Western Figure. Born in Harford, Kentucky, he was the oldest brother of Virgil, Morgan, and Wyatt Earp. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 17th Illinois Infantry, Union Army and was badly wounded in a battle at Fredericktown, Missouri, After the war, he traveled through different states before settling at Dodge City, Kansas, in 1876, where he became a Deputy Sheriff under Charlie Bassett for a brief time. He then began to roam through Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, working in saloons or as a stage and wagon driver. In 1879, he moved with his brothers to Tombstone, Arizona, but was not involved with law enforcement or the event at the O.K. Corral. When his brother Morgan was killed, he traveled with brother Virgil and the Earp family to Colton, California. Around 1884, he was mining in Shoshone County, Idaho before relocating permanently in California, in 1890. He died in of natural causes in San Bernardino, California.
Western Figure. Born in Harford, Kentucky, he was the oldest brother of Virgil, Morgan, and Wyatt Earp. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 17th Illinois Infantry, Union Army and was badly wounded in a battle at Fredericktown, Missouri, After the war, he traveled through different states before settling at Dodge City, Kansas, in 1876, where he became a Deputy Sheriff under Charlie Bassett for a brief time. He then began to roam through Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, working in saloons or as a stage and wagon driver. In 1879, he moved with his brothers to Tombstone, Arizona, but was not involved with law enforcement or the event at the O.K. Corral. When his brother Morgan was killed, he traveled with brother Virgil and the Earp family to Colton, California. Around 1884, he was mining in Shoshone County, Idaho before relocating permanently in California, in 1890. He died in of natural causes in San Bernardino, California.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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