Who was Will McLaury, the Texas lawyer and brother of “Cowboys” Frank and Tom, who were gunned down in Tombstone? Glade Fawson Riverton, Utah William Rowland McLaury was born in New York State in 1844 and grew up in Iowa. He served, but did not see action, in the Civil War. McLaury farmed in the Dakotas before he became an attorney and moved to Fort Worth, Texas. For Will, 1881 was a tough year. His wife died in the summer, leaving him with three small children, and then his younger brothers


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