This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Notorious Roswell Sheriff Frederick Higgins A Rebel Hero
Frederick R Higgins a colorful Roswell sheriff figure from New Mexico history faced gunfights and vigilante justice. Born 1860 in Georgia he lived a life of violence across Texas Mexico Brazil New Mexico and California before serving as deputy in Roswell and later as a U S Mounted Police member. He reportedly killed Black Jack Christians in 1897 and possibly Billy Hayes during a chase, with death dates conflicting between 1924 and 1941 and a possible grave in Long Beach California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Frederick R. Higgins
White County
Georgia
Higgins
Newton Higgins
Lucinda Smith
el Paso
Texas
Brazil
Mexico
South America
New York
Tennessee
Katherine Hannah
Katie” Rainbolt
Charles Haynes
U.S
Edward Hall
George West Musgrave
High Five Gang
George Parker
Diamond A Ranch
Bob Hayes
New Mexico
Musgrave
Hayes
High Five
Arizona
High Fives
Black Jack
Christian
Bob
Oklahoma
W.C. Turner
Guthrie
Clifton
Black Jack Christian
Post Office
Express Companies
Charles J. Ballard
New Mexico Mounted Police
Las Cruces
Manuel Candellara
Lambert Reinhart
Grant County
California
Sarah Higgins Clark
Hollis Okla
Elvis Fleming
The
Historical Museum
Long Beach
Calif
J.palmer
Roswell-Record