Jump up ^ Bat Masterson later claimed on a U.S. census form that he was born in Illinois or Missouri , but that was probably .
Bat Masterson had never bothered to become naturalized despite having voted and held public office .
Jump up ^ Bat Masterson later claimed on a U.S. census form that he was born in Illinois or Missouri , but that was probably because he had never bothered to become naturalized despite having voted and held public office .