The Edmondson Blog

Although there are quite a few graveyards called Boothill in the American West, the most well known one is in Tombstone, Arizona. Located on the northwest corner of the town, the graveyard is believed to hold over 300 persons, 205 of which are recorded (this was due to many Chinese and Jewish immigrants being buried without record).

Notable occupants include Lester Moore (see photo above) who was a Wells Fargo agent who got into a dispute with a customer over the cost to send a package.

Also Billy Clanton, Frank McLaury and Tom McLaury are buried there; shot during the famed Gunfight at the O.K. Corral by the three Earp brothers, Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan, along with their friend John Henry "Doc" Holliday, at about 3pm on Wednesday, 26th October, 1881.