The Birth of a Wicked Son Reimagined

(True West) Notorious gunfighter John Wesley Hardin was in the midst of writing about the bloody career surrounding his life story when lawman John Selman killed him at the Acme Saloon in El Paso, Texas, on the night of August 19, 1895. John’s children inherited his estate, which included his autobiography. It was published in book form and titled The Life of John Wesley Hardin, as written by himself. He misrepresented himself many times throughout the book, starting with his opening statement, which read: “I was born in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, on the 26th of May, 1853.”
But the deadly gunman was not born in Bonham. Researchers set forth to figure out the true birthplace, beyond the grave. Continued