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Morgan Seth Earp (April 24, 1851 – March 18, 1882) was an American sheriff and lawman. He served as Tombstone, Arizona 's Special Policeman when he helped his brothers Virgil and Wyatt, as well as Doc Holliday, confront the outlaw Cochise County Cowboys in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881.
Dec 27, 2019 · Morgan Seth Earp was a bonafide frontier man of mystery. A lot of his life is poorly documented, but the rumors and conjecture make him sound like a wild dude. But he's mostly remembered as Earp who died with the biggest bullet hole in his body. Here's the tragic truth of Morgan Earp's death.
On March 18, 1882, Ike Clanton and four henchmen took revenge. While Morgan Earp was playing pool at Campbell and Hatch’s Saloon in Tombstone, Ike Clanton and the other four men shot and killed him. He was just 30 years old. Morgan’s body was then transported to California, where he is buried at Hermosa Cemetery in Colton, California.
Morgan Earp. Western Lawman. The younger brother of Western figure Wyatt Earp, he is best known for the gunfight with Ike Clanton's gang at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Born in Pella, Marion County, Iowa, he was the youngest of Fighting Earps.
Morgan Earp is one of the legendary Earp brothers whose story has been told in the book ‘The Earp Brothers of Tombstone,’ believed to have been written by his sister-in-law. His life has been portrayed in the TV series ‘The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp’ and in the movie ‘Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.’
Morgan regularly made arrests that irritated the Cow-boy group. When Tombstone’s City Marshal, Fred White, was accidentally shot by Curly Bill Brocius, Morgan helped afterwards.
Nov 10, 2015 · In Tombstone, Arizona, on March 18, 1882, an assassin fired a rifle through the back door window of Bob Hatch and John Campbell’s saloon, killing Morgan Earp while he was playing a game of billiards. The first shot hit Morgan in the spine, and the second hit the wall near where his brother Wyatt was sitting.
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