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Connie Douglas Reeves (1901 - 2003)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constance "Connie" Douglas was born in Eagle Pass, Texas, on September 26, 1901. She ...

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Connie Douglas Reeves (1901 - 2003)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constance "Connie" Douglas was born in Eagle Pass, Texas, on September 26, 1901. She ...

2/27/2023

Frances Kavanaugh (1915 - 2009)

"Frances Kavanaugh"

Frances Kavanaugh, writer of B-Western movies, daughter of Jewell Walton Simpson and Robbie Summeral (Booth) Simpson, was born Francheska L. Simpson in Dallas, Texas, on February 5, 1915. As a young gi...

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Frances Kavanaugh (1915 - 2009)

"Frances Kavanaugh"

Frances Kavanaugh, writer of B-Western movies, daughter of Jewell Walton Simpson and Robbie Summeral (Booth) Simpson, was born Francheska L. Simpson in Dallas, Texas, on February 5, 1915. As a young gi...

2/3/2023

Thena Mae Farr (1927 - 1985)

Thena Mae Farr (December 16, 1927 – October 23, 1985), is a 1985 National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame inductee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

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Thena Mae Farr (1927 - 1985)

Thena Mae Farr (December 16, 1927 – October 23, 1985), is a 1985 National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame inductee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

11/11/2022

Margaret Clark Formby (1929 - 2003)

Clark Formby (July 12, 1929 – April 10, 2003) was an American educator best known as the founder of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Formby, a rancher's daughter whose collection of cowgir...

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Margaret Clark Formby (1929 - 2003)

Clark Formby (July 12, 1929 – April 10, 2003) was an American educator best known as the founder of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Formby, a rancher's daughter whose collection of cowgir...

10/4/2021

Cindy Walker MP (1918 - 2006)

Walker (July 20, 1918 – March 23, 2006) was a prolific American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. As a songwriter, Walker was responsible for many popular and enduring songs rec...

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Cindy Walker MP (1918 - 2006)

Walker (July 20, 1918 – March 23, 2006) was a prolific American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. As a songwriter, Walker was responsible for many popular and enduring songs rec...

12/11/2014

Anna Lee Aldred MP (1921 - 2006)

Anna Lee Aldred (April 19, 1921 – June 12, 2006) was the first woman in the United States to receive a jockey's license.She was born Anna Lee Mills in Montrose, Colorado in 1921. She is the daughter of...

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Anna Lee Aldred MP (1921 - 2006)

Anna Lee Aldred (April 19, 1921 – June 12, 2006) was the first woman in the United States to receive a jockey's license.She was born Anna Lee Mills in Montrose, Colorado in 1921. She is the daughter of...

5/6/2014

Joseph of the Sacred Heart, S.P., (16 April 1823 – 19 January 1902) was a Canadian Religious Sister who led a group of the members of her congregation to the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The...

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Joseph of the Sacred Heart, S.P., (16 April 1823 – 19 January 1902) was a Canadian Religious Sister who led a group of the members of her congregation to the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The...

6/4/2013

Mary Emma "May" Lillie MP (1869 - 1936)

Emma Manning was considered to possess an untamed will, and married the famous Wild West showman and performer, Pawnee Bill, in 1886 who was nine years her senior. For her wedding gift she received a p...

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Mary Emma "May" Lillie MP (1869 - 1936)

Emma Manning was considered to possess an untamed will, and married the famous Wild West showman and performer, Pawnee Bill, in 1886 who was nine years her senior. For her wedding gift she received a p...

12/24/2012

Lucille Agatha Mulhall MP (1885 - 1940)

In 1906, Lucille Mulhall gave birth to a daughter whom she named Margaret A. Mulhall. As with Georgia’s children whom Mary Locke Mulhall raised as her own, Margaret Mulhall was raised on the Mulhall Ra...

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Lucille Agatha Mulhall MP (1885 - 1940)

In 1906, Lucille Mulhall gave birth to a daughter whom she named Margaret A. Mulhall. As with Georgia’s children whom Mary Locke Mulhall raised as her own, Margaret Mulhall was raised on the Mulhall Ra...

12/24/2012

Fannie Sperry Steele (1887 - 1983)

Sperry Steele (1887–1983), born Fannie Sperry, was an award-winning bronc rider and rodeo performer from Montana, one of the first women inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame, and the first Montana nati...

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Fannie Sperry Steele (1887 - 1983)

Sperry Steele (1887–1983), born Fannie Sperry, was an award-winning bronc rider and rodeo performer from Montana, one of the first women inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame, and the first Montana nati...

12/24/2012

Hallie Marie Stillwell (1897 - 1997)

in 1897, Hallie lived the pioneer life. Adopting the cowboy’s pants, shirt and jacket, she ranched beside her husband while maintaining a dignity and femininity that earned her recognition as “Queen of...

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Hallie Marie Stillwell (1897 - 1997)

in 1897, Hallie lived the pioneer life. Adopting the cowboy’s pants, shirt and jacket, she ranched beside her husband while maintaining a dignity and femininity that earned her recognition as “Queen of...

12/24/2012

Anne Burnett Tandy (1900 - 1980)

grew up in Fort Worth and spent time on her father’s Triangle Ranch mastering the qualities of a top hand through her friendships with the cowboys. Heir to the Four Sixes and Triangle ranches, she was ...

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Anne Burnett Tandy (1900 - 1980)

grew up in Fort Worth and spent time on her father’s Triangle Ranch mastering the qualities of a top hand through her friendships with the cowboys. Heir to the Four Sixes and Triangle ranches, she was ...

12/23/2012

rider from early on, Jerry’s skill on a horse carried her far from her hometown of Seymour, Texas. Her trick riding and roping landed her jobs as a Pangburn Candy Girl, work with Tex Ritter in England ...

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rider from early on, Jerry’s skill on a horse carried her far from her hometown of Seymour, Texas. Her trick riding and roping landed her jobs as a Pangburn Candy Girl, work with Tex Ritter in England ...

12/23/2012

Marie Tyler (1908 - 2002)

as the “First Lady of Beef Promotion,” Marie knew about cattle and horses from her youth on the family ranch. She brought the first Santa Gertrudis cattle to North Dakota and joined with other ranchers...

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Marie Tyler (1908 - 2002)

as the “First Lady of Beef Promotion,” Marie knew about cattle and horses from her youth on the family ranch. She brought the first Santa Gertrudis cattle to North Dakota and joined with other ranchers...

12/23/2012

Dora Waldrop (1911 - 2003)

bringing in milk cows on horseback at age three to barrel racing at 76, Dora was a standout Texas horsewoman who consistently won on the horses she trained. A fierce promoter of barrel racing, she was ...

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Dora Waldrop (1911 - 2003)

bringing in milk cows on horseback at age three to barrel racing at 76, Dora was a standout Texas horsewoman who consistently won on the horses she trained. A fierce promoter of barrel racing, she was ...

12/23/2012

Judge Hortense Ward (1872 - 1944)

[ ]WARD, HORTENSE SPARKS (1872–1944).Hortense Ward, champion of women's rights, suffrage leader, admitted to the Texas bar, the daughter of Frederick and Marie Louise (LaBauve) Sparks, was born in Mata...

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Judge Hortense Ward (1872 - 1944)

[ ]WARD, HORTENSE SPARKS (1872–1944).Hortense Ward, champion of women's rights, suffrage leader, admitted to the Texas bar, the daughter of Frederick and Marie Louise (LaBauve) Sparks, was born in Mata...

12/23/2012

Mary Nan West (1925 - 2001)

by her grandparents as heir to the Rafter S Ranch, Mary grew up shunning socials and other affairs for ranch work. The hard work and values she learned on the ranch made her into one of the most influe...

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Mary Nan West (1925 - 2001)

by her grandparents as heir to the Rafter S Ranch, Mary grew up shunning socials and other affairs for ranch work. The hard work and values she learned on the ranch made her into one of the most influe...

12/23/2012

Narcissa Whitman (1808 - 1847)

Narcissa Whitman arrived in the Oregon Terittory in 1836. Prentiss Whitman (March 14, 1808 – November 29, 1847) was an American missionary in the Oregon Country of what would become the state of Washin...

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Narcissa Whitman (1808 - 1847)

Narcissa Whitman arrived in the Oregon Terittory in 1836. Prentiss Whitman (March 14, 1808 – November 29, 1847) was an American missionary in the Oregon Country of what would become the state of Washin...

12/23/2012

taught in schools for 33 years before retiring and starting a writing career. After a full life of teaching, farming and raising livestock in New Mexico, where her parents were early pioneers, she set ...

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taught in schools for 33 years before retiring and starting a writing career. After a full life of teaching, farming and raising livestock in New Mexico, where her parents were early pioneers, she set ...

12/23/2012

Fox Hastings (1898 - 1948)

"Fox Hastings"

1914, at age 16, Fox Hastings ran away from home in California and began her career bronc and trick riding for the Irwin Brother’s Wild West Show. By 1924, she was best known among few female bulldogge...

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Fox Hastings (1898 - 1948)

"Fox Hastings"

1914, at age 16, Fox Hastings ran away from home in California and began her career bronc and trick riding for the Irwin Brother’s Wild West Show. By 1924, she was best known among few female bulldogge...

12/23/2012