tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post6687445579526457226..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: Family history -- and mysteriesLawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-83987366363731899412007-10-06T10:15:00.000-05:002007-10-06T10:15:00.000-05:00LD, since you've commented on the Star of Life, I ...LD, since you've commented on the <BR/>Star of Life, I know you're still alive.....<BR/><BR/>POST SOMETHING!!!!!<BR/><BR/>I'm not naive enough to think that me whining is going to make you finish the Pink Gorill Story, but at least post something..... I'm going through withdrawals.... If you and AD don't start posting more often, I'll have to go back to crack!!!! (if I do, I am totally suing you both)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-47709943736116645672007-10-05T11:15:00.000-05:002007-10-05T11:15:00.000-05:00Just want to share the following:Policeone.com is ...Just want to share the following:<BR/>Policeone.com is now hosting BLUtube, a YouTube for law enforcement related videos. They have some 'open to the public' but some LE-only video topics such as Video Tips, In-car Video and SWAT.<BR/><BR/>Being that I am no longer a certified officer, I don't have the secure clearance, so you will just have to let me know if they have any good ones.<BR/><BR/>http://www.BLUtube.comRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00927996016892817643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-67763912690617804822007-10-04T22:57:00.001-05:002007-10-04T22:57:00.001-05:00The design on the grips is interwoven horns, an ol...The design on the grips is interwoven horns, an old brand in our family going back and back.<BR/>LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-66213152918779604172007-10-04T22:57:00.000-05:002007-10-04T22:57:00.000-05:00The design on the grips is interwoven horns, an ol...The design on the grips is interwoven horns, an old brand in our family going back and back.<BR/>LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-74817155473884033582007-10-04T18:44:00.000-05:002007-10-04T18:44:00.000-05:00Is there an explanation for the design on the grip...Is there an explanation for the design on the grips?<BR/><BR/>TokarevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-22812853888433544852007-10-02T20:44:00.000-05:002007-10-02T20:44:00.000-05:00Definitely worth researching. Interesting stuff!Definitely worth researching. Interesting stuff!nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550167783969561280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-23492562954685522402007-10-02T13:28:00.000-05:002007-10-02T13:28:00.000-05:00The Dog tried to find out about the badge when I f...The Dog tried to find out about the badge when I first gave it to him. Not much luck. I believe it's dated, but I don't remember the date; somewhere in the 1880s, I think.<BR/>If anyone can find out about it, we would welcome the information----on second thought, with Unk's reputation, maybe we just don't want to know.....<BR/>LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-23008148965607960792007-10-02T11:45:00.000-05:002007-10-02T11:45:00.000-05:00Great tale, and even better follow up/expansion on...Great tale, and even better follow up/expansion on the family history from LawMom! Thanks!<BR/><BR/>--Vic303Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-8309176005978836202007-10-02T10:32:00.000-05:002007-10-02T10:32:00.000-05:00'Dog,Interesting history,the US Marshal's service ...'Dog,<BR/><BR/>Interesting history,<BR/><BR/>the US Marshal's service or the Library of Congress should have a list of US Marshalls as they were and are appointed.<BR/><BR/>LawMom,<BR/><BR/>I have said of DW and oldest son they are better shots than I, I have to practice, practice, etc<BR/><BR/>Women, here in TX are generally good shots, because, drumroll please<BR/><BR/>if they weren't (for quite some time, up to the 1920's or so)they didn't last long enough to have or protect their kids. When they shoot well, generally so do their kids.<BR/><BR/>DW and her Mom can out shoot the whole tribe they just don't like to embarrase us, much.<BR/><BR/>My G-Grandma had to interdict or errr, discourage Bandits in S Tex twice once w/ stony glare once w/ musketry<BR/><BR/>I'm here, she won.<BR/><BR/>rAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-6637666790041375372007-10-02T02:33:00.000-05:002007-10-02T02:33:00.000-05:00According to a (brief) search of Google, US Marsha...According to a (brief) search of Google, US Marshall badges weren't standardized until the 1940's. A collector or historian might be able to help you narrow down the region where that specific badge was distributed. <BR/><BR/>National Archives has some info also. But not in one central place.<BR/><BR/>There was also a USMarshal's Museum, but it's currently mothballed I guess. Nonetheless, the administrator may have resources that he/she could direct you to, should you wish to pursue it further.<BR/><BR/>Good Luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-51697647784467734332007-10-02T01:33:00.000-05:002007-10-02T01:33:00.000-05:00Well, nonetheless, I sure as hell wouldn't want La...Well, nonetheless, I sure as hell wouldn't want Lawdog or his family shooting at me!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Even if he missed, I'd prolly still get arrested.<BR/><BR/>No thanks, I'll pass on that.... <BR/><BR/>:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-39136512848891430982007-10-01T22:22:00.000-05:002007-10-01T22:22:00.000-05:00Nice bit 'o' history there, 'Dog.Thanks, BTW. You ...Nice bit 'o' history there, 'Dog.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, BTW. You just gave me an idea for this Friday's gun pic...Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-77080781591137929082007-10-01T22:19:00.000-05:002007-10-01T22:19:00.000-05:00There is a PBS show, History Detectives:http://www...There is a PBS show, History Detectives:<BR/><BR/>http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/index.html<BR/><BR/>This story sounds to me like just the sort of thing they love to take on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-348450497657043642007-10-01T17:50:00.000-05:002007-10-01T17:50:00.000-05:00Another fine post LD.I have my Grandfather's Model...Another fine post LD.<BR/><BR/>I have my Grandfather's Model '94 that he carried from Montana to California and later as the family followed the wheat. <BR/><BR/>It has seen three generations of use, and the fourth is in line waiting her turn (granted I am hoping that is a long wait for her).John Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376217483411918789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-88930348515787129152007-10-01T17:30:00.000-05:002007-10-01T17:30:00.000-05:00I have been thoroughly chastised. Therefore, I ha...I have been thoroughly chastised. Therefore, I have to do something I rarely do, and that is, explain myself.<BR/>The Dog is a very good shot. However, he isn't a natural, nor am I. We're not exactly inept, but we had to be TAUGHT through trial and error and box after box of shells. Dog's brother is a natural shot, as was his grandfather, and his g-grandmother, and his ggg-grandfather and so on, before him. It's a natural bent with that side of the family, and it doesn't matter at all what the weapon is. <BR/>There, now, all better?<BR/>LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-77446522556406032952007-10-01T15:28:00.000-05:002007-10-01T15:28:00.000-05:00Hi Prophet-Or, with Scots-English hard-headedness,...Hi Prophet-<BR/>Or, with Scots-English hard-headedness,a right is right and wrong is wrong, and never the twain shall pass.<BR/>LM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-12936898735266428602007-10-01T13:40:00.000-05:002007-10-01T13:40:00.000-05:00Unk was probably on the run, and came to his famil...Unk was probably on the run, and came to his family in Texas 'retired.' He wasn't all that retired because he shot a couple of men after he got to Texas, and nary a word was ever said about it.<BR/>LawMom<BR/>-----------------------------------<BR/><BR/>Well LawMom, I'm wiling to give him the benefit of the doubt for two reasons. First off, he is kin of yours. Secondarily, I have first hand knowledge of how many folks in this world need shootin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-86197450136365222922007-10-01T13:18:00.000-05:002007-10-01T13:18:00.000-05:00Have you checked with the Marshalls(or whatever ag...Have you checked with the Marshalls(or whatever agency would have their records) to see if Unc was a Marshall? They might not have anything, but it could cut out one of those possibilities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-25911076488771008602007-10-01T13:13:00.000-05:002007-10-01T13:13:00.000-05:00Lawmom, it is surprising how many preachers or out...Lawmom, it is surprising how many preachers or outlaws could VERY easily have been the other. The old joke "he was either going to be a preacher or a jailbird" has more truth to it than many might think (I'm sure you grasp it). Sure, some in the clergy are gentle souls who would likely never envision harming another person, while others (I consider myself in this second category) tend to be drawn more to the "eternal struggle" end. The danger in being attracted to the struggle is that you might not care which side you're on, so long as you see action.The Raving Prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830254881182697135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-79214637306730209122007-10-01T12:14:00.000-05:002007-10-01T12:14:00.000-05:00My personal thought is that rather than going to t...My personal thought is that rather than going to the aid of a widowed niece and her boys-she having grown up on the Oklahoma frontier (she actually saw someone who had been scalped) and weathered a stepmother who thought Nomy should be a servant, and made her live out in the dugout instead of in the house)was fairly capable of taking care of herself-Unk was probably on the run, and came to his family in Texas 'retired.' He wasn't all that retired because he shot a couple of men after he got to Texas, and nary a word was ever said about it.<BR/>LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-70041347785131976632007-10-01T10:41:00.000-05:002007-10-01T10:41:00.000-05:00Very cool LawDog. Thanks for posting that. It's a ...Very cool LawDog. Thanks for posting that. It's a beautiful pistol. Looks similiar to some I've seen at Waco in the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. <BR/><BR/>Unc is a facinating character. I'm sure it didn't take much to be disowned by your family in those turbulent times, especially if you were from southern aristocracy. It speaks well of him that he went to help a widowed relative and her boys get along. <BR/><BR/>Concerning the badge, I would speculate he probably wore it at one time. This would seem more in keeping with the chatracter of a man who spent afternoons discussing Scripture and going to the aid of widowed realtives.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-83855148291655810462007-10-01T10:35:00.000-05:002007-10-01T10:35:00.000-05:00In time, all the mysteries will be revealed, proba...In time, all the mysteries will be revealed, probably when you ask Unk in person but, at least you'll know. Hopefully not for a LONG long time but...*smile*<BR/><BR/>I take great satisfaction that we haven't explained things very much. That there are still mysteries both great and small for us to marvel and wonder at even these days.<BR/><BR/>After all, mysteries are the salt of life and what's life without just a little salt?<BR/><BR/>Great story and even better follow up LawMom.<BR/><BR/>So, LD was the slacker when it came to learning to shoot of the family eh? <BR/><BR/>Hmm..interesting...*grins*Simeron Steelhammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947368651002261601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-3140860118335641752007-10-01T10:20:00.000-05:002007-10-01T10:20:00.000-05:00Hi dad29-Back in those days, kids raised as Frank ...Hi dad29-<BR/>Back in those days, kids raised as Frank and Jesse were bound to have been (judging from my grandmother's upbringing) were profoundly affected by religion. As adults, they would have rebelled against it, or always carried its tenents with them. I think the latter in the case of the Jameses.<BR/>The Reverend Mr. James and his compatriot, my gg-grandfather were strong doctrinal Baptists. Combine that with mostly Scots or English blood, a pioneer or frontier mentality, and you have someone in the pulpit (and in the home) who is almost irresistible. (That is to say, perhaps, overwhelming, if not persuasive)<BR/>My gg-grandfather raised several sons, all of whom were missionary Baptist preachers. It wouldn't surprise me if the James boys, strange as it sounds, didn't have leanings in that direction.<BR/>My g-grandfather (a regimental color-bearer in the War of Northern Aggression, who survived), was known to come to the pulpit, Bible in one hand, pistol in the other in some of his more rowdy missions. So, it's not that hard, given the circumstances of the time, how a man could be both a religious and principalled man (in his way) and an outlaw.<BR/>I suspect that's what most of our early explorers and settlers were, and that was naturally passed down to their children.<BR/>LawMom<BR/>P. S. I think that because Brad Pitt is so beautiful that he's vastly underrated as an actor, and I'm eager to see him as Jesse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-69050171990085400782007-10-01T09:07:00.000-05:002007-10-01T09:07:00.000-05:00FWIW (slightly related) the upcoming movie "The As...FWIW (slightly related) the upcoming movie "The Assassination of Jesse James..." is VERY favorably reviewed by a number of aficiandos of film production--and who are also moral heavyweights.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-73748938144332042572007-09-30T23:22:00.000-05:002007-09-30T23:22:00.000-05:00I like the idea of an undercover US Marshal, it s...I like the idea of an undercover US Marshal, it sounds very historic...Runflathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09768828481499901132noreply@blogger.com