Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed

male, deceased (1845)
an American legend, missionary, American, apple, legend, Folklore of the United States…Americanfolklore
Johnny Appleseed, born John Chapman, was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced the apple to large parts of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. He...
Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

male, deceased (1836)
politician, U.S. House of Representatives, frontiersman, frontier, Soldier, from Texas…American, Americanfolklore, Scots-Irish American
Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 - March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician;...
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

male, deceased (1820)
Kentucky militiamen in the American Revolution, Pennsylvania colonial, From Kentucky, from Missouri, Pioneer, British…american indian, Americanfolklore, American, English American, American Revolutionary War
Daniel Boone (October 22, 1734 - September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk...
Jesse James

Jesse James

male, deceased (1882)
outlaw, convicted of murder, death by firearm in the United States, American Old West, death by firearm, Bushwhackers…Americanfolklore, American, figure of folklore
Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 - April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw and the most famous member of the James-Younger gang. He became a...
Billy The Kid

Billy The Kid

male, deceased (1881)
convicted of murder, death by firearm in the United States, sensationalism, From Manhattan, Sombrero, sensationalistic…American frontier, Americanfolklore, American, American Old West
Henry McCarty (November 23, 1859 - July 14, 1881) was better known as Billy the Kid, but also known by the aliases Henry Antrim and William...

William

male
Indian Echo Caverns, historical fiction, Hummelstown, Amos Wilson, Harriot Wilson, The Pennsylvania Hermit…folklore, Americanfolklore
William Wilson (b. ca. 1762 - d. Oct 1821), became a figure in the folklore of southeastern and south-central Pennsylvania in the late Eighteenth...
Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

male, deceased (1917)
Death from renal failure, american bison, bison, medal of honor, Pioneer, From Wyoming…American, Americanfolklore, american buffalo
William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 - January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the...
Casey Jones

Casey Jones

male, deceased (1900)
African American, from Missouri, Disasters in Mississippi, Railway accidents in the United States, American, ballad…Americanfolklore
John Luther "Casey" Jones (March 14, 1863 - April 30, 1900) was an American railroad engineer from Jackson, Tennessee who worked for the Illinois...
Mike Fink

Mike Fink

male, deceased (1823)
Indian, ohio river, Americanfolklore, slave, mississippi river, African-American
Mike Fink, {b.? - ca.1823called "king of the keelboaters", was a semi-legendary brawler and river-boatman who exemplified the tough and...
Kit Carson

Kit Carson

male, deceased (1868)
Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson, Union Army general, Americanfolklore, American, Mountain Man, Great Basin
Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson (December 24, 1809 - May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman.