The real Charlie Harley

[Charlie Harley, #14153]

A month or so ago, someone started a thread about the origins of our aliases.   Mine was taken directly from my great-grandfather, Charlie Van Bowen Harley, who served as a deputy US marshal out of Fort Smith, Arkansas in the late 1890s-early 1900s. 
 

This past weekend we were digging through old photos and came across a few. The first is Charlie at the courthouse, along with 11 other lawmen. He’s in the front row on the right, the only one without a neck tie. 
 

You can see the steps on which it was taken if you scroll through photos on this web site. 
 

https://www.nps.gov/fosm/learn/historyculture/judge-parker.htm

 

Harley is my given middle name after my maternal grandmother’s maiden name. 
 

Thank you sharing this moment of family And alias history. 

[Utah Bob #35998]

The real Utah Bob

 

[Pat Riot]

Looks like Crossdraws were the way to go with these fellas. 

[Pat Riot]

Here's the link for the photos  Charlie talked about. It was a little convoluted to find so here it is:

 

https://npgallery.nps.gov/HFC/SearchResults?allFieldsFormat=AllWords&collection=NPS+History+Collection&view=grid&PageSize=24&as_sfid=AAAAAAUEpf8x1m0XYhLLWPq96K5KgDZmGFXYrfXvT6oxz5s7hJKlVuuIWMtKTeWmBX3K3p3EGx_oDvRmQ7sE0rAeOp5lJbn9rtij9CN7WUmouqrjKnKUmiTr7A0KOT_tWTy6z1c%3D&as_fid=5e19ed355138ed42753cfb5cc1466f3319c6a54c

[South-Eye Ned]

Rooster Cogburn:  I mean to...see you hang in Fort Smith at Judge Parker’s convenience.

[J-BAR #18287]

The original J-Bar, my paternal grandfather, aged 75 in 1935.  He quit ranching in New Mexico in 1922.