Virgil Earp
(1843-1905)
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Virgil Walter Earp (July 18, 1843 – October 19, 1905) was both deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone, Arizona City Marshal when he led his brothers Morgan, Wyatt and Doc Holliday in a confrontation with outlaw Cowboys at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881. They killed brothers Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton. All three Earp brothers had been the target of repeated death threats made by the Cowboys who were upset by the Earps' interference in their illegal activities. All four lawmen were charged with murder by Ike Clanton, who had run from the gunfight. During a month-long preliminary hearing, Judge Wells Spicer exonerated the men, concluding they had been performing their duty.
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Virgil Walter Earp 18 July 1843 Hartford, Kentucky USA
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| Died |
19 October 1905 (aged 62) Goldfield, Nevada
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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Nellie Jane 1st child with Magdalena Rysdam Female b. 7 Jan 1862 · Age: 163 · 1862- · Celebrity Baby
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