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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.
31. März 2024 · Learn about Nicholas Porter Earp, the feisty and adventurous patriarch of the famous lawmen. He fought in the Mexican War, moved to California, and influenced his sons' careers.
- Nicholas Cataldo
SGT Nicholas Porter Earp was a Civil War veteran and the father of the legendary Earp brothers of Tombstone, Arizona. He was born in North Carolina, served under Wyatt Berry Stapp, and died in California in 1907.
When Nicholas Porter Earp was born on 6 September 1813, in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, his father, Walter Cooksey Earp Sr, was 26 and his mother, Martha Ann Early, was 23. He married Abigail Storm on 22 December 1836, in Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, United States.
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Lawyer, judge. Born Nicholas Porter EARP. American farmer, constable, bootlegger, and wagon-master. Born on September 6, 1813 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA , United States. Died on February 12, 1907 in Sawtelle, California, USA. Born on September 06 44. Deceased on February 12 36.
3. Feb. 2023 · Wikimedia Commons. According to The San Bernardino Sun, Virginia Ann Cooksey was born on February 2, 1821, in what was then the wild frontier country of Kentucky. By 1840, she had married the widower Nicholas Porter Earp, who brought along a son, Newton, from his first marriage.
Nicholas Earp led the cheers for Manifest Destiny, enlisting in a company of volunteer Monmouth dragoons captained by a man named Wyatt Berry Stapp. Captain Stapp thought well of Nicholas Earp and made him a third sergeant; Nicholas, after being shipped home in December 1847 (because of a leg injury from a mule kick), named his next child for his old company commander.
