Tuberculosis
Alice Holliday passed away from tuberculosis in 1866. Her death had impacted his life since they were close. Three years after this, his dad married Rachel Martin, who was eight years his senior. John then left to work in Missouri and Georgia. When he was in his teens, his adoptive brother by the name of Francisco died of tuberculosis as well. It looked like John Holliday escaped the same fate by pursuing his dentistry practice. However, he was soon diagnosed with it too and was given months to live!
Tuberculosis
Dentistry And Gambling
After moving to Dallas, he became partners with Dr. John Seegar. He was a friend of his dad, and they would win a number of dental awards. Holliday lived much longer than the initial diagnosis but got terrible coughing spells at the unlikeliest of times. In the 1870s, his work began to decline. He then got into gambling as another way to earn money. He was so good at gambling that it soon became his main source of income. In May 1874, he and 12 other people got kicked out of Dallas for illegal gambling.
Dentistry And Gambling
