Wyatt Earp's Nephew, Virgil Earp (Born in 1879), Talks About the Wild West – Restored Video/Audio



Virgil Edwin Earp (April 19, 1879 – November 20 1959) was the son of Newton Jasper Earp, Wyatt Earp’s half-brother. Newton and Wyatt had the same father, Nicholas Porter Earp (September 6, 1813 – February 12, 1907). Born in Tombstone, Arizona in 1879, Virgil learned the ways of the Wild West quickly. By the time he was 18 years old in 1897, he was the Sheriff of Paradise Valley, Nevada. He eventually moved to Sacramento, California in 1909. In 1918, Virgil listed on his WWI draft registration card that he worked as a collector and solicitor for the San Francisco Chronicle. In 1943, he listed on his WWII draft registration card that he worked at the Sacramento Air Depot, McClellan Field, Sacramento, California. This game show was called “The $64,000 Question” and aired in 1958.

Video footage has been colorized, speed-adjusted and restored with audio enhancements for clarity.

This video is made for educational purposes for fair use under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.

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30 thoughts on “Wyatt Earp's Nephew, Virgil Earp (Born in 1879), Talks About the Wild West – Restored Video/Audio”

  1. When he was born Billy the kid was still active, Jessie James was too, and his uncle hadn't yet took part in the Gunfight in Tombstone, the civil war wasn't but 14 years over, and Geronimo was roaming the plains, and the railroad was an ambitious dream slowly becoming reality….. Incredible…

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  2. We need more men like him, strong men creat good times, good times creat weak mean, weak men creat bad times, so now we are in need of strong men

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  3. I dunno why…Im from Germany…and this vid made me cry…his decent way of storytelling…his look his humbleness.

    This you can call a real human hero. And his descendens can be proud and should follow him. This is mankind at its purest….

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  4. 3:55 So much US propaganda. They're saying a hwytie fought an Indian chief in hand to hand and killed him. More like used a gun. And it's no surprise the US government awarded him, they too were terrorists!

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  5. That man was amazing and just slaughtered all of those questions. Guess his father was Virgil Earp, the brother of Wyatt. I think Virgil was the oldest brother but I could be mistaken. Wyatt Earp is buried 10 miles from where I live in Colma, CA.
    They also should’ve given him a bonus for railing off 10 questions and him remembering that. Lol

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