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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.
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.
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.
Jan 8, 2011 · Why wasn’t James Earp a major player in the Tombstone troubles in the early 1880s? David Jones. Phoenix, Arizona. James was severely wounded in his left arm during a skirmish in Fredricktown, Missouri. Since he did not have much function in that arm, he did not join in the gunfight.
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.
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...
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...
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