Both lucky and extremely talented, Annie Oakley used her astonishing marksmanship to escape a poor childhood in Ohio and become the first female superstar in what had been a male-dominated profession.
Childhood
Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Moses in in rural Darke County, Ohio. Her father died when she was young, and Annie was sent to the county poor farm. At age 10, she was sent to work for a family who treated her cruelly -- she called them "the wolves." Eventually Annie ran away from them and was reunited with her mother. Annie helped support her family by shooting game in the nearby woods and selling it to a local shopkeeper. Her marksmanship paid off the mortgage on her mother's house and led her to enter a shooting match with touring champion on Thanksgiving Day To Butler's astonishment, the year-old beat him in the competition. Butler fell in love with her and they were married the next year.
"Little Sure Shot"
For the next few years, Frank toured with a male partner, performing feats of marksmanship on stage. But when his partner fell ill on May Day in , Annie replaced him
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Who Was Annie Oakley?
Born Phoebe Ann Moses (or Mosey), the woman who would be known as Annie Oakley developed her superb marksmanship abilities as a teen, earning enough to pay off the mortgage for her mother's home. She married fellow marksman Frank Butler in and would later become a star attraction for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for years, renowned for unparalleled shooting tricks. A revered global figure, Oakley retired in and died in Ohio on November 3,
Early Life
Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Moses (or as some sources say, Mosey) on August 13, , in Darke County, Ohio. She is remembered as one of the leading women of the American West.
Both Moses' father and her stepfather died when she was a child, and she went to live at the Darke County Infirmary, where she received schooling and sewing instruction while helping in the care of orphaned children. She returned to living with her mother and her second stepfather in her early teens, when she was able to help the family by hunting game for a grocery store. She earned so much from her skills that by the time she was 15, Moses was able to pay off the mortgage on her mother's home.
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Although he never expected to be shooting against a woman on the Thanksgiving Day when they met in , Frank Butler accepted defeat from young Annie Oakley graciously -- and went on to marry her, a decision that proved the best of both his personal and professional life.
Coming to America Born in Ireland, eight-year-old Frank Butler was left in the care of an aunt while his parents searched for a better life in America. At age 13, he made his own way to the U.S. and took a variety of odd jobs to survive. Butler cleaned stables, tried glass blowing, and even managed an on-stage dog show that ended ignominiously when the fire alarm rang at a nearby station and all the dogs raced off. Butler then developed a shooting act, banking on the growing popularity of marksmanship displays in America in the s. He and his partner would perform as one of up to 18 acts in a variety show, rattling off trick shots for about 20 minutes before givin way to a ventriloquist, juggler, or magician. Butler frequently issued a challenge to any local shooting champions, and in November , while he was performing in Cinci
A Bullet Straight to the Heart: The Real Story of Frank Butler and Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley was a self-made woman who overcame a horrible childhood, made a name for herself in man’s world – the world of shooting—and became one of America’s greatest cultural icons. Irving Berlin immortalized her story with his musical Annie Get Your Gun (). But as with any musical or filmic rendition, the creators took some creative license with some of the details of Annie’s life and character.
The real Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Mosey to a poor farming family in Greenville, Ohio. After the loss of her father when she was six years old, Annie was sent to a county poor farm to relieve the six-person family of the burden of another mouth to feed. Annie was hired out to a family who abused her and treated her like a slave. She eventually escaped and at 15 returned home where she took up hunting in order to provide for the family. She was able to pay off the family’s mortgage by selling game she shot with her father’s gun.
That same year came Annie’s big break. Frank Butler, a budding star-shooter came to Greenville and bet $ that he could outshoot anyone in town. The owner of the hot
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