Bat Masterson

Birth Name:

Bartholemew William Barclay Masterson

Birth Date:

November 26, 1853

Birth Place:

Henryville, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada

Death Date:

October 25, 1921

Place of Death:

At his desk, New Morning Telegraph, 525 West 52nd Street, New York, New York

Age:

Cause of Death:

Heart attack

Cemetery Name:

Woodlawn Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Historical Figure

Bat Masterson was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to a working-class Irish family in Quebec, but he moved to the Western frontier as a young man and quickly distinguished himself as a buffalo hunter, civilian scout, and Indian fighter on the Great Plains. He later earned fame as a gunfighter and sheriff in Dodge City, Kansas, during which time he was involved in several notable shootouts.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Woodlawn Cemetery

4199 Webster Avenue

Bronx, New York, 10470

USA

North America

Map:

Cemetery map of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York.

Grave Location:

Primrose, Section 185

Grave Location Description

From the Jerome Avenue entrance, turn right on West Border Avenue and follow the road to Spiraea Avenue. Turn left on Spiraea Avenue and park 100 feet from the intersection. Walk into the Primrose section about 10 rows in and you will find the final resting place of Bat Masterson in the middle of the Primrose section.