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James Hickok's Wild Law
James"Wild Bill" Hickok was born on May 27, 1837, in Troy Grove Illinois.He was an American frontiersman, army scout and lawmen who helped give some order to the frontier West.His marksmanship gave him a legendary rise and lifelong tales.He was an early hero of the West.

Hickok's family emigrated from England in 1635 to Troy Grove Illinois where his family served as an Underground Railroad stop.Hickok left home at age seventeen and worked as a canal boat pilot in Utica Illinois.Hickok joined an antislavery Free State Army of Jayhawkers.Hickok prevented a man from beating up an eleven-year-old Buffalo Bill, at the time.In 1858, Hickok's growing reputation earned him a position as a constable in Monticello, Kansas.

In 1876 Hickok married Agnes
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