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For nearly fifty years, she was the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp: hero of the O.K. Corral and the most famous lawman of the Old West.
The definitive biography of the Jewish girl from New York who won the heart of frontier lawman Wyatt Earp....
Josephine Earp
Common-law wife of Wyatt Earp (1861–1944)
"Josephine Marcus" redirects here.
For the fictional character, see Josie Marcus (Scandal).
Josephine Earp | |
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Generally accepted to be a picture of Earp in Prescott, Arizona Territory, in 1880. | |
Born | Josephine Sarah Marcus 1861 New York City, U.S. |
Died | December 19, 1944(1944-12-19) (aged 82–83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, California 37°40′33″N122°27′12″W / 37.67583°N 122.45333°W / 37.67583; -122.45333 (Wyatt and Josephine Earp's Gravesite) |
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Occupation(s) | frontier adventurer; gambler; possibly prostitute |
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Josephine Sarah "Sadie" Earp (née Marcus; 1861 – December 19, 1944)[1] was the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp, a famed Old Westlawman and gambler.
She met Wyatt in 1881 in the frontier boom t