Trivia

He was in the band The Arizona Wranglers.

Wrote "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Wagon Wheels" and many other well-known "cowboy" songs, but sold the rights for $25.00 each.

Grandfather of Sharmagne Leland-St. John Sylbert.

Great-grandfather of Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres.

Married Josephine Morong Runnels, granddaughter of Chief Que Que Tas of the San Poil band of aboriginal people in three separate ceremonies--one by a Catholic priest, another in a Native American tribal ritual and the third by a Supreme Court judge.