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Wyatt's Birth
Wyatt was born on March 19, 1848, the fourth child of Nicholas and Virginia Ann Earp. -
The Civil War
Wyatt's older brothers left to join the Union. Supposedly, Wyatt attempted to runaway multiple times to enlist, but his father always stopped him -
Working on the railroad
Wyatt was hired by the Union Pacific Railroad to grade track. While working for them, Earp learned boxing and gambling -
Wyatt and Urilla Earp
Wyatt returns to Lamar, Missouri, where he marries Urilla Sutherland, and they attempt to settle and start a family -
Wyatt Loses Everything
Urilla came down with typhoid less than a year after marriage, and dies alongside her unborn child -
Becoming a Lawman
Earp was hired as a lawman in Wichita, Kansas after aiding in the arrest of a wagon thief -
Horse Thief
Earp was arrested in Van Buren, Arkansas for horse theft, but evades sentencing by fleeing the city. -
Becoming a Deputy Marshal
Earp became a deputy marshal in Dodge City, and was sent out to find Dave Rudabaugh -
Tombstone, Arizona
Wyatt, Mattie, Doc Holliday, and the Earp brothers travel to Tombstone, Arizona. While there, they once again become lawmen -
The Cowboys
Wyatt's feud with a local gang, The Cowboys, is started after a gang member is arrested for robbing a stagecoach. -
Ike Clanton
Ike Clanton, a man involved with The Cowboys, is in saloons the whole night drinking and threatening to kill the Earps. -
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
The Earps, with Doc Holliday, and The Cowboys come to arms after the Earps attempted to disarm The Cowboys when they entered Tombstone. The gunfight caused the death of Frank and Tom McLaury and Billy Clanton. Doc Holliday, Morgan Earp and Virgil Earp were injured but lived. Wyatt was unarmed, Ike ran away. -
Murder or Justice?
Ike Clanton charges the Earps with murder. The judge decided the Earps were innocent, due to Ike's previous threats. This leaves Ike wanting revenge -
Ike's Revenge Begins
Wyatt's brother, Virgil, was shot and permanently crippled in the arm on his way home from the Saloon by an unknown attacker -
A Second Attack
Wyatt and Morgan Earp are attacked in a saloon, leaving Morgan dead, but Wyatt once again unharmed -
The Earp Vendetta Ride
Wyatt wanted revenge for the murder of his brother, and the maiming of Virgil. He hunted a man named Frank Stilwell, the believed killer of Morgan. Stilwell was gunned down outside a train station by Wyatt. -
The Earp Vendetta Ride (cont.)
Over the coming weeks in , Earp and his posse (Including Doc Holliday) hunted Florentino Cruz, Curly Bill, and many more. Notably, the Earp posse was ambushed, where they successfully took out their assailants, and Earp was again unharmed. He fired both his shotgun rounds, and managed to fire all his revolver rounds too. Three bullets struck his coat but missed him, and one hit his boot heel. Doc Holliday reportedly shot a man who nearly killed Wyatt during this fight -
The End of the Vendetta
After the Vendetta Ride, the Earps all left Tombstone, believing The Cowboys to all be dead or missing. Earp and Virgil travel to San Francisco. He also begins getting romantically involved with Josephine Marcus -
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Wyatt and Josie's travels
Wyatt and Josie (Josephine) decide to travel the west in search of gold. Wyatt occasionally acts as a legal representative -
Wyatt the Capitalist
Wyatt and Josie travel to Alaska in search of gold again. While in Alaska, they ran a saloon and gambling venues. -
The Legacy of the Earps
Wyatt and Josie move back to California. While in California, Wyatt meets John Wayne, who later based his acting off of Earp. Wyatt also decided he wanted to tell his story and get recognition -
The Memiors
Around this time, Wyatt begin writing memoirs. He also helped Stuart Lake write a biography about Wyatt. -
The End of an Era
Wyatt Earp died at the age of 80 in California, still with Josie until the end. He never lived to see his recognition for being a legendary marshal and outlaw -