Background
Earp, James William was born on June 15, 1888 in Clarence, Missouri, United States. Son of William Samuel and Catherine (Cleary) Earp.
Earp, James William was born on June 15, 1888 in Clarence, Missouri, United States. Son of William Samuel and Catherine (Cleary) Earp.
Educational public schools.
Contributor to high school paper at age of 15. Conductor C.R.I. and P. Railway, in service, 1912-1956, retired. First success as magazine writer was series of articles entitled “Adventures of Railroad Students,” Railroad Manitoba’s Magazine, 1916.
Wrote series, “Tales by Jones the Boomer,” Railroad Manitoba’s Magazine, 1916-1919, also “Southpaws and Others,” “That Boxing Kangaroo,” 1922, and “Mike Magee Stories,” 1923, in Top-Notch Magazine, “Corporal Brown Stories,” War Stories, 1926-1928, “Switch Shanty Tales,” Railroad Manitoba’s Magazine, 1929-1931, “Railroad Fables,” Railroad Stories, 1932-1934, Slippery Buck series Railroad Stories, 1935-1937, 1938-1942, 1946-1951, also stories appearing in Munsey publications, Smart Secretariat, Action Stories, American Boy.
2-star story in O’Brien’s Best Short Stories, 1929.
Served as sergeant Company C, 68th Engineers, later 56th Company Transportation Corps, American Expeditionary Force. Member Order of Railway Condrs. Knights of Columbus.
Married Marie Rita Rainville, August 9, 1927. Children: James Girouard, Rose Marie.