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Patrick Floyd Jarvis "Pat" Garrett (June 5, 1850February 29, 1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent who became renowned for killing Billy the Kid.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pat Garrett Murder Site Historical Marker )〕 He was also the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico as well as Doña Ana County, New Mexico. He was drafted into service as sheriff both times. Garrett coauthored a book about Billy the Kid that is still found in libraries worldwide. For a generation after the Kid's death, Garrett's book was used by historians as a factual account of the life of Billy the Kid; however, historians have since found in his book many embellishments and inconsistencies with other accounts of the outlaw's life. == Early years == Patrick Floyd Jarvis "Pat" Garrett was born on June 5, 1850, in Chambers County, Alabama. He was the second of five children born to John Lumpkin Garrett (1822-1868) and his wife Elizabeth Ann Jarvis (1829-1867). Pat's four siblings were named Margaret,〔Margaret Jane Garrett was born on May 20, 1848. She married Larkin R. Lay (1836-1917), with whom she had three children. She died on November 6, 1931 at the age of 83.〕 Elizabeth,〔Elizabeth Ann Garrett was born on January 31, 1853 and died on March 8, 1874 at the age of 21.〕 John〔John Lumpkin Garrett was born on January 18, 1861. He married Mary Kate McKennon (1871-1947), with whom he had two children. He died on May 14, 1941 at the age of 80.〕 and Alfred.〔Alfred Jarvis Garrett was born on December 22, 1822. He married Margaret Susan Bond (1858-1911), with whom he had four children. He died on November 3, 1923 at the age of 60. 〕 When Pat was three years old his father purchased the John Greer plantation in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. The Civil War destroyed the Garrett family's finances. Pat's mother, Elizabeth Jarvis Garrett, died on March 25, 1867 at the age of 37. Less than a year later, on February 5, 1868 Pat's father, John Lumpkin Garrett, died at the age of 45. Pat and his four siblings were left with a plantation that was more than $30,00 in debt. His siblings were taken in by relatives. With no reason to remain, the 18 year-old Pat Garrett rode away from Louisiana on January 25, 1869, and headed west.〔Metz, Leon C. ''Pat Garrett: The Story of a Western Lawman'', p.9. and Gardner, Mark Lee, ''To Hell on a Fast Horse'', p. 28. 〕 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「Pat Garrett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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