Say Howdy and Join the Wild Wild West Project

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Saddle up and help revitalize the Wild Wild West Project, one of the wildest rides on WikiTree!

The Wild Wild West project is for those who have WikiTree profiles or are interested in creating profiles of notable people from the period of US western expansion between 1800-1925. This includes anyone that would be found in Wikipedia, known in popular culture, made significant contributions to the Wild West, or held a position of acknowledged local prominence in the Wild Wild West. These folks are often referred to as legends.

To join, please Answer this post and let us know your particular area of interest be it lawmen, gunslingers, soiled doves, bounty hunters, outlaws, and more. And, yeah, some of these legends fit into several of those categories at the same time.

Then, look here for some other start-up tips.

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I have several ancestors who were involved in the Wild, Wild, West. Several were Mormons, who went to Utah, including one who was involved with the Golden Spike ceremony, and another who was a soldier in the Mormon Battalion. A couple were soldiers who were involved in operations in the West, in the Mexican American War and mostly before and during the Civil War. One was a ancestor who moved to Kansas between 1870 and 1875, and finally there was one outlaw in the family that I know of.

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Are you interested in joining this project?

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Yes, I am.

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Great. Ellen will set you up with the badge and thanks for adding yourself the project participants. Please let me know if you are working on anything in particular or have some ideas.

Answer 1

I would like to help.  I am interested in people from Kansas.

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Thanks, Michelle. Super happy to have you on board with this project...you know your Kansas. I'll ask Ellen to do the badge and be in touch with you in private message.

Answer 2

The Wild Wild West profile sticker is now available. A special thanks to Ellen Smith for this.

Go here to see details.  Code is {{Wild Wild West}}

Answer 3

Hi, I'd like to join. I work mainly with all the old post cemetery burials that were relocated to Ft. McPherson National Cemetery at various times. Currently working on trying to finish up Moses Embree "California Joe" Milner profile and trying to get him connected.  

I'm interested in covering all states starting with Nebraska and going West, as well as the States directly North and South of Nebraska.    

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Thanks, Sondra. I'll ask Ellen Smith to get you badged. And, I see you've added yourself to the members list. Thanks and welcome!

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Done!

Answer 4

I would like to join, since it includes a lot of my family.  I have alread done some profiles for outlaws such as J J Glanton and some of the early settlers of California.

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Thanks, Mark, and welcome aboard. I'll have Ellen get you badged.

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Welcome, Mark. May I ask you to also add yourself to the members list which is here? And please note any special interests that you may have.

Answer 5

I recently entered a profile for my mom's sisters husband's dad - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sutley-77 is right up this alley, according to his biography - I have a lot to add but I gave it a bare bones bio and it is a rootin tootin guy that saw a lot of action!

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You have this badge now, Navarro. T Stanton likely will be around soon to welcome you.

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Welcome, Navarro. Very glad to have you as a part of this project. May I ask you to add yourself to the members list which is here? And please note any special interests you may have.  Thanks.

Answer 6

Hello! I'm interested in lawmen and outlaws! I've some colorful relatives and watching my family move west from New York to California in 1907 with stops in Missouri and Colorado in between! I've added the project tag to my profile. Let me know how I may be of help.

I need to start sourcing my own tree here soon! LOL

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Hi Casey and welcome. Ellen Smith will get you set up with your badge, please add yourself to the members list here, and I'll be back in touch right after Christmas.

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You are one ahead of me and I see you have your Westward Ho badge!

Answer 7

Howdy! May I join the Wild West Project? I might have a few homesteaders, grub-stakers, cattlemen and sod-busters for rememberin' purposes. Right nice to meet you!

-Arrows Russak

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Welcome, Arrows. Please add yourself to this Wild Wild West members page and tell us a little about your particular interests. Ellen will get you set up with the Westward Ho badge.

Answer 8

Hi, I would like to join the project and the sub project of Trails and Wagon Trains. I descend from Elkanah & Mary (Richardson) Walker some of the first missionaries to cross the Rocky Mountains and settle in the Oregon Territory. I am specifically interested in continuing to expand on my family tree and also to connect the western group with the eastern group of ancestors. My father (who was the direct descendant) is Walker-40865. His DNA test is associated with his profile. 

I would appreciate it if you would consider adding me to the project.

Thanks,

Miriam

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Hi, Miriam, and welcome to the project. Ellen Smith will get you badged. Please let me know if you would like any assistance with anything on which you are working.

Answer 9

I think

 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Milton-788

would be one  for your wild west project lawmen

and 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton 

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Thanks, Will. I have added him to Wild Wild West along with his places of birth and death. Something odd has happened to some of the subproject category pages but will get that sorted out.

Answer 10

I'm particularly interested in all things "Doc Holliday." His father relocated the family to my hometown Valdosta, GA. Folks were refugeeing from the Civil War. The town and Doc grew up together. The early life of John Henry Holliday is often overshadowed by the allure of the Wild West.

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Welcome to the project, Victoria. WT used to show me as being related to Doc but not today--will have to see who has changed what...

Answer 11

I would love to join  the Wild, Wild West Project! 

I have a large number of both outlaws and lawmen in my family tree. 

-Christine 

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Welcome to the project, Christine. I've placed the Westward Ho badge on your profile which is the parent project for Wild Wild West. If project members can assist with research or categorization, just post in G2G and someone will be along to help.

Answer 12

Although I'm not aware of any close Wild West relatives, I am an avid fan of the period, especially with both the Lawmen and outlaws of the time. I would really appreciate the opportunity to join and help contribute to the goals of this project. A recent profile I created of Willis Newton (leader of the Newton Gang), may perhaps fit into this project. 

Thanks for your consideration.

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Glad to have you on board, Brian, and very nice profile on Willis Newtown (who WT is showing as a very distant 20th cousin 3 times removed of mine). If you are interested, there is a lawman who needs a profile on my list: Pete Gabriel who died 1898. Was in Pinal County, Arizona. Neat tv spot that brought him to my attention: https://www.12news.com/article/news/history/famous-arizona-sheriffs-grave-marker-uncovered/75-2f4759cc-9953-4c7e-bba1-05903d062906

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Thanks so much for your unbelievably quick response and kind words cousin! I read up a bit on Gabriel - his gunfight with Joe Phy alone seems pretty amazing, the kind of stuff you see in movies but never believe to be realistic. I will certainly take on the task of building a worthy profile for him.

Answer 13

Hi - would love to join to explore more of “my people”…18 deg from Wyatt Earp & several homesteaders as well. Would love to join wild Wild West & Westward Ho. Several NC to Mo ….lots to explore

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Hello GeorgeAnne. Thanks for joining the project and we look forward to your contributions to it. In looking at your family connections, I think connecting more of your ancestral lines in WikiTree would help you in finding additional connections.