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Friday, July 02, 2021

Sherman McMasters

Sherman W. McMasters was an outlaw, Texas Ranger, and lawman best-known for his participation in the Earp Vendetta Ride. Born in 1853 in Illinois, McMasters headed west where he gained a reputation as a gunfighter. He was in Dodge City, Kansas at the same time as were Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, where he made friends with the pair. There, he also reportedly killed a man in self-defense after a gambling dispute in a saloon.
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  1. ElmoJuly 2, 2021 at 6:33 AM

    So, McMasters
    A- died in a shootout with the Cowboy faction in 1884,
    B- died in Colorado in 1892, or
    C- died fighting in the Spanish American War in 1898.

    He didn't have his head blown off by Ike Clanton with a shotgun and have his body dragged to Henry Hookers ranch during the Earp Vendetta Ride of 1882, as depicted in 'Tombstone' (1993).

    Thanks for the history. For some reason I never thought to look up either McMasters' or 'Turkey Creek' Jack Johnson's stories before.

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