14 Facts About Jesse Evans

Jesse Evans received some attention due to his disappearance in 1882, after which he was never seen or heard from again.

Commentators speculated that Evans was living in Florida under the name Joe Hines in 1948, though no definitive proof was ever provided.

Jesse J Evans is believed to have been born around 1853 in Missouri, although some historians believe he was born in Texas.

Jesse Evans was half-Cherokee, and a graduate of Washington and Lee College in Virginia.

Jesse Evans was arrested with both his parents on June 26,1871, in Elk City, Kansas, for passing counterfeit money.

Jesse Evans was released shortly thereafter, and by 1872 he was in the New Mexico Territory.

Jesse Evans began working as a cowboy and was employed by several ranches, including that of John Chisum.

Jesse Evans joined the gang, and over time he and Kinney became close.

Jesse Evans's role is often downplayed, but in most documented accounts, Evans was at the front.

In later letters written by Billy the Kid to Governor Lew Wallace, Jesse Evans was mentioned, and Billy Bonney even stated in one that he feared being assassinated by Jesse Evans.

Some commentators have suggested that Hines was actually Jesse Evans, living under an assumed name.

Jesse Evans refuses and leaves, and it's mentioned that he boasts of having backed down Billy the Kid, but that many people have been making this claim since Billy's death.

In Battle of the Mountain Man, Jesse Evans is a ruthless and arrogant figure who, around the time of Tunstall's death, leads a gang of rustlers who attack Jensen while he is delivering beef to John Chisum.

Jesse Evans is a major antagonist in Rage of Eagles, the fifth book a series which crosses over with The Last Mountain Man series on occasion.