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James Cooksey Earp (June 28, 1841-January 25, 1926) was the little known older brother to old west lawman Virgil Earp and lawman/gambler Wyatt Earp. James Earp was born in Hartford, Kentucky, and was raised in a tight-knit family environment. In 1861, at 19, he enlisted in the Union Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War, joining the 17th Illinois Infantry. His brothers Virgil and ...
[*editor note-although Jim aka James Earp was in town, he was not involved.] Virgil Earp, armed with a sawed-off express shotgun and accompanying his demand with profanity, yelled, “Throw up your hands,” but he didn’t wait for action and shot almost as soon as he spoke. Tom McLaury showed his empty hands and cried, “Gentlemen I am ...
Virgil Walter Earp (July 18, 1843 – October 19, 1905) was both deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone, Arizona, City Marshal when he led his younger brothers Wyatt and Morgan, and Doc Holliday, in a confrontation with outlaw Cowboys at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881.
Jun 12, 2006 · James Earp had tended bar for ‘Uncle Bob’ Winders in Fort Worth during the late 1870s, and Winders himself was a partner of the Earp brothers in several mining ventures. Rickabaugh’s partner, Bill Harris, was an old-time saloon man from Dodge City and well acquainted with Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday.
Historical marker #2612 commemorates frontier lawman Virgil Earp and his family. The Earp family settled in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1827, where they stayed for 20 years. Nicholas Earp and Virginia Cooksey married in Hartford in 1840. While in Kentucky, Virgil Walter Earp was born on July 18, 1843. The family owned 150 acres on Caney Creek while they lived in Kentucky. The Earps and their ...
Virgil Earp now decided to disarm Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury and recruited Morgan Earp, Wyatt Earp, James Earp and Doc Holliday to help him in this dangerous task. Sheriff John Behan was in town and when he heard what was happening he raced to Fremont Street and urged Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury to hand over their guns to him.
Mar 23, 2018 · On July 6, a gunman shot down Warren Earp during a saloon dispute in Willcox, Arizona Territory. Stories abound to this day that either Virgil alone or Virgil and Wyatt together secretly traveled to Willcox and avenged the death of their brother. But recent books like Michael Hickey’s The Death of Warren Baxter Earp have proved they didn’t.
