Earp, Josephine Sarah Marcus

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Josephine Sarah Marcus was born about 1861 in Brooklyn and moved with her family to San Francisco in the 1860s. She left home in 1879 to join Pauline Markham's H.M.S. Pinafore troupe which brought her to Tombstone. She became Wyatt Earp's third wife, and lived with him until his death in 1929. Josephine died in 1944.

From the description of Josephine Earp papers, 1925-1936. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 37850006

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referencedIn Sonnichsen, C. L. (Charles Leland), 1901-1991. Sonnichsen research collection, 1972-1991. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Collection of papers relating to Wyatt Earp selected chiefly from the Stuart N. Lake Papers, with some from the Fred J. Dodge Papers, 1890-1953 (bulk 1925-1936) University of Arizona Libraries
creatorOf Lake, Stuart N. Papers of Stuart N. Lake, 1854-1963. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Earp, Josephine Sarah Marcus. Josephine Earp papers, 1925-1936. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
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associatedWith Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929. person
correspondedWith Ellsworth, Mary Louise person
associatedWith Lake, Stuart N. person
associatedWith Sonnichsen, C. L. (Charles Leland), 1901-1991. person
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Birth 1860

Death 1944-12-19

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