Billy the Kid

Known of Billy the Kid

      Known of Billy the Kid, also William Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim and William H. Bonney were a 19th-century American frontier outlaw and gunman.

Who participated in the Lincoln County War?

He killed 21 men, but he is generally accepted to have killed between four and nine.

          McCarty was 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) to 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall with blue eyes, a smooth complexion and prominent front teeth.

He was said to be friendly and personable at times, and many recalled that he was as "lithe as a cat". Who favored an "unadorned Mexican sombrero" These qualities, along with his cunning and celebrated skill with firearms, contributed to his paradoxical image, as both a notorious outlaw and beloved folk hero.

BORN: William Henry McCarty, Jr. November 23, 1859 many states claimed to be Billy the Kid's place of birth including New Mexico and New York City, New York, United States.

DIED; July 14, 1881 (aged 21) Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory, United States.

NAMES: William H. Bonney, William McCarty, Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, Kid Antrim

Father:unknown—possibly Patrick Henry McCarty, Michael McCarty, or William Bonney

Stepfather:William Antrim

Mother: Catherine McCarty/Katherine McCarty Bonney

OCCUPATION: Cowboy, gambler, cattle rustler, outlaw