Newton Jasper Earp | |
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| Born | October 7, 1837 |
| Died | December 18, 1928 (aged 91) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer, soldier, carpenter |
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| Children | Effie May, Wyatt Clyde, Mary Elizabeth, Alice Abigail, and Virgil Edwin |
| Parent(s) | Nicholas Porter Earp and first wife, Abigail Storm |
| Relatives | siblings Mariah Ann, James, Virgil, Martha, Wyatt, Morgan, Warren, Virginia Ann, and Douglas Earp |
| Military Service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861-65 |
| Rank | Private 4th Corporal 6th Sergeant |
| Unit | 4th Iowa Cavalry |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Newton Jasper Earp (October 7, 1837 – December 18, 1928) was an American pioneer born in Kentucky in 1837.[1]
He was the eldest child of Nicholas Porter Earp and Abigail Storm. He was the half-brother of Old West lawmen Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp.
He was in the Union army during the Civil War, serving as a part of the 4th Iowa Cavalry, and eventually mustered out with the rank of corporal. Departing the army in 1865 he went to Missouri to farm on the land of his father near Lamar,[2] then lost an election for constable five years later at Lamar. In 1871 he moved to Kansas, near the town of Stearling, Rice County where he was a farmer and pioneer settler, and thence to Garden City, in which town he rose quickly, becoming marshal for some time.[3][4] He was said to have hunted buffalo in 1873 near Peace, Kansas.[5] He had also migrated to Wyoming and Nevada,[3] probably settling in the towns of Casper and Paradise before moving to California. Newton was a Mason and died in 1928. [5]