James Newton Earp was born Feb. 26, 1840 near Green Castle, Indiana and died Oct. 25, 1920 near Clarence, Mo., aged 80 years, 7 months, 29 days. He was married to Mary Ellen Truitt Jan. 1, 1861 and came to Macon Co., Mo. in July 1866, living in this vicinity the remainder of his life. To this union eight children were born, wife and three children preceding him to the grave. In Sept. 1886 he was married to Mrs. Callie Kemp, who with the five children remain to mourn their loss. Their names are, Mrs. Anna Melory, of Yakima, Wash., W. S. Earp, of Herrington, Kansas, Mrs. Chas. Farrell, of Madison, Mo., Mrs Newton Farrell, of Holliday, and Thomas Earp, of Portland, Oregon. There are 26 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
A short funeral service was conducted at the grave Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. Mr. Crouch, Interment Old Cemetery.
Obituary furnished by Pam Witherow
James is buried with his first wife and 2 children but his stone is no longer there.
James Newton Earp was born Feb. 26, 1840 near Green Castle, Indiana and died Oct. 25, 1920 near Clarence, Mo., aged 80 years, 7 months, 29 days. He was married to Mary Ellen Truitt Jan. 1, 1861 and came to Macon Co., Mo. in July 1866, living in this vicinity the remainder of his life. To this union eight children were born, wife and three children preceding him to the grave. In Sept. 1886 he was married to Mrs. Callie Kemp, who with the five children remain to mourn their loss. Their names are, Mrs. Anna Melory, of Yakima, Wash., W. S. Earp, of Herrington, Kansas, Mrs. Chas. Farrell, of Madison, Mo., Mrs Newton Farrell, of Holliday, and Thomas Earp, of Portland, Oregon. There are 26 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
A short funeral service was conducted at the grave Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. Mr. Crouch, Interment Old Cemetery.
Obituary furnished by Pam Witherow
James is buried with his first wife and 2 children but his stone is no longer there.
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