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There was something very peculiar about Doc. He was gentlemanly, a good dentist, a friendly man, and yet outside of us boys I don’t think he had a friend in the Territory. Tales were told that he had murdered men in different parts of the country; that he had robbed and committed all manner of crimes, and yet when persons were asked how they knew it, they could only admit that it was hearsay and that nothing of the kind could really be traced up to Doc’s account.
John Henry Holliday left a legend behind him that completely overshadowed the facts of his brief life of 36 years. Born in 1851 in Griffin, Georgia, his father was a Mexican War veteran and during the Civil War would serve as a Major in the 27th Georgia. His beloved mother died of tuberculosis when Holliday was 15, Holliday contracting the disease due to his care of his mother during her last illness. Holliday received a good Classical education and in 1870 he enrolled in the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, graduating in 1870 as a Doctor of Dentistry. Diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1873, Holliday decided to move West to find a drier climate. This also made sense from a professional standpoint as trained dentists were few and far between in the West.
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John Henry Holliday left a legend behind him that completely overshadowed the facts of his brief life of 36 years. Born in 1851 in Griffin, Georgia, his father was a Mexican War veteran and during the Civil War would serve as a Major in the 27th Georgia. His beloved mother died of tuberculosis when Holliday was 15, Holliday contracting the disease due to his care of his mother during her last illness. Holliday received a good Classical education and in 1870 he enrolled in the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, graduating in 1870 as a Doctor of Dentistry. Diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1873, Holliday decided to move West to find a drier climate. This also made sense from a professional standpoint as trained dentists were few and far between in the West.
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There was something very peculiar about Doc. He was gentlemanly, a good dentist, a friendly man, and yet outside of us boys I don’t think he had a friend in the Territory. Tales were told tha…
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