coulee, Crime, Dark Archives, Death mask, Denver, Elk Mountain, Wyoming, Fort Keogh, France, Frank James, Genetic testing, George Curry (Wild Bunch), Highwayman, Jesse James, John Eugene Osborne, Johnson County War, Lillian Heath, List of Old West gunfighters, Lynching, Medical bag, Medicine Bow River, Miles City, Montana, Montbéliard, Murder, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, Outlaw, Powder River (Wyoming and Montana), Rawlins, Wyoming, Shoe, Tanning (leather), Terry, Montana, Train robbery, Union Pacific Railroad, United States, Wyoming.
- Lynching deaths in Wyoming
- People convicted of murder by Wyoming
- People from Wyoming Territory
- Prisoners sentenced to death by Wyoming
- Train robbers
American frontier
The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few contiguous western territories as states in 1912.
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Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.
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Anthropodermic bibliopegy
Anthropodermic bibliopegy is the practice of binding books in human skin.
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Banditry
Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence.
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Big Horn, Wyoming
Big Horn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States.
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Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch
Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch was one of the loosely organized outlaw gangs operating out of the Hole-in-the-Wall, near Kaycee in Wyoming, a natural fortress of caves, with a narrow entrance that was constantly guarded.
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Cattle raiding
Cattle raiding is the act of stealing live cattle, often several or many at once.
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Coulee
Coulee, or coulée is a term applied rather loosely to different landforms, all of which refer to a kind of valley or drainage zone.
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Crime
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority.
Dark Archives
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin is a 2020 non-fiction book by the medical librarian and death-positive advocate Megan Rosenbloom.
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Death mask
A death mask is a likeness (typically in wax or plaster cast) of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the corpse.
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Denver
Denver is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.
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Elk Mountain, Wyoming
Elk Mountain is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.
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Fort Keogh
Fort Keogh is a former United States Army post located at the western edge of modern Miles City, in the U.S. state of Montana.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
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Frank James
Alexander Franklin James (January 10, 1843 – February 18, 1915) was a Confederate soldier and guerrilla; in the post-Civil War period, he was an outlaw. Big Nose George and Frank James are outlaws of the American Old West and train robbers.
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Genetic testing
Genetic testing, also known as DNA testing, is used to identify changes in DNA sequence or chromosome structure.
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George Curry (Wild Bunch)
George Sutherland Currie (March 20, 1871 – April 17, 1900), also known as George "Flat-Nose" Curry, was a Canadian-American robber of the American Old West. Big Nose George and George Curry (Wild Bunch) are outlaws of the American Old West and train robbers.
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Highwayman
A highwayman was a robber who stole from travellers.
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Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Big Nose George and Jesse James are outlaws of the American Old West and train robbers.
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John Eugene Osborne
John Eugene Osborne (June 19, 1858 – April 24, 1943) was an American physician, farmer, banker, and politician who served as the 3rd governor of Wyoming and United States representative as a member of the Democratic Party.
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Johnson County War
The Johnson County War, also known as the War on Powder River and the Wyoming Range War, was a range conflict that took place in Johnson County, Wyoming from 1889 to 1893.
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Lillian Heath
Lilian Heath (December 29, 1865 – August 5, 1962) was the first woman physician in the state of Wyoming and one of the first to practice medicine west of the Mississippi River. Big Nose George and Lillian Heath are People from Wyoming Territory.
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List of Old West gunfighters
This is a list of Old West gunfighters, referring to outlaws or lawmen, of the American frontier who gained fame or notoriety during the American Wild West or Old West. Big Nose George and list of Old West gunfighters are outlaws of the American Old West.
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Lynching
Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group.
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Medical bag
A medical bag (also called a doctor's bag or physician's bag) is a portable bag used by a physician or other medical professional to transport medical supplies and medicine.
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Medicine Bow River
The Medicine Bow River is a U.S. Geological Survey.
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Miles City, Montana
Miles City is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States.
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Montbéliard
Montbéliard (traditional) is a town in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about from the border with Switzerland.
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Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction.
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Nebraska
Nebraska is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
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Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County.
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Outlaw
An outlaw, in its original and legal meaning, is a person declared as outside the protection of the law.
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Powder River (Wyoming and Montana)
Powder River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately long in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana in the United States.
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Rawlins, Wyoming
Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.
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Shoe
A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. Big Nose George and shoe are shoes.
Tanning (leather)
Tanning, or hide tanning, is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather.
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Terry, Montana
Terry, incorporated in 1910, is a town and the county seat of Prairie County, Montana, United States.
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Train robbery
Since the invention of locomotives in the early 19th century, trains have often been the target of robbery, in which the goal is to steal money or other valuables.
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Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Wyoming
Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
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See also
Lynching deaths in Wyoming
- Bear River City, Wyoming
- Big Nose George
- Ellen Watson
- Steve Long
People convicted of murder by Wyoming
- Andrew John Yellowbear Jr.
- Andrew Pixley
- Big Nose George
- Mark Hopkinson
- Robert Joseph Silveria Jr.
- Tom Horn
People from Wyoming Territory
- Amalia Post
- Beaver Dick
- Ben Daniels (pioneer)
- Benjamin F. Fowler
- Big Nose George
- Charles N. Potter
- Daniel S. Mitchell
- Douglas A. Preston
- Eliza Stewart Boyd
- Ellen Watson
- Estelle Reel
- Esther Hobart Morris
- Fanny Kelly
- Frank W. Mondell
- George T. Beck
- Herman V.S. Groesbeck
- Horace C. Alger
- Jacob Berner (politician)
- Jervis Joslin
- Jesse Knight (judge)
- Joe Lefors
- John McLennon
- John W. Donnellan
- Lillian Heath
- Merton Clivette
- Mitch Bouyer
- Moses Patrick Keefe
- N. K. Boswell
- Richard H. Scott
- Samuel D. Shannon
- Theodore Bruback
- Wilbur Clinton Knight
- William L. Maginnis
- William Ware Peck
Prisoners sentenced to death by Wyoming
- Big Nose George
Train robbers
- Ben Kilpatrick
- Big Nose George
- Bill Miner
- Butch Cassidy
- Cole Younger
- Crawford Goldsby
- DeAutremont Brothers
- Elmer McCurdy
- Elzy Lay
- Frank James
- George Curry (Wild Bunch)
- Harvey Logan
- Henry Loftus and Harry Donaldson
- Henry Starr
- Jean LaBanta
- Jesse James
- Laura Bullion
- Newton Gang
- Pat Crowe
- Railroad Bill
- Reno Gang
- Rube Burrow
- Sun Meiyao
- Sundance Kid
- William Carver (Wild Bunch)
- William L. Carlisle
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Nose_George
Also known as Big Nose George Parrot, George Manuse, George Parrot, George Warden, Robert Widdowfield.