John Riley Banister

John Riley Banister (1854 – 1918) was a law officer, cowboy and Texas Ranger. John Banister was born in Banister, Missouri, United States, on May 24, 1854, to William Lawrence and Mary (Buchanan) Banister.

From cattle driving to catching outlaws

After driving cattle for the Rufus Winn Ranch near Menardville and later the Sam Golson ranch in Coleman and Mason counties, Banister joined the Texas Rangers in Austin, Texas for Frontier Battalion service which was involved in escorting murderer John Wesley Hardin to Comanche for trial, and later the capture of outlaw Sam Bass.

Related Topics:
Cattle - Coleman - Mason counties - Austin, Texas - Murderer - John Wesley Hardin - Comanche - Trial - Sam Bass

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After leaving ranger service in 1881, John Banister moved to San Saba and returned to cattle driving until 1883, making drives to Kansas. In 1883 Banister married Mary Ellen Walker and settled on a ranch near Brownwood. After moving to Coleman to run a livery stable, the couple had six children. Mrs. Banister died in 1892, and Banister married Emma Daugherty on September 25, 1894, in Goldthwaite. Banister and Daugherty had five children.

Related Topics:
1881 - San Saba - 1883 - Kansas - Brownwood - Coleman - 1892 - September 25 - 1894 - Goldthwaite

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