Western Law Officer. He was the sheriff that allegedly gunned down Billy the Kid. On February 29, 1908, he was traveling from Las Cruces, New Mexico to his ranch with Wayne Brazel and Carl Adamson. He got out of the buggy and while urinating a bullet slammed into the back of his head. He spun around from the impact and another bullet enter his belly. Wayne Brazel confessed to the killing, but most historians believe Jim Miller was responsible.  Family links:  Parents:  John Lumpkin Garrett (1822 – 1868)  Elizabeth Ann Jarvis Garrett (1829 – 1867)  Spouse:  Apolinaria Gutierrez Garrett (1861 – 1936)  Children:  Ida Garrett (1881 – 1896)*  Elizabeth Garrett (1885 – 1947)*  Dudley Poe Garrett (1889 – 1930)*  Anna Garrett Montgomery (1890 – 1922)*  Patrick Floyd Garrett (1896 – 1927)*  Pauline Garrett (1900 – 1981)*  Oscar Lohman Garrett (1903 – 1952)*  Jarvis P. Garrett (1905 – 1991)*  Siblings:  Margaret Jane Garrett Lay (1848 – 1931)*  Pat Garrett (1850 – 1908)  Elizabeth Ann Garrett Jackson (1853 – 1874)*  Sarah Martha Garrett Sherman (1855 – 1928)*  Susan Garrett Sherman (1858 – 1924)*  John Lumpkin Garrett (1860 – 1941)*  Alfred Jarvis Garrett (1862 – 1923)*  Hillary W Garrett (1867 – 1932)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: He was shot in the back by Wayne Brazel