that Billie Claiborne was William Floyd Claiborne, born 21 Oct 1860 in Yazoo County, Mississippi. However, this website is now defunct and they provided no other sources for their information. Genealogists for the Claiborne-Cliburn DNA Project dispute this claim. Coroner's Report The Cochise County, Arizona Coroners Report for Billy Claiborne is number 39 for the year 1882. The report reads: "In the matter of the inquest held on the body of Wm Claiborne, deceased. Inquest held by H. M. Mailthews, Coroner. Proceedings: Nov 14 - inquest held. Nov 20 - filed. Cause of death, "gun shot wounds"" Other than listing his name as William, which was already a logical assumption, there is no information provided that shows his full name, date of birth, or place of birth in this report. (Arizona, County Coroner and Death Records, 1881-1971) Headstone Billy Claiborne is buried on Boot Hill cemetery. This headstone is a simple wooden plank inscribed with the words: "Wm Claiborne. 1882. Shot by Frank Leslie". There is no evidence on his tombstone marker to provide an identity. William Floyd Claiborne William Floyd Claiborne of Yazoo County can be ruled out as Billy Claiborne. William Floyd Claiborne married Hattie Barnton on 27 Jan 1887 in Yazoo County, Mississippi. He later appears on the 1910 Census as a widower with his children. Since William Floyd Claiborne of Yazoo County, Mississippi is still alive and still living in Yazoo 5 years after Billy Claiborne died, it is not possible for Billy to be William Floyd. Later life When the Rev. Endicott Peabody announced he would preach a sermon in Charleston in early February, 1882, against alcoholism, Claiborne wrote warning him to stay away from the subject. Peabody replied that he would preach on any subject he chose at any time and heard no more from the bullying Claiborne. After running from the O.K. Corral shoot out, Claiborne's reputation fell. He testified at the O.K. Corral Spicer hearing, and then left Tombstone for several months. He went to Globe and got a job in the mines. He told a friend that he was "working double shifts to get enough money to go to Tombstone and kill Frank Leslie." Billy blamed Leslie for killing his friend Johnny Ringo. Bill returned to Tombstone on November 14, 1882. Killed by Buckskin Leslie "Buckskin" Frank Leslie was tending bar at the Oriental Saloon on November 14, 1882 when Claiborne,