In the Tombstone Territory TV series, why are the characters given fake names when the show was based on real events?

In the Tombstone Territory TV series, why are the characters given fake names when the show was based on real events? Henri Bronsgeest Fallon, Nevada Let’s just say the ABC series took a literary license, as many Westerns did during the 1950s to 1960s. The newspaper editor wasn’t called John Clum, like he was in real life, because Tombstone Territory was a fictional account of the history of the “Town Too Tough to Die.” Even though the leading characters were fictional, the show d