Bandits, Outlaws and Gangsters

Unsavory characters on the other side of the law

Banditry is the life and practice of bandits. The New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (NED) defined "bandit" in 1885 as "one who is proscribed or outlawed; hence, a lawless desperate marauder, a brigand: usually applied to members of the organized gangs which infest the mountainous districts of Italy, Sicily, Spain, Greece, and Turkey". In modern usage the word may become a synonym for "gangster". WIKI

All these folks are related to me, the degree of relation of each indicated in red.

1. ALVORD, Albert "Burt" [1867-?]

7C4 American lawman-turned-bandit

2. IVES, George Homer [1836-1863]

6C4 American bandit and villain

3. KETCHUM, Thomas Edward "Black Jack" [1863-1901]

6C3 American bandit

4. RUGGLES, John D. [1859-1892]

4C3 American bandit

5. STARR, Belle [1848-1889]

20C3 American outlaw

6. STARR, Henry (George) [1873-1921]

21C2 American outlaw and bank robber