~Wyatt was born on January 13, 1848 in Monmouth,Illinois.

~His full name was Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp.

~His parents were Nicholas and Virginia Earp

~His father was a drunk.

~The Civil War broke out when he was 13 and Wyatt tried many times to run

away and join the union but never succeeded.

~Finally when he was 17, he left his family and went to California.

~He worked at hauling freight and grading track for Union Pacific.

~In his downtime he learned to box and was a gambler.

Birth and early life