Annie Mosey was born in 1860 in Ohio (I was also born in Ohio). She grew up as a Quaker and was the 5th of 7 children. Her father died when she was a small child and she was a good hunter and brought home game animals to feed the family. She entered a contest for shooting and that is where she met her future husband Frank Butler. He was a popular vaudeville actor. They married and Annie was much more talented than Frank and he became her manager. She always showed great compassion and generosity to all people.
In 1885 they joined the Buffalo Bill Wild West show and travelled throughout Europe and performed in NYC. For 17 years she worked with Buffalo Bill Cody and was the star attraction. They had a disagreement with Buffalo Bill and left the show to start their own show. In 1901 she had a train wreck and she suffered a spinal injury from which she recovered. At the age of 66 she died of pnemonia in Ohio.
A popular show was made about Annie's adventurous life in 1946. It was called Annie Get Your Gun.
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