Timothy Isaiah Courtright

Place: Sangamon County

Born: 1926

Death: 2012

Biography:

Robert Courtright, also known as 'Longhair Jim' or 'Big Jim' Courtright, was an American Deputy Sheriff in Fort Worth, Texas from 1876 to 1879. He was known for his long hair and his reputation for using his badge as a convenience. He became known for his long hair and his reputation for using his badge as a convenience. As marshal, he was in charge of keeping the peace in the notorious 'Hells Half Acre' (the town's red-light district). He killed several who dared to cross him. He served as Ft. Worth's Marshal until 1879, when he lost his third election. He left his family behind, he moved to New Mexico and obtained appointment as the Marshal of Lake Valley, and after that as a hired guard for a mining operation. Sometime later, while working as a ranch foreman, he and his friend Jim McIntire shot and killed two squatters who had refused to leave the ranch. He died in 2012.