Newton Jasper Earp was an American pioneer born in Kentucky in 1837.
12 Facts About Newton Earp
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Newton Earp was the eldest child of Nicholas Porter Earp and Abigail Storm.
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Newton Earp was the half-brother of Old West lawmen Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp.
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Newton Earp 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.
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Newton Earp was said to have hunted buffalo in 1873 near Peace, Kansas.
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Newton Earp had migrated to Wyoming and Nevada, probably settling in the towns of Casper and Paradise before moving to California.
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Newton Earp ran against his younger half-brother Wyatt for the office of constable.
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Newton Earp served with Company F of the Fourth Cavalry, Iowa Volunteers.
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Newton Earp was promoted to fourth sergeant on January 1,1865.
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Newton Earp mustered out of the Army on June 26,1865, in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Newton Earp died at age 91 in Sacramento, California on December 18,1928.
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Newton Earp is buried in Sacramento's East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.