Subscribe to Receive Announcements & our Newsletter:
James Beckwourth, Pioneer/fur trader born
April 6, 1798
Born in Fredricksburg, VA to white master and Black slave mother. Moved to St. Louis as a teen and became a scout with the Rocky Mount Fur Co. In 1824 he was adopted the Crow Indian Nation and married a Crow woman. He was given two Indian names "Bloody Arm" and "Bulls Robe" and fought many wars with them. He later moved West and discovered Beckwourth Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.
Search Again:    

Copyright © 1997 - 2013 Blackfacts.com
Powered by Intellitech