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Josephine Earp
Common-law wife of Wyatt Earp (1861–1944)
"Josephine Marcus" redirects here. For the fictional character, see Josie Marcus (Scandal).
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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 town of Tombstone in Arizona Territory, when she was living with Johnny Behan, sheriff of Cochise Cou
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From Brooklyn to the O.K. Corral: The Gripping Tale of Josephine Marcus Earp
Did you know that Wyatt Earp married a New Yorker?
Josephine Marcus is the heroine of her own Wild West tale, which is every bit as exciting as that of her husband. Born in Brooklyn to a Jewish immigrant family, she experienced the California Gold Rush, ran away from home at a young age, and became a major player in the historic Western city of Tombstone, Arizona.
Early Life in New York
Josephine was born in 1860 in New York City. Her father was a Prussian Jew, who immigrated from his hometown, located in modern-day Poland, around 1850. Her family struggled in New York City - though she would later claim her father was a wealthy German merchant, at this point in his life he was a poor baker.
After reading of the amazing promises San Francisco offered, the Marcus family moved out West. They traveled to California by steamship, across the Isthmus of Panama.
Josephine's Mysterious Past
Josephine was a very attractive and outgoing young woman, who had a special love f
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I Married Wyatt Earp
Literary hoax memoir
The 1976 book I Married Wyatt Earp was published as an authentic, personal memoir of his widow Josephine Earp, but after 23 years as a best-selling non-fiction book, was described as a fraud, creative exercise, and a hoax. Originally published by the respected University of Arizona Press, it is the second best-selling book about westernDeputy U.S. MarshalWyatt Earp ever sold. It was regarded for many years as a factual account that shed considerable light on the life of Wyatt Earp and his brothers in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. It was cited in scholarly works, assigned as classroom work, and used as a source by filmmakers. The book's author, amateur Earp historian Glenn Boyer, said that the retouched image on the cover of a scantily-clad woman was of Josephine in her 20s, and based on his statements, copies of the image were later sold at auction for up to $2,875.
Boyer had a long-term relationship with members of the Earp family. He claimed that he used two manuscripts written by Josephine Earp as the basis for the memoir. The
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