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In 1888, Masterson was living in Denver, Colorado, where he dealt faro for "Big Ed" Chase at the Arcade gambling house. In 1888 he managed and then purchased the Palace Variety Theater. It was probably there that Bat first met an Indian club swinger and singer called Emma Moulton, born as Emma Walter near Philadelphia in 1857. The pair subsequently lived together and it has been widely reported that they married in Denver on 21 November 1891. Although no record of the marriage has come to light thus far and Emma was not divorced from her first husband until 9 November 1893, the partnership was to survive until Bat's death.
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From Re: emma walters masterson, bat masterson's wife 2013
"As a young man Edward Moulton married 15-years old Emma Walter in Philadelphia on 13 January 1873. Emma later became an Indian Club swinger and toured theatres, also clog dancing and singing. The couple's engagements meant they were often apart and Emma filed for a divorce in Denver on 29 June 1893. The marriage was dissolved on 9 November 1893. (By then Emma had become acquainted with William B. Masterson, the noted lawman, gambler and sporting man, and she lived as Mrs. Bat Masterson for the rest of his life.)"
From Re: emma walters masterson, bat masterson's wife 2005
"Emma died childless. Most of her estate went to her sister Anna, the wife of my great grandfather Erwin Landis Adams."
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July 10, 1857
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1932 |
July 12, 1932
Age 75
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New York, New York County, New York, United States
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