veryone has heard of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the James-Younger Gang. But most know very little about the man whose story intersects with them all. Cousin to both the Younger and James brothers, and for a time the chief antagonist of Wyatt Earp, this other man has been somewhat overshadowed in history.
But those that have heard of Johnny Ringo know him as the fascinating figure that he was. He was a gentleman gunman who could spout Shakespeare, and who many writers romanticized as one of the deadliest gunfighters of the Old West.
And to this day, only adding to the mystique of Johnny Ringo, is the fact that mystery surrounds his own death — a death as legendary as his mythic life.
The Pre-Outlaw Days Of Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo was born on May 3, 1850 to Martin and Mary Peters Ringo in Washington, Ind. He was the first child of a large family of five children and was related to both the infamous Younger and James brothers.
