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Joseph Isaac Clanton (c.1847 – June 1, 1887) was a member of a loose association of outlaws known as The Cowboys who clashed with lawmen Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp as well as Doc Holliday.On October 26, 1881, Clanton was present at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory but was unarmed and ran from the gunfight, in which his 19-year-old brother ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Ike Clanton’s Place in Old West History. Ike Clanton was one of the more prominent Cowboys, along with Johnny Ringo, Curly Bill, Joe Hill and Bob Martin, and plenty of firsthand accounts from Tombstone townies testify to his uncanny — and often drunken — gift of threatening gab.
Nov 11, 2020 · He was shot and killed on June 1st, 1887 near Eagle Creek in the White Mountains of eastern AZ. Two lawmen, Jake Brighton and Albert Miller, were attempting to arrest him for cattle theft at Jim “Peg Leg” Wilson’s ranch. Suddenly, Ike wheeled his horse around and bolted toward a thick stand of trees nearby.
Feb 2, 2023 · Deputy Rawhide Jake Brighton fired once. The bullet hit Ike and passed through his torso. Brighton fired again, grazing Ike's leg, and Clanton fell from the horse. By the time the deputy reached him, Clanton was dead. Friends were brought over to identify the body, which was then wrapped in a piece of canvas, along with his guns, and buried ...
Dec 22, 2023 · Ike Clanton filed murder charges against the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday after the O.K. Corral gunfight, leading to their arrest and release on bail. After failing to get the Earps prosecuted, Clanton led a group to assassinate Virgil Earp, leaving him handicapped for life. Morgan Earp was later killed in an assassination attempt.
Ike Clanton was born in 1847 in Callaway County, Missouri to parents Newman Haynes Clanton or Old Man Clanton and Mariah Sexton Clanton, née Kelso. He had three brothers and two sisters. His mother died in 1866. Clanton joined his family as they relocated to Tombstone in about 1877.
Other articles where Ike Clanton is discussed: Wyatt Earp: …local outlaw gang led by Ike Clanton had escalated. The conflict resulted in the celebrated gunfight at the O.K. Corral (October 26, 1881), pitting the Clanton gang against three Earp brothers (Virgil, Wyatt, and Morgan) and Doc Holliday. Three of the outlaws were killed, but Ike and another member escaped.…
Nov 24, 2009 · On the morning of October 25, Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury came into Tombstone for supplies. Over the next 24 hours, the two men had several violent run-ins with the Earps and their friend Doc ...
Joseph Isaac Clanton was a member of a loose association of outlaws known as The Cowboys who clashed with lawmen Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp as well as Doc Holliday. On October 26, 1881, Clanton was present at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory but was unarmed and ran from the gunfight, in which his 19-year-old brother Billy was killed.
Dec 7, 2022 · Ike Clanton was raised on a cattle ranch in Missouri, where he learned the trade of cattle herding and ranching at an early age. After his mother's death in 1866, he and his brothers stayed with their father. The family moved to Tombstone, Arizona, in 1877.
