James "Jim" Masterson - (1855-1895) - Jim was born on September 16, 1855 in Quebec and moved with his family to Wichita,
Kansas in 1889. After hunting buffalo with his brothers, he opened a saloon in
Dodge City,
Kansas. A year later, his brother
Ed, who was serving as the
Ford County Sheriff, was killed in the line of duty and was replaced by brother
Bat. Jim became the Assistant Marshal in
Dodge City,
Kansas in June, 1878. Working for
Marshal Charlie Bassett, Masterson also worked with
Wyatt Earp, who was serving as a Deputy Marshal. In November, 1879, he was promoted to Marshal when
Bassett had exceeded the number of terms that he could serve. When a new mayor was elected in
Dodge, Jim lost his job. Ten days later, he shot a man named Al Updegraff in a
gunfight and was ordered out of
Dodge. He then moved to Trinidad,
Colorado where he served as a deputy and constable. By 1885, he had moved again, to Raton,
New Mexico where was appointed under sheriff of Colfax County. Moving once again, he finally settled in Guthrie,
Oklahoma , where became the Logan County sheriff. In 1893, he became a
U.S. Deputy Marshal and was involved in the Ingalls,
Oklahoma shootout with the
Doolin Gang. Masterson died of consumption on March 31, 1895.