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He was born Charles Gillum in Carroll County.

Charles Gillum. I love the name Charles. He was born in Carroll County, Arkansas on July 3rd, 1871. His father was a dick and abandoned the family when Watson was just an infant, just took off. Great. And his mother was also a dick. She was super volatile and would honestly direct all her rage and anger at her only son.

Charles Gillum. I love the name Charles. He was born in Carroll County, Arkansas on July 3rd, 1871. His father was a dick and abandoned the family when Watson was just an infant, just took off. Great. And his mother was also a dick. She was super volatile and would honestly direct all her rage and anger at her only son.

Relatable. Yeah. Rechristening him as Joseph Holden. Oh, okay. So she, maybe to have a more holy name? I guess. I'm not really sure. I think just shenanigans on her part. Yeah, moms that change their kids' names are weird. Yeah, it's a little strange.

Relatable. Yeah. Rechristening him as Joseph Holden. Oh, okay. So she, maybe to have a more holy name? I guess. I'm not really sure. I think just shenanigans on her part. Yeah, moms that change their kids' names are weird. Yeah, it's a little strange.

Now, at the time of his mother's remarriage, his stepfather already had several children of his own, and neither parent made any effort to integrate James into that new family. That's really sad. He was just kind of kicked to the side.

Now, at the time of his mother's remarriage, his stepfather already had several children of his own, and neither parent made any effort to integrate James into that new family. That's really sad. He was just kind of kicked to the side.

So his mom's a complete piece of shit, and his new stepfather was also a complete piece of shit.

So his mom's a complete piece of shit, and his new stepfather was also a complete piece of shit.

Yeah, they just didn't do it. Instead, they just kind of used him as a scapegoat for whatever went wrong and would just kind of like torment and abuse him his entire childhood. Wow. Why have children? So those two are fucking assholes. When he was just 12 years old, he left home for good. Wow. Just took off. Was like, I'm good with this. The shit he must have seen and experienced by 12. Yeah.

Yeah, they just didn't do it. Instead, they just kind of used him as a scapegoat for whatever went wrong and would just kind of like torment and abuse him his entire childhood. Wow. Why have children? So those two are fucking assholes. When he was just 12 years old, he left home for good. Wow. Just took off. Was like, I'm good with this. The shit he must have seen and experienced by 12. Yeah.

He left home for good. He drifted around the southern United States taking jobs wherever he could find them in his version of events. And remember, you have to take all what he's saying as a grain of salt because he's a liar, a true, true liar. Right. But, I mean, I guess it wouldn't really serve him too much to lie about this part, but who knows? You never know.

He left home for good. He drifted around the southern United States taking jobs wherever he could find them in his version of events. And remember, you have to take all what he's saying as a grain of salt because he's a liar, a true, true liar. Right. But, I mean, I guess it wouldn't really serve him too much to lie about this part, but who knows? You never know.

In his version of events, he was adopted and his new family traveled around the South working as farm laborers. According to Watson, in his mid-teens, he spent a long period in Kansas working on a farm with a man who served as the area's blacksmith. He told a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, he used to make me work on the farm. If I didn't do my work, I didn't eat.

In his version of events, he was adopted and his new family traveled around the South working as farm laborers. According to Watson, in his mid-teens, he spent a long period in Kansas working on a farm with a man who served as the area's blacksmith. He told a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, he used to make me work on the farm. If I didn't do my work, I didn't eat.

And then he said the blacksmith was physically abusive and would often hit and whip him for things he didn't realize he'd even done wrong. Jesus. Yeah. What is wrong with all these adults? Truly. According to Watson, he ran away from the blacksmith's farm for about a year, and then he changed his name again to Dan Bolton. Okay.

And then he said the blacksmith was physically abusive and would often hit and whip him for things he didn't realize he'd even done wrong. Jesus. Yeah. What is wrong with all these adults? Truly. According to Watson, he ran away from the blacksmith's farm for about a year, and then he changed his name again to Dan Bolton. Okay.

From this point, he continued traveling through the South as kind of just like working as a laborer, whatever he could do. Eventually, he made his way up to Canada and he settled in a place that I didn't know existed. And I love the name of it. Moose Jaw Saskatoon.

From this point, he continued traveling through the South as kind of just like working as a laborer, whatever he could do. Eventually, he made his way up to Canada and he settled in a place that I didn't know existed. And I love the name of it. Moose Jaw Saskatoon.

Moose Jaw Saskatoon. Oh, hey, where are you from?