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The Cattle Queen of Texas: Lizzie Johnson Williams

by Chip Schweiger March 17, 2026

Before barbed wire fenced the Texas prairie, Lizzie Johnson Williams built a cattle empire in a man’s world. From Fort Worth boardinghouse to trail drives north, she mastered the business of the open range and earned the name Cattle Queen of Texas.

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