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Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock (January 11, 1849 – July 25, 1929) was an American Old West figure, cowboy, and gunfighter. A founding member of the Regulators during the Lincoln County War in New Mexico, Scurlock rode alongside such men as Billy the Kid.
Nov 6, 2023 · Doc Scurlock died at age 80 from a heart attack in Eastland, Texas. He is interred in Eastland City Cemetery, along with his wife and other family members. Doc Scurlock helped with the Regulators of New Mexico. He rode with many famous outlaws including the most infamous, Billy the Kid.
A cowboy, gunfighter, and founding member of the Regulators during New Mexico’s Lincoln County War, Scurlock began his life as the sixth of 11 children in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. He was born on January 11, 1850, to Priestly Norman Scurlock and Esther Ann Brown.
Jun 19, 2018 · Josiah “Doc” Scurlock was a major player in the Lincoln County War. And he was in the region even before, going to work for cattleman John Chisum in the early 1870s. When John Tunstall was murdered, Scurlock became one of the founders of the Regulators, and after Dick Brewer was killed at the Blazer’s Mill shootout, Doc became leader.
Josiah "Doc" Scurlock was a poet, philosopher, intellectual, and hardened killer long before he ever met Billy the Kid. A mysterious past in Mexico, rumors of dead men...
Josiah Gordon “Doc” Scurlock was a highly skilled individual with a diverse range of professions. Beyond his notable reputation as a killer and lawman, he also demonstrated proficiency as a doctor, rancher, farmer, poet, teacher, linguist, clerk, and postmaster.
Doc Scurlock: The Thinking Man's Outlaw"Experience the thrilling true story of John Coffee Hays, a legendary Texas Ranger, and his epic battle at Enchanted R...
Josiah Gordon “Doc” Scurlock was born at Tallapoosa, Alabama on January 11, 1849. He was about 10 years older than Billy the Kid. His nickname was come by honestly: he is believed to have studied medicine in New Orleans. He was a most unusual gunfighter: a doctor, farmer, poet, teacher, later a linguist and reader of the classics.
Apr 19, 2023 · A mysterious past in Mexico, rumors of dead men from New Orleans to Texas, a penchant for vigilantism, and several close calls with the hostile Natives all made Doc a man to be both feared and respected.
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This is the first-ever, definitive biography of Josiah Gordon Scurlock, the enigmatic intellectual whose amazing and remarkable life brought him into contact with some the most famous...
