Ringo Family In AZ
An early resident in Arizona was John Peters Ringo, also known as Johnny Ringo, the gunfighter. John Peters Ringo b. 5-3-1850 in Wayne Co, IL was the oldest of 5 children born to Martin Ringo and Mary Peters. Johnny settled in Tombstone in 1873 following an incident in Texas where he killed 3 men involved in the killing of his brother Martin Albert Ringo. John Peters Ringo passed away on 7-13-1882 under a tree just outside Tombstone. John Peters Ringo is in Volume V, (Major Ringo) line of the Ringo Family History.