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David Allen Mather, known as "Mysterious Dave" Mather, was an American lawman and gunfighter in the American Old West. His taciturn personality may have been what earned him the sobriquet "Mysterious Dave." Historical records show that he was a lawman in Dodge City, Kansas, and Las Vegas, New Mexico == Early life == Captain Ulysses W. Mather married Lydia E. Wright on July 16, 1848 at Westbrook, Connecticut. They settled in the neighboring town of Saybrook where David Allen "Mysterious Dave" Mather was born on August 10, 1851. A second son, Josiah Wright Mather, was born on October 11, 1854, followed by George Conway Mather, who was born in 1855 and died the following year.〔 Mather's father abandoned the family in 1856, and was later murdered in Shanghai, China aboard his ship the ''Ellen'' on September 13, 1864. The news of his death didn't reach Connecticut until two months later when reports were printed in the Hartford press.〔''Hartford Evening Press'', November 18, 1864〕〔''Hartford Courant'', November 19, 1864〕 Mather said he was descended from Cotton Mather,〔Dodge City ''Kansas Cowboy'', August 18, 1884.〕 but research on the lineage of Cotton Mather performed by Horace E. Mather indicates that this claim was likely incorrect.〔 〕 By 1860, Mather was living with his maternal grandfather, Josiah Wright.〔''1860 United States Federal Census'', Westbrook, Connecticut, June 14, 1860〕 By 1870, he was working as a laborer and living as a boarder with a cousin.〔''1870 United States Federal Census'', Westbrook, Connecticut, June 23, 1870〕 In 1870 Mather and his brother Josiah (then 19 and 15, respectively) went to nearby Clinton, Connecticut and signed on as part of the crew of a cargo ship, eventually making their way to New Orleans. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mysterious Dave Mather」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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