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Francis Boardman “Pistol Pete” Eaton

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Francis Boardman “Pistol Pete” Eaton

Birth
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
8 Apr 1958 (aged 97)
Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
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Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
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Folk Figure. A former deputy U.S. Marshal who claimed to have killed 11 men with the Colt .45 he wore strapped to his side. He served as deputy U.S. Marshal under Judge Isaac C. Parker "hanging judge" in the Indian Territory. Frank Eaton was known as "Pistol Pete," a nickname he acquired at the age of fifteen when he outshot U.S. cavalry men in a contest at Fort Gibson,Oklahoma. In 1923, Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) students asked him to be the model for the campus mascot. The university still uses Pistol Pete as its mascot today.
Folk Figure. A former deputy U.S. Marshal who claimed to have killed 11 men with the Colt .45 he wore strapped to his side. He served as deputy U.S. Marshal under Judge Isaac C. Parker "hanging judge" in the Indian Territory. Frank Eaton was known as "Pistol Pete," a nickname he acquired at the age of fifteen when he outshot U.S. cavalry men in a contest at Fort Gibson,Oklahoma. In 1923, Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) students asked him to be the model for the campus mascot. The university still uses Pistol Pete as its mascot today.

Bio by: William Barritt

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: William Barritt
  • Added: Oct 4, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7945680/francis_boardman-eaton: accessed ), memorial page for Francis Boardman “Pistol Pete” Eaton (26 Oct 1860–8 Apr 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7945680, citing Perkins Cemetery, Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.