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Andrew Arnold “Andy Cooper” Blevins

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Andrew Arnold “Andy Cooper” Blevins

Birth
Llano County, Texas, USA
Death
4 Sep 1887 (aged 26)
Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.909199, Longitude: -110.157501
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Andy Blevins, alias Andy Cooper, was a participant in the Pleasant Valley War, a range war in Arizona Territory between the Graham and Tewksbury factions. He was shot and killed by Sheriff C.P. Owens, who was attempting to arrest him. Sheriff Owens was fired upon by the occupants of the Blevins house and, in the space of a few seconds, he killed Andy, his brother Sam and Mose Roberts.
Andy Blevins, alias Andy Cooper, was a participant in the Pleasant Valley War, a range war in Arizona Territory between the Graham and Tewksbury factions. He was shot and killed by Sheriff C.P. Owens, who was attempting to arrest him. Sheriff Owens was fired upon by the occupants of the Blevins house and, in the space of a few seconds, he killed Andy, his brother Sam and Mose Roberts.

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The photo added by D.W. Grasse on 07.12.2010 purports to be Andy Cooper. It probably is not him...



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