page_title: Laura Bullion
section_title: Memphis years
hierarchical_section_title: Laura Bullion / After the outlaw life / Memphis years
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of 1374 Madison Ave in Memphis, TN. From 1927-1948 the address of Laura Bullion, female Wildwest outlaw Photo made by: Thomas R Machnitzki (Dec 2007) http://nutbush.machnitzki.com I made the photo myself, feel free to use it. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 83003064 More images
context_page_description: Laura Bullion was an outlaw of the Old West. Most sources indicate Bullion was born in Knickerbocker, near Mertzon, in Irion County, Texas; the exact day of her birth is unclear. Data in the 1880 and 1900 federal census suggests a Laura Bullion might have been born on a farm in the township of Palarm near Conway in Faulkner County, Arkansas, and might have grown up in Tom Green County, Texas. Other sources claim Laura Bullion was born in Kentucky in 1873.
  In the 1890s, Laura Bullion was a member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang; her cohorts were fellow outlaws, including the Sundance Kid, "Black Jack" Ketchum, and Kid Curry. For several years in the 1890s, she was romantically involved with outlaw Ben Kilpatrick, a bank and train robber and an acquaintance of her father, who had been an outlaw as well.
  She was arrested in early November of 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri. Bullion was convicted of robbery and sentenced to five years in prison for her participation in the Great Northern train robbery. She was released from the Missouri State Penitentiary at Jefferson City, Missouri, on September 19th, 1905 after serving three years and ten months of her punishment.
context_section_description: In 1918, Bullion moved to Memphis, where she spent the remainder of her life working as a householder and seamstress, and later as a drapery maker, dressmaker, and interior designer.
  In 1920, the Memphis City Directory lists her as seamstress for the Jennings Furniture Co., with rooms at 221 Monroe Ave. From 1927 to 1948, she is listed as "householder" at 1374 Madison Ave. This is the only one of the buildings still in existence in 2007. In the 1930s, Bullion was listed as "drapery maker". Her occupation was upgraded to "interior decorator" in 1940. Her fortunes declined in the late 1940s. In 1950, Bullion moved to 1065 Walker Ave, with no profession listed. The following year, she moved to 3691 Southern Ave and in 1952 to 733 Decatur St. From 1953 to 1959, Bullion disappeared from the telephone book and is not listed in the city directory.
  In 1959, Bullion was listed as living at 278 Cossitt Place. She lived there until her death two years later.
caption: Laura Bullion's residence in Memphis from 1927 to 1948 (2007)
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