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James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as " Wild Bill " Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights. He earned a great deal of notoriety in ...
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- James Butler Hickok, May 27, 1837, Homer, Illinois, U.S., (now Troy Grove, Illinois, U.S.)
- Mount Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, Dakota Territory
27 May 1837. Troy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. Death. 2 Aug 1876 (aged 39) Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA. Burial. Mount Moriah Cemetery. Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA Show Map. Plot. Section 1, Lot 71. Memorial ID. 479. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 19. Flowers 1567. Memorials. Region.
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Jan 13, 2015 · Photo Gallery. Dr. Ellis T. Pierce prepared Hickok’s body for burial. He was also the source who claimed Hickok was holding two pairs of aces and eights when he was killed, the “Dead Man’s Hand” first publicized by Frank J. Wilstach in his 1926 book, Wild Bill Hickok: The Prince of Pistoleers. – Courtesy William B. Secrest –.
Photo Description. Wild Bill Hickock's Grave Marker, 1876. Published by the Black Hills View Company on Sherman Street, Deadwood, and reportedly photographed on August 20, 1876, 18 days after Hickock's death. Wooden marker reads: "Wild Bill, J. B. Hickok killed by the assassin Jack McCall in Deadwood, Black Hills, August 2nd, 1876.
Aug 1, 2001 · In the good old days, Wild Bill Hickok was reported as being a very cool customer. He remained calm during an argument or gunfight and never lost his head. Not while he lived, that is. To get quickly to the heart of the story, we must go back to Bill’s burial in Deadwood, South Dakota, in 1876. The great gunslinger was originally interred in ...
An historic photo of the tombstone and grave of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, at Deadwood, South Dakota (then Dakota Territory) as it appeared in 1891. Hickok was killed on August 2nd, 1876 by Jack McCall who shot Hickok from behind while he was seated, playing cards.
James B. Hickoc i.e. Hickok, alias "Wild Bill," bornat Homer, Ill. Killed by Jack McCall at Deadwood, S.D., Aug. 2, 1876, where his body now lies. Photograph. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99613969/>.
