Charles Goodnight made his money by establishing cattle ranches in Texas and Colorado, where he raised and sold cattle to supply beef to markets and railroad crews. He also participated in cattle drives where he herded cattle to various locations for sale. Additionally, Goodnight was involved in the development of the Goodnight-Loving Trail, a route for driving cattle from Texas to markets in the north.
Oliver Loving (December 4, 1812 - September 25, 1867) was a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who with Charles Goodnight developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail.
The mother of well-known Texan cattle rancher Charles 'Charlie' Goodnight was named Charlotte Collier.
Charles Goodnight was a great speculator who created a huge cattle ranching business.
The Goodnight-Loving Trail, named after Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving extended further west than any other cattle trail. It began in Fort Belknap, Texas, and ended in Wyoming.
Yes. The trail, pioneered by cattlemen Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving in 1866, is titled the "Goodnight-Loving Trail" - with a hyphen. The trail runs north/south from Fort Belknap, Texas, to Wyoming.
Charles Goodnight was buried in Goodnight Cemetery in Goodnight, Texas. Goodnight was a legendary figure in the American West, known as the "father of the Texas Panhandle."
It depends on which Charles Goodnight you are referring to; Charles is a very common given name in the Goodnight family. Col Charles Goodnight of the Goodnight-Loving Trail had no known biological children. Charles and his first wife, Mary Ann (Molly) Dyer Goodnight were foster parents to Cleo Hubbard, son of their housekeeper Ella Hubbard.
Charles Goodnight is famous because he is the paradigm cowboy -- the example of the "cool", "collected", "laid back", knows right from wrong, man. When something had to be done he did it; when someone was severely out of line he shot him, when 1600 head of cattle had to get from New Mexico to Texas he drove them. He managed a million acre ranch with 100,000 cattle and set up a college in Texas.
Charles E. Ball has written: 'Building the beef industry' -- subject(s): History, Beef industry, Cattle trade 'The finishing touch' -- subject(s): Cattle, Feeding and feeds, Feedlots, History, Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Charles Goodnight
The Goodnight-Loving Trail was started by Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving. Loving and Goodnight were both cattlemen in the mid 1800s.