Gene Kirker person
Summary: Gene Kirker was traveling from Tombstone to a mine when attacked by Indians, and his leg was later amputated.
Completeness: 72/100 Grade C
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attacked_by
Indians
cited from Ophner, after many months of suffering,… (1891)Ophner, after many months of suffering,
recovered, but wears a wooden leg in place of
the one with which he started out to hunt Ge-
ronimo. During the same year Gene Kirker
and Chas. Reese were going from Tombstone
to the mine in a wagon when …
Indians— Same year as the earlier ambush (1885)
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-09-25 (1891)tied onto the horse, and the
animal led into camp. Other horses were then
secured, and with fresh assistants, Kirker re-
turned to the scene of the fight where the man-
gled remains of the three brave boys killed early
in the morning were …
cut_mule_from_team
a mule
cited from Ophner, after many months of suffering,… (1891)Ophner, after many months of suffering,
recovered, but wears a wooden leg in place of
the one with which he started out to hunt Ge-
ronimo. During the same year Gene Kirker
and Chas. Reese were going from Tombstone
to the mine in a wagon when …
leg_amputated
right leg amputated
cited from Ophner, after many months of suffering,… (1891)Ophner, after many months of suffering,
recovered, but wears a wooden leg in place of
the one with which he started out to hunt Ge-
ronimo. During the same year Gene Kirker
and Chas. Reese were going from Tombstone
to the mine in a wagon when …
shot_in_leg
shot twice in right leg
cited from Ophner, after many months of suffering,… (1891)Ophner, after many months of suffering,
recovered, but wears a wooden leg in place of
the one with which he started out to hunt Ge-
ronimo. During the same year Gene Kirker
and Chas. Reese were going from Tombstone
to the mine in a wagon when …
stayed_with
Chas. Reese until death
cited from Ophner, after many months of suffering,… (1891)Ophner, after many months of suffering,
recovered, but wears a wooden leg in place of
the one with which he started out to hunt Ge-
ronimo. During the same year Gene Kirker
and Chas. Reese were going from Tombstone
to the mine in a wagon when …
traveled_from
cited from Ophner, after many months of suffering,… (1891)
Ophner, after many months of suffering,
recovered, but wears a wooden leg in place of
the one with which he started out to hunt Ge-
ronimo. During the same year Gene Kirker
and Chas. Reese were going from Tombstone
to the mine in a wagon when …
traveled_to
a mine
cited from Ophner, after many months of suffering,… (1891)Ophner, after many months of suffering,
recovered, but wears a wooden leg in place of
the one with which he started out to hunt Ge-
ronimo. During the same year Gene Kirker
and Chas. Reese were going from Tombstone
to the mine in a wagon when …
Sources (2)
Ophner, after many months of suffering,…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-09-25
1891 · newspaper · public-domain