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Virgil Walter Earp (July 18, 1843 – October 19, 1905) was an American lawman. He was both deputy U.S. Marshal and City Marshal of Tombstone , Arizona , 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.
Nicholas Porter Earp (September 6, 1813 – February 12, 1907) was the father of well-known Western lawmen Virgil, Wyatt, and Morgan, and their lesser-known brothers James, Newton and Warren Earp. He was a justice of the peace , a farmer, cooper , constable, bootlegger, wagon-master, and teacher.
Dodge City had been a frontier cowtown for several years, but by 1879 it had begun to settle down. Virgil Earp was the town constable in Prescott, Arizona Territory, and he wrote to Wyatt about the opportunities in the silver-mining boomtown of Tombstone. He later wrote, "In 1879 Dodge was beginning to lose much of the snap which had given it a ...
On April 17, 2014, Glenn Boyer's family put much of his Earp collection and many artifacts up for auction. Among the 32 boxes of documentation, files, pictures and memorabilia for sale was a Colt .45 caliber said by Earp descendants to have been owned by Wyatt Earp. Also included in the auction was a Winchester lever-action shotgun belonging to ...
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Marriage performerd by J. P. Nickolas Earp, Virgil's Father. Filed for record 30 May 1870. Rosella (also spelled Rosilla) was born 3 January 1845 to Andrew M. Dragoo, Sr. and wife #2, Elizabeth Parker. We can trace the Dragoo family back to France in 1639, but we can't determine what happened to Rosella. This makes Rozilia 2 years Virgil's senior.
George E. Goodfellow was able to save Virgil's arm, but he carried it in a sling the rest of his life. [6] On January 30, 1882 Wyatt Earp obtained warrants from Judge Stilwell for the arrest of Diehl, along with Ike and Phin Clanton, for the attempted murder of Virgil.
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