# Old Man Clanton — Tombstone character guide

> Old Man Clanton in Tombstone by Walter Noble Burns.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** ferocious Old Man Clanton

**First appearance:** 0002-tombstone

## Who they are

Patriarch of the Clanton family, a ruthless cattle rustler.

## In the story

### [The Affair of Skeleton Canyon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tombstone_se/chapters/vi-the-affair-of-skeleton-canyon)

Listed among those who shared in the massacre with Curly Bill.

### [VIII: The Old Man with a Beard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tombstone_se/chapters/viii-the-old-man-with-a-beard)

The patriarch of the Clanton family, a ruthless cattle thief and murderer, killed in an ambush by Mexican avengers in Guadalupe Canyon.

### [XVIII: The Honeymoon Cattle Drive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tombstone_se/chapters/xviii-the-honeymoon-cattle-drive)

His ranch is near Slaughter's, and his family's cattle rustling affects Slaughter's herds.

### [Patchy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tombstone_se/chapters/xx-patchy)

Mentioned as having been ambushed and murdered by Mexicans in Guadalupe Canyon.

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