Sarah Farnsworth

Originally from Independence, where she worked as a cowboy, Sarah Farnsworth made her way to Suicide Bluff in 1550. There, she worked a few years as a ranchhand before taking a position as a deputy under Sheriff Kyle Cotton, just before the onset of the notorious Suicide Bluff range war. In early 1553, she rode in the posse that killed Jonathan Rich, which ignited the bloody feud. Some six weeks later, while Sheriff Cotton and Farnsworth were walking down Suicide Bluff's main street, they were ambushed by Lucy Coleman and some of her cohorts. 
Cotton was shot and killed, and Farnsworth ran nearly a hundred and fifty yards down the street before she was cut down as well, shot in the back by Coleman reportedly. No one attempted to get to Farnsworth as she lay dying in the street. She died from her wounds moments later. The bodies of Cotton and Farnsworth remained in the street for several hours; they were later buried together on the sheriff's ranch a few miles east of Suicide Bluff.
Category:Inhabitants
Category:Sheriffs
Category:Women
Category:Born in 1529
Category:Died in 1553
Category:Deceased People
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