Second Marriage
On July 30, 1840, widower and single-parent Nicholas Earp wed local girl Virginia Ann Cooksey in Hartford. This second marriage produced eight children:
- James Cooksey Earp (June 28, 1841 in Hartford, Kentucky - January 25, 1926 in Los Angeles, California)
- Virgil Walter Earp (July 18, 1843 in Hartford, Kentucky - October 19, 1905 in Goldfield, Nevada).
- Martha Elizabeth Earp (September 25, 1845 in Kentucky - May 26, 1856 in Monmouth, Illinois).
- Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 in Monmouth, Illinois - January 13, 1929 in Los Angeles, California).
- Morgan Seth Earp (April 24, 1851 in Pella, Iowa - March 18, 1882 in Tombstone, Arizona).
- Baxter Warren Earp (always known as Warren) (March 9, 1855 in Pella, Iowa - July 6, 1900 in Willcox, Arizona).
- Virginia Ann Earp (February 28, 1858 in Marion County, Iowa - October 26, 1861 in Pella, Iowa).
- Adelia Douglas Earp (June 16, 1861 in Pella, Iowa - January 16, 1941 in San Bernardino, California).
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