Ed Schieffelin
Ed Schieffelin (1847-May 27, 1897), was a Tioga County, Pennsylvania native who became the founder of Tombstone, Arizona. Schieffelin lived a relatively quiet life for thirty years, until he decided, in 1877, to travel to California, looking for gold. This was during the California gold rush era. He ended up in San Pedro Valley, Arizona, where he actually found silver instead of gold. Having been told by friends back in Pennsylvania that "The only thing you will find out there will be your own tombstone", he decided to name the area Tombstone. Tombstone went on to become a modern business city of the time, and the city where the legendary Wyatt Earp gun fight with the Clanton brothers took place. Johnny Ringo also visited the area that Schieffelin founded. After Schieffelin died, several monuments and buildings were named after him, including a 25 foot monument and "Schieffelin Hall", an entertainment center. During his trip to the West, he endured the desert, heat and Apache attacks. Ed Schieffeling is interred about two miles from downtown Tombstone, at a cemetery located at West Allen street.
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