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55 Amelia Street, Rosine, KY
THE EARP FAMILY - The Earp family settled in Ohio County, Kentucky in 1827, where they stayed for 20 years. Nicholas Earp and Virginia Cooksey married in Hartford, Kentucky in 1840. While in Ohio County, Nicholas and Virginia farmed and had their first two sons, Virgil and James Earp. The Earps and their children moved to Illinois in 1845.
VIRGIL EARP (1843-1905) - Western lawman and peace officer Virgil Earp was born in Ohio Co., KY on July 18, 1843. At the age of 18, Earp enlisted in the Union Army. Following the Civil War, he moved with his family throughout the West. In 1879, he was appointed deputy US marshal in Arizona. Earp and his brother, Wyatt, are best known for their roles in the 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Dedicated on July 18, 2021.