The Chronology of the Life of Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War

This section of my page is simply a chronology of the life of Billy the Kid, the life of his friends/enemies, and the Lincoln County War. For this section, I have used the following books as my primary sources:

1. "The West of Billy the Kid" by Frederick Nolan
2. "The Lincoln County War: A Documentary History" by Frederick Nolan
3. "Jessie Evans: Lincoln County Badman" by Grady E. McCright and James H. Powell
4. "The Illustrated Life and Times of Billy the Kid, 2nd Edition" by Bob Boze Bell
5. "Such Men as Billy the Kid: The Lincoln County War Reconsidered" by Joel Jacobsen
The sections are divided by date and there is around seventy-two dates per page. Enjoy!

1821---May 12, 1869




Spring 1869---Aug. 8, 1876




Aug. 9, 1876---Late June 1877




July 1, 1877---Feb. 7, 1878




Feb. 8, 1878---June 23, 1878




June 24, 1878---Nov. 30, 1878




Dec. 1, 1878---June 27, 1879




July 1, 1879---Dec. 5, 1880




Dec. 6, 1880---Aug. 1, 1881




Aug. 6, 1881---1902




Mar. 1902---Dec. 27, 1950