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

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