More than a year later, probably sometime in December 1880, Wyatt was told the horse was being used near Charleston, and Wyatt and Holliday were forced to ride to the Clanton's ranch near Charleston to await ownership papers in order to legally recover it. Wyatt later said that Ike Clanton, along with Frank Stilwell and other Cowboys, attempted another ambush, this time in Tucson, Arizona, where Virgil would be passing though on the train to his father's home in Colton, California. Also, Ike had escaped during the gunfight without harm because he was thought to be unarmed. The Cowboys faction was not a close knit group, and their acts of violence, rustling or robbery were not usually committed as an organized plan. By 1878 Ike was running a small "lunch counter" at the Tombstone Mill site (now Millville on the San Pedro River—not in modern Tombstone). The Clantons and their ranch hands and associates were known as the "Cowboys", and they had a reputation for reckless behavior. On the morning of June 9, 1881, they were drinking in an Allen street saloon when Clanton insulted McCann. Later, when Brocius was found not guilty, the tensions intensified. By 1878 Ike was running a small "lunch counter" at the Tombstone Mill site (now Millville on the San Pedro River—not in modern Tombstone). They were technically not at the corral, though, which can be a claim in the favor of the Earps. He is played by Jeff Fahey in the 1994 movie Wyatt Earp (1994) starring Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp. They were arrested and released on bail. Source :  During the night, the entire Apache County Treasurer’s safe was broken into and it’s entire contents stolen. ...hinehas Fay Clanton, Mary Elsie Clanton, Ester Hettie Clanton, Monroe L. Clanton, Alonzo Peter Clanton, Aka Billy William Harrison Clanto... Newman Haynes 'old Man' Clanton, Maria Sexton Clanton. By this time, all of the Earps had gotten out of bed and started looking for Ike. Joseph Isaac (Ike) Clanton (1847 – June 1, 1887) was born in Callaway County, Missouri. A short while later, Tom was found to have left a pistol in a nearby saloon, showing he was indeed carrying it in violation of city law at the time of his altercation with Wyatt. Ike Clanton had my great great grandfather James Hale killed on Christmas day 1886. This location was next to the boarding house where Holliday was staying. It also angered Wyatt Earp. Clanton is played by Stephen Lang in the 1993 movie Tombstone (1993) starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp. Ike Clanton was helping the Apache County Sheriff arrest a bunch of stage robbers up in the mountains, when he was shot through the shoulder inflicting a nasty flesh wound. The morning of the gunfight Ike, drunk and angry, went around, saying … However, they were standing right next door to his boarding house under the window to his rented room, if Ike (and possibly the other men) were waiting for Doc Holliday to show up to ambush him. ``Magic words _ Tombstone, Earp, OK Corral,″ says historian Ben T. Traywick. In March 1881, a bungled stagecoach robbery near Benson, Arizona, that resulted in the killing of two men on the stage divided the two factions, with the Earps believing the Cowboys were involved, but with Ike Clanton later publicly claiming Doc Holliday was one of the robbers and that Holliday had fired the shot that killed the stage driver. Wyatt testified that both Frank McLaury and Ike Clanton had agreed to provide information on the capture of the three supposed robbers, named Leonard, Head, and Crane. His 19 year old brother Billy was killed in the gunfight.

Their ranch, the Cienega Amarilla, was located east of Springerville, near Escudilla Mountain. Ike’s and Billy Clanton’s father, Newman Haynes Clanton, referred to in most stories as ``Old Man″ Clanton, was a broker of rustled cattle, Traywick said, and was killed in Mexico two months before the shootout. Corral in the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory, but was unarmed and ran from the gunfight. Lyle Bettger portrayed Clanton as a brutal thug in John Sturges' 1957 film Gunfight at the O.K.

Hearing that, the three Earp brothers, now joined by Doc Holliday, marched down the streets of Tombstone to the vacant lot for the purpose of disarming their armed opponents. Even though he was known as a fast draw, when the shooting started, Ike ran away. The Clantons repeatedly threatened the Earps because they interfered with the Cowboys' illegal activities.

``It’s just not as well-publicized. ...hineas Farrar Clanton, Joseph E. Clanton, Mary Elsie Stanley, Ester Ann Clanton, Monroe L. Clanton, Alonzo Peter Clanton, William "b... ...hineas Farrar Clanton, Joseph Isaac "ike" Clanton, Mary Elsie Stanley, Ester Ann Clanton, Monroe L. Clanton, Alonzo Peter Clant... ...hineas Fay Clanton, Joseph Isaac "ike" Clanton, Mary Elsie Stanley, Ester Ann Clanton, Monroe L. Clanton, Alonzo Peter Clanton,... Newman Haynes "old Man" Clanton, Mariah Sexton Clanton (born Kelso), ...as Fay Clanton, Mary Elsie Clanton, Ester Ann "hettie" Clanton, Alonzo Peter Clanton, William Harrison " Billie" Clanton, Rancher And Member Of The Cochise County Cowboys In Arizona Territory, US, June 1 1887 - Springerville, United States, 1847 - , Calloway, Missouri, United States, Newman Haynes Clanton, Mariah Sexton Clanton (born Kelso), John Wesley Clanton, Phineas Fay Clanton, Mary Elsie Clanton, Ester Ann Clanton, Alonzo Peter Clanton, William Harrison Clanton, Cause of death: Gunshot - June 1 1887 - Springerville, Maria Sexton Clanton, Newman Haynes Clanton, June 1 1887 - Springerville, Apache County, Arizona, USA, Newman Haynes Clanton, Mariah P Clanton (born Kelso).

Ike Clanton was one of seven children born to Old Man Clanton, (1816–1881) and his wife Maria Sexton (Kelso) Clanton. Born in Callaway County, Missouri, Ike Clanton was one of seven children of Newman Haynes Clanton, (1816–1881) and his wife Mariah Sexton (Kelso) Clanton. Ike Clanton appears in the 1966 Doctor Who story "The Gunfighters", played by William Hurndell, which is largely based on the Sturges film and portrays Ike as the villain, albeit a somewhat comedic and inept one. Christopher Fulford played him in 2007 in the BBC drama-documentary Gunfight at the O.K. (Holliday's "lady friend," Big Nose Kate, was waiting in Holliday's room, and reportedly saw the entire gunfight.) Ike Clanton proved a better witness for the defense than the prosecution. Ike Clanton and his brother Phineas were charged with cattle-rustling and pursued by detective Jonas V. Brighton. At that time, Newman Clanton was living with his sons Phineas ("Fin"), Ike, and Billy. At that time, Newman Clanton was living with his sons Phineas ("Fin"), Ike, and Billy. Moreover, Ike testified that Doc Holliday, Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp, and Morgan Earp had all separately confessed to him their roles in the stage robbery incident. He was well known for talking too much. Brother of Alonzo Peter Clanton; Mary Elsie Stanley; Billy Clanton; John Wesley Clanton; Phin Clanton and 7 others; Ester Ann Clanton; Hattie Clanton; Martha Clanton; James W. Clanton; Joseph Isaac, "Ike" Clanton; Elizabeth Clanton and Monroe L. Clanton « less. Corral. Clanton's mother died in 1866. There was conflicting testimony about that at a court hearing after the shootout, Traywick said. Ike stayed with the family when they moved to Tombstone, Arizona Territory, about 1877 (before Tombstone became a town or even a mining center). A fight between Ike and Holliday was averted at first only because Clanton was either not armed (Wyatt said he had a concealed pistol) or not yet prepared to fight. Although history has often portrayed the Cowboys as being ruthless and the town of Tombstone living in fear of them, this was not the case. Based on testimony from the pro-Earp eyewitnesses, Ike Clanton had spent all day, even after his arrest and disarming, threatening to gun down the Earps.

That afternoon Wyatt saw the Cowboys were loading up on ammunition, and later, witnesses reported to the Earps that the Cowboys were gathering at a vacant lot on Fremont street, through the block and in back of the O.K. A few minutes later, the most famous gunfight in American history took place at the O.K. TOMBSTONE, Ariz. (AP) _ Terry ``Ike'' Clanton denies he's trying to revise history concerning his distant relatives, the pivotal characters in Wyatt Earp's celebrated 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral. At nearly the same time Tom was getting rid of his firearms, Tom's older brother Frank McLaury and Ike's younger brother Billy Clanton arrived in town fully armed, on horseback, to do final business before heading to Fort Worth, Texas, to visit with Judge William McLaury, the older brother to the McLaury brothers. Son of Newman "Old Man" Clanton and Maria Sexton Clanton

Joseph Isaac (Ike) Clanton (1847 – June 1, 1887) was born in Callaway County, Missouri. Born: in 1847 in Callaway County, Missouri, USA, United States, Died: on June 01, 1887 in Springerville, Arizona Territory, USA. Terry Clanton remembers his grandfather telling him not to talk about the family’s connection to the OK Corral ``because you don’t want people to think you’re an outlaw.″, Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. ``Without them, this town would have dried up and blown away in the desert 50 years ago.″. After the game broke up at dawn and Virgil went to bed, Ike kept drinking, and by many reports of witnesses at trial, by noon of the next day was seen about town with a Winchester rifle and sidearm, allegedly looking for Holliday or one of the Earps. By 1878 Ike was running a small "lunch counter" at the Tombstone Mill site (now Millville on the San Pedro River—not in modern Tombstone).

``I want people to know the other side of the story,″ said Terry Clanton, 37, an actor from Whittier, Calif. ``Hollywood spends millions and millions of dollars and they keep getting the story wrong.... ``The gunfight at the OK Corral was a murder cover-up conspiracy. Notoriety, clashes with the Earp factionIke Clanton's notoriety is based largely on his conflict with the Earp brothers, especially Wyatt Earp and Wyatt's friend Doc Holliday. On October 26, 1881, Ike was present at the Gunfight at the O.K. All of these combined events fueled the reputation of the Cowboy gang and added to the tensions around the town of Tombstone.