Wyatt Earp: A Brief Biography

“Fast is fine but accuracy is everything” (Wyatt Earp) Wyatt Earp had a rough childhood but it was a good one. Earp was the only one, besides Ike Clanton, that escaped the gunfight at O.K. Corral without a scratch. During the ride Earp killed quite a few people, but it was for a good cause in his mind.
Wyatt Earp was born March 19 1848, in Monmouth Illinois. His father was Nicholas Porter Earp and Virginia Ann Cooksey is his mother. His siblings were Virgil, Morgan, James, and Warren Earp. His spouses were Josephine Earp, Mattie Blaylock, and Urilla Sutherland. His father received a land grant of 160 acres in Iowa, which was based upon his service in the Mexican War. They were living at a farm in Iowa. His older brothers joined the Union Army when he was 13. Him and his
In order to stop any ambush from happening Wyatt and Warren Earp, Sherman Mcmaster, Doc Holliday, and Jack Johnson escorted Virgil Earp and his wife Allie. They arrived safely in Tucson and ate dinner at the Porter’s Hotel nearby. After the meal the group helped Virgil and Allie back on the westbound train. There were two men lying on flat cars nearby with their guns pointed at the train. The two men started running away but Wyatt Earp gave chase, then Mcmaster, Holliday, and Johnson followed. Wyatt Earp closed in on one of the men and shot him using both barrels of his double barrel shotgun as the man he was chasing tried to grab it. The others arrived and shot him with their guns, the man ended up getting shot five times. The man they shot was Frank Stilwell. They did this to send a message to Ike Clanton and the other cowboys that they were not going to make any more attempted arrests and that they will be using their own form of law. They watched Virgil’s train leave and then searched the rail yard for Clanton and his men. They ended up having no luck so they walked in the darkness to the Papago Station. They rode a freight train back to