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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.
Jul 30, 2024 · 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.
Jul 21, 2014 · It is due to this gunfight that the names of Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp have been immortalized in folklore and legend, while the name of James Earp — who was at home eating lunch when the...
5 days ago · The Earp Vendetta Ride did include James Earp as well as the younger brother Warren, but their involvement is not covered. Warren had been at the Earp family home in Colton, California when the O.K. Corral shooting took place. After Virgil was shot, Warren traveled to Tombstone to stand by his brothers’ side and was deputized by Wyatt, who ...
James Earp was the lesser-known older brother of Old West lawmen Wyatt Earp and Virgil Earp, who was not present at the Gunfight in Tombstone.
Nov 6, 2009 · Wyatt Earp, one of the most famous figures to emerge from the colorful 19th-century history of the American West, is best remembered known for his participation in a notorious 1881 gunfight at...
Nov 30, 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 documentary from Biography.
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.
5 days ago · Earp and his friend Doc Holliday ( Tim Fellingham and Edward Franklin, both excellent) were arrested for murder, for instance, after the shootout at the O.K. Corral on Oct. 26, 1881, a 30-second ...
Dec 15, 2023 · December 1, 1879. Wyatt, James and Virgil Earp enter Tombstone, Arizona in a search for their pots of gold. Just over two years later, they would all be gone, driven away by the violent confrontations with the Cowboy faction in Cochise County.
