Edward Armon Sieker Jr. (c. 1853–1901), sometimes styled Ed A. Sieker in print, was a lawman with the Texas Rangers, in which capacity he was involved in a number of gunfights with American Indians and outlaws. His three brothers, including Lamartine P. Sieker, all became Texas Rangers.[1][2]
References
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edit- Parsons, Chuck (April 30, 2009). "The Sieker Brothers: A Quartet of Texas Rangers" (PDF). Texas Ranger Dispatch: 1–8.
- Roth, Michael P. (2001). "Sieker, Edward Armon, Jr.". Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 323. ISBN 9780313305603.
Further reading
edit- Alexander, Bob (2013). Riding Lucifer's Line: Ranger Deaths along the Texas-Mexico Border. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press. p. 91.
- Casey, Clifford B., ed. (1972). Mirages, Mysteries and Reality: Brewster County, Texas. Hereford, TX: Pioneer Book Publishers, Inc. pp. 50–1.
- Sieker, E. A. (August 1927). "Texas Rangers Battle with Outlaws In 1880". Frontier Times. 4 (11).
- Stephens, Robert W. (1972). Texas Ranger Sketches. Dallas, TX: privately printed. ASIN B001O27BLE.
- Webb, Walter P. (1993). The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense (2nd ed.). Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. pp. 407–8.
- Williams, Clayton W. (1982). Texas' Last Frontier: Fort Stockton and the Trans-Pecos, 1861–1895. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. pp. 212–14, 254–9, 278–9, 340. ISBN 9780890961261.