Robert "Bob" Widdowfield
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More at: 1878: Carbon City and The Murder of Lawmen Bob Widdowfield and Tip Vincent - The Parrott and Burris Gang
Widdowfield, Robert
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “Erected by his friends; Murdered near Elk Mountain; Died Aug. 19, 1878; Aged 33 Years”
Born: Feb. 14, 1845
Died: Aug. 19, 1874
Age: 33 y's, 6 m's, 5 d's
Note: Robert Widdowfield was born February 14, 1845 in England to Robert and Sarah Widdowfield. He was murdered August 18, 1878 at the bottom of Elk Mountain, Wyoming at the age of 32 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. There is a memorial headstone for Robert "Bob" Widdowfield located in the Rawlins, Wyoming cemetery next to the Tip Vincent headstone. (Ancestry) (BL)
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “Erected by his friends; Murdered near Elk Mountain; Died Aug. 19, 1878; Aged 33 Years”
Born: Feb. 14, 1845
Died: Aug. 19, 1874
Age: 33 y's, 6 m's, 5 d's
Note: Robert Widdowfield was born February 14, 1845 in England to Robert and Sarah Widdowfield. He was murdered August 18, 1878 at the bottom of Elk Mountain, Wyoming at the age of 32 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. There is a memorial headstone for Robert "Bob" Widdowfield located in the Rawlins, Wyoming cemetery next to the Tip Vincent headstone. (Ancestry) (BL)
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