"Born in Monmouth, Ilinois in 1848, Wyatt Ear had travelled and lived as far west as California before coming to Tombstone in 1879. While in Tombstone, Earp held a variety of jobs. He was a Deputy Sheriff for Pima County, U.S. Deputy Marshal, City Deputy Marshal and Wells Fargo Guard. He also supplemented his income as a saloonkeeper and gambler."