Johnny Ringo
JOHNNY RINGO DAYS
Short History of Ringo
| It all started on May 3rd, 1850 in a small town boarding house in Clay Township Wayne County Indiana the town would die in a few years a town named Washington. The Town Later was renamed Greens Fork. His parents was Martin and Mary (Peters) Ringo they was married in Liberty Missouri on Sept. 4th, 1848 being the oldest of 5 with three sisters and one brother. At four years old he watched the first train stop at the new station while going through dropping off people from Richmond. It was a big day everyone from miles around came to watch. Things was changing Washington town may have died but Greens Fork would prosper for many years. In 1856 do to his Family being from Missouri and the ever upcoming Vigilante activity in Indiana at the time it was decided best for the family to leave Indiana. Johnny was 6 years old when they left. They moved in wagon to Gallatin where they worked on a farm owned by his father. The next 6 years was bad years for them crops was bad. During this time he attended schooling and started reading anything he could find to read and became very word minded and tried to prefect all the words he was learning. He carried a book with him every where he went. Johnny tried to at least read a chapter a day. Then in May of 1864 they packed up and headed for California. His father was killed by accident on the way leaving Johnny with the memory's and dist rant . Then in the fall of 1870 johnny decided to go on his own and left Calif. He traveled around until 1873 when he ended up in Texas. Johnny ended up in the mason county wars also known as the Hoodoo wars. He spent two years in a Texas prison at which time he met John Wesley Hardin. When Johnny was released he went to Llano County Texas where he was elected Constable. Within a couple years Johnny was in tombstone with the Clantons. The rest is History. |
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