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James Earp. James Cooksey Earp (June 28, 1841 – January 25, 1926) was a lesser known older brother of Old West lawman Virgil Earp and lawman/gambler Wyatt Earp. Unlike his brothers, he was a saloon-keeper and was not present at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881. Civil War service.
James Earp was different from his gun-slinging lawmen brothers. James worked as a saloon-keeper after his sting in the Union Army at the beginning of the Civil War. He was part of Company F, 17th Illinois Infantry, in May 1861. Like most of his siblings, he bounced around from town to town regularly.
30 de nov. de 2022 · The story of a controversial frontier lawmen. Follow the violent trail from Dodge City and Tombstone to the famous shoot-out at the OK Corral, in this docume...
Earp was the fourth of eight children born to Nicholas Earp and his second wife, Virginia Ann Cooksey. His four brothers—James (1841–1926), Virgil (1843–1905), Morgan (1851–82), and Warren (1855–1900)—as well as a half-brother, Newton, would play integral roles throughout Wyatt’s life.
8 de ene. de 2011 · James Earp was wounded and older than his brothers and Doc Holliday, so he did not join the gunfight in Tombstone. He helped them with legal and practical matters, according to Earp expert Casey Tefertiller.
Learn about James C. Earp, the lesser-known older brother of Wyatt and Virgil Earp, who fought in the Civil War and the Earp Vendetta Ride. Find out his birth, marriage, and death dates, and his involvement in the Tombstone troubles.
6 de nov. de 2009 · Learn about Wyatt Earp, one of the most famous figures of the American West, who participated in the OK Corral gunfight and became a folk hero. Find out about his early life, family, career, memoirs and myths.
