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Wild Bill Hickok

American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)

For the American football player and industrialist, see Bill Hickok (American football). For other uses of "Wild Bill", see Wild Bill (disambiguation).

Wild Bill Hickok

Born	James Butler Hickok (1837-05-27)May 27, 1837 Homer, Illinois, U.S. (now Troy Grove, Illinois, U.S.)
Died	August 2, 1876(1876-08-02) (aged 39) Deadwood, Dakota Territory, U.S.
Cause of death	Gunshot wound
Resting place	Mount Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, Dakota Territory
Other names	James B. Hickok, J.B. Hickok, Shanghai Bill, William Hickok, William Haycock
Occupations
Spouse	Agnes Thatcher Lake (m. )
Parent(s)	William Alonzo Hickok and Polly Butler

James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many fa

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Wild Bill Hickok

Infamous Deadwood: Wild Bill Hickok

Wild Bill is probably the most famous Deadwood resident, even though he was only in town a few short weeks. James Butler Hickok arrived in Deadwood, along with Colorado Charlie Utter and Calamity Jane, in July of 1876. He was a well-known gambler and gunslinger, participating in many shootouts before coming to Deadwood.

He was killed on August 2, 1876 in Nuttal & Mann’s Saloon when Jack McCall shot him from behind while playing poker. When he died, Wild Bill was holding a pair of aces and eights, that series of cards became known to poker players all around the world as the “Dead Man’s Hand.” In 1979, Wild Bill Hickok was inducted as a charter member into the World Series of Poker’s Hall of Fame.

The original site of Nuttal & Mann’s was located near what is present day 624 Main Street.

You can see Wild Bill’s gravesite at Mount Moriah Cemetery. You can also find a variety of Wild Bill statues, painting and likenesses throughout modern-day Deadwood.

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James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok

“… Wild Bill had his faults, grievous ones, perhaps … He would get drunk, gamble, and indulge in the general licentiousness characteristic of the border in the early days, yet even when full of the vile libel of the name of whiskey which was dealt over the bars at exorbitant prices, he was gentle as a child unless aroused to anger by intended insults. … He was loyal in his friendship, generous to a fault, and invariably espoused the cause of the weaker against the stronger one in a quarrel.”

— Captain Jack Crawford, who scouted with Wild Bill before they both followed the gold rush to Deadwood.

James Butler Hickok, better known as “Wild Bill,” was a wagon master, soldier, scout, lawman, gunfighter, gambler, showman, and actor well-known in the American West.

James Butler Hickok was born in Troy Grove, Illinois, on May 27, 1837, to William Alonzo Hickok and Polly Butler Hickok. Bill had four brothers and two sisters, and his parents were God-fearing Baptists who expected Bill