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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #90 on: June 29, 2022, 06:18:33 PM »
Johnny Ringo was a nobody. Just another of the hundreds of cowboys that came out of Texas when the cattle drives ended. There was really no reason for anyone to keep track of anything he had, except for the stuff they found on him when they found his body. That's one of the only reasons we know much of anything about him.
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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #91 on: June 29, 2022, 10:50:39 PM »
I did some more digging. His full name was John Peters Ringo, not Ringgold. He was the oldest of five kids. He had one brother and three sisters. His brother Martin Albert Ringo died of tuberculosis when he was 19. He was born in 1854 and died in 1873. He died in Texas but is buried in San Jose California. His sister Fanny Fern Ringo(Jackson)was born in 1857 and died in 1932 in San Jose. Mary Enna Ringo was born in 1860 and died in 1941. Apparently she never married. She is buried in San Jose. Mattie Bell Ringo(Cushing)was born in 1862 and died in 1942. She is buried in Santa Ana California. My guess is since Fanny was the oldest she is the one that received his guns and wallet.

I didn't find any pics of his siblings but I found one of his mother, Mary Ann(Peters)Ringo.




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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #92 on: June 30, 2022, 05:08:00 AM »
Great information Hawg. You went down some rabbit holes it seems. Thanks👍👍

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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #93 on: June 30, 2022, 09:14:26 AM »
Great work Hawg!
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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #94 on: June 30, 2022, 09:48:21 AM »
Hawg, you have really done an outstanding job on this. All on a guy about whom little is really known.  (7&

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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #95 on: June 30, 2022, 07:11:09 PM »
Hawg, you have really done an outstanding job on this. All on a guy about whom little is really known.  (7&

It's not like I have anything better to do. (7+"
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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #96 on: June 30, 2022, 09:18:04 PM »
Hawg, you have really done an outstanding job on this. All on a guy about whom little is really known.  (7&

It's not like I have anything better to do. (7+"
LOL, Hawg.

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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #97 on: July 01, 2022, 12:50:29 AM »
Hawg, you have really done an outstanding job on this. All on a guy about whom little is really known.  (7&

It's not like I have anything better to do. (7+"
LOL, Hawg.

Well, I think most of y'all know I have my share of medical problems. Between those and the meds for them I'm just not enthusiastic about doing much. I'm also a lot more sensitive to heat and cold than I used to be. So, I spend most of my awake time sitting here wearing out keyboards. Anyhoo this story has always intrigued me. I've researched it before but never really looked into his family.
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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #98 on: July 01, 2022, 05:43:53 AM »
Hawg, I found this on the web. Is this the type rifle that Ringo had? Pricey, but I would like to have one of these. Anyone here have one?
« Last Edit: July 01, 2022, 05:52:57 AM by Zulch »

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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #99 on: July 01, 2022, 05:58:49 AM »
Yep. His supposedly shipped in Jan of 1882. No way to know when he bought it or how well he kept it up but it was less than a year old. It likely still had bright case colors and probably still looked like a new rifle.
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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #100 on: July 01, 2022, 06:03:44 AM »
Have you ever fired one Hawg? It seems Uberti makes a carbine version as well.

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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #101 on: July 01, 2022, 06:09:14 AM »
Not fired one but have handled a few. They're heavy at 9.5 pounds empty.
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« Reply #102 on: July 01, 2022, 06:11:01 AM »
Not fired one but have handled a few. They're heavy at 9.5 pounds empty.
I reckon so  :icon_scratch: sheesh. Thanks Hawg

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Re: John Ringgold aka Johnny Ringo's famous Colt SAA Revolver S/N 222
« Reply #103 on: July 01, 2022, 12:14:15 PM »
The story behind Martin Ringo's death.  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20229717/martin-ringo

Martin Ringo's grave marker

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