Wyatt Earp

LIFE

• Born: March 19,1848 in Monmouth,IL
• Died: January 19,1929 in Los Angeles,CA
• Had 9 siblings

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CHILDHOOD

• Lived on a farm near Iowa
• Tried running away from home to join army but his father brought him back
• The Earps moved around constantly, and family shifted to California when he was 16.

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JOBS

• Miner
• Gunfighter
• Sheriff
• Official
• Hunter
• Boxing referee
• Gambler

OK Corral SHOOTOUT

• Tombstone, Arizona
• famous gunfight that ensued lasted all of 30 seconds, and around 30 shots were fired
• Earp brothers and Holliday face off against the Clanton-McLaury gang
• Wyatt used a colt 45
• Billy Clanton and the McLaury brothers were dead
• Earps and Holliday were arrested for murder

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DOC HOLIDAY

• Holiday and Wyatt we’re friends
• The work together
• Earp met Doc Holliday on the gambling circuit.

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