James C. Earp

Funeral services for James C. Earp, 84 years old, who died in Los Angeles Monday, will be conducted by the Rev. W. C. Loomis at 10 a.m. today in the parlors of the Mark B. Shaw company.  Interment will be in Mountain View cemetery.  Mr. Earp was a veteran of the Civil War, and came to California in 1864.  He is survived by one sister, Mrs. A. D. Edwards of Los Angeles and one brother, Wyatt Earp of Vidse.

— The San Bernadino County Sun, San Bernardino, California, Thursday, January 28, 1926, p. 6

Virgil W. Earp, Private, Co. C, 83rd Illinois Infantry: Pension Index Card

SOURCE:  Civil War And Later Veterans Pension Index at Footnote.com

Newton J. Earp

Fourth Sergeant Newton J. Earp, Marion Co. Enl. Nov. 11, 1861; prom. 8th Corp. Sep. 1, 1863; 7th Corp., date not reported. Reenl. Vet. Dec. 12, 1863, and reapp. 7th Corp.; prom. 6th Corp. Jan. 1, 1864; 4th Corp. May 1, 1864; 6th Serg. July 1, 1864; 4th Serg. Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out June 26, 1865, Louisville, Ky., under G. O. 27 of 1865, Dep. of Ky., and telegram from Paymaster Gen.'s office dated June 9, 1865, as convalescent in hospital.

SOURCE: William Forse Scott, Roster of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865, p. 105

Newton J. Earp, 4th Sergeant, Co. F, 4th Iowa Cavalry: Pension Index Card

SOURCE:  Civil War And Later Veterans Pension Index at Footnote.com

James C. Earp, Private, Co. F, 17th Illinois Infantry: Pension Index Card

SOURCE:  Civil War And Later Veterans Pension Index at Footnote.com

James C. Earp

Private, Co. F, 17th Illinois Infantry

Personal Characteristics:
Residence: Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois
Age: 20
Height: 5’8”
Hair: Light
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fair
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Stage Driver
Nativity: Kentucky

Service Record:
Joined When: May 25, 1861
Joined Where: Peoria, Illinois
Period: 3 Years
Muster In: May 25, 1861
Muster In Where: Peoria, Illinois
Remarks: Discharged March 22, 1863 at Lake Providence, Louisiana, "Disability"


SOURCE: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database

Newton J. Earp

Fourth Sergeant, Co. F, 4th Iowa Cavalry

Marion Co. Enl. Nov. 11, 1861; prom. 8th Corp. Sep. 1, 1863; 7th Corp., date not reported. Reënl. Vet. Dec. 12, 1863, and reapp. 7th Corp.; prom. 6th Corp. Jan. 1, 1864; 4th Corp. May 1, 1864; 6th Serg. July 1, 1864; 4th Serg. Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out June 26, 1865, Louisville, Ky., under G. O. 27 of 1865, Dep. of Ky., and telegram from Paymaster- Gen.'s office dated June 9, 1865, as convalescent in hospital.

Source: William Forse Scott, Roster of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865, p. 105

Virgil W. Earp

Private, Co. C, 83rd Illinois Infantry

Personal Characteristics:
Residence: Pella, Marion County, Iowa
Age: 19
Height 5’ 10½”
Hair: Light
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Light
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Nativity: Morgan County, Kentucky

Service Record:
Joined When: July 26, 1862
Joined Where: Monmouth, Illinois
Period: 3 Years
Muster In: August 21, 1862
Muster In Where: Monmouth, Illinois
Muster Out: June 26, 1865
Muster Out Where: Nashville, Tennessee
Muster Out By Whom: Capt. Chickering


SOURCE: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database