Nashville Franklyn Leslie (1842 - abt. 1927)

Born 18 Mar 1842 in San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Husband of Mary Jane (Evans) Durward — married 6 Jul 1880 (to 3 Jun 1887) in Tombstone, Cochise, Arizona, United States of America

Died about 1 Oct 1927 at about age 85 in California, United States of America

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Biography

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Nashville Franklyn Leslie is also known as Buckskin Frank Leslie, born on 18 Mar 1842 in San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. Died on 1 Oct 1926 or 1927 in California, United States.

Alternate Name

Buckskin Frank Leslie

Birth

18 March 1842, San Antonio, Texas

Occupation

U.S. Army scout, gambler, bartender, rancher, miner, and gunfighter and con-man.

Facts

Why he was known as "Buckskin Frank. He was known for his fringed buckskin jacket.

Why he is famous

He became famous in Tombstone, Arizona for killing two men in self-defense. He married the widow of one of his victims eight days after killing her husband. Following their divorce, Leslie later shot and killed a woman he lived with at his ranch while drunk and in a fit of jealousy. He was sentenced to life in prison but only served six years before he was pardoned. He was last listed in the U.S. Federal Census on January 27, 1920 in Sausalito, California.

Marriage

First marriage.

Married to Mary Jane (Evans) Durward (1856 - 1947)

Second marriage.

Nashville Franklyn Leslie, California, County Marriages, 1850-1952^[1]

Name: Nashville Franklyn Leslie

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 01 Dec 1896

Event Place: San Joaquin, California, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 55

Birth Year (Estimated): 1841

Spouse's Name: Belle Stowell

Spouse's Age: 39

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1857

Death

Frank Leslie, California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994^[2]

Name: Frank Leslie

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 15 Dec 1926

Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Event Place (Original): Los Angeles, California, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Citation "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K825-VDP : 10 December 2017), Nashville Franklyn Leslie and Belle Stowell, 01 Dec 1896; citing San Joaquin, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,841,857.
2. ↑ Citing this Record "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLD-TP34 : 22 August 2018), Frank Leslie, 1926.

See also:

• See the Wikipedia Page for Buckskin Frank's full biography.

• Nashville Frank Franklyn Buckskin Frank Leslie at MyHeritage.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39543834/nashville-franklin-leslie : accessed 30 April 2022), memorial page for Nashville Franklin “Buckskin Frank” Leslie (18 Mar 1842–Oct 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39543834, ; Maintained by Mr. Ed (contributor 35186547) Burial Details Unknown.