“When the army came and built all around Unalaska they destroyed our berry patches and disturbed our fishing grounds. Up to this day this is why we have a hard time getting Aleut food in Unalaska.” 949: Anfesia Shapsnikoff Aleut Leader & Educator Born: 1 October 1901, Atka, Alaska Territory (Present-day Atka, Alaska, United States…
947: Nellie Neal Lawing Roadhouse Operator, Frontierswoman, Sled Runner, Hunter, & Trapper Born: c.1874, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America Died: 10 May 1956, Steward, Alaska, United States of America Also Known As: Alaska Nellie From the time she was a child, Nellie dreamed of going to Alaska; America’s last frontier. She finally arrived…
870: Delia Haskett Rawson She Made it Look Easy Born: 7 December 1861, Ukiah, California, United States of America Died: 15 May 1949, California, United States of America At age fourteen, Delia became the first (maybe youngest and maybe only) female stagecoach United States Mail driver in California. The line was carried by Wells Fargo,…
865: Mamie Fossett Deputy Marshal in the Indian Territory Born: 1878, Probably the United States (Not Oklahoma) Died: Unknown Full Name: Mary Frances Fossett Indian Territory was the perfect home for the nation’s worst criminals. With no formal standing police force, and the only law enforcement agents in the state stemming from various tribes and…
856: Elizabeth “Libby” Thompson Madam, Prostitute, and Dance Hall Girl Born: 15 October 1855, Belton, Texas, United States of America Died: 13 April 1953, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Full Name: Mary Elizabeth Haley Thompson Also Known As: Squirrel Tooth Alice (I wish I was kidding) Libby was taken captive by Comanche Native…
855: Dora DuFran One of the Most Successful Madams in Deadwood Born: 16 November 1868, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Died: 5 August 1934, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States of America Also Known As: Dora Bolshaw Original Name: Amy Helen Dorothea (or Dorothy) Bolshaw Deadwood is one of the most famous towns associated with the…
“God help anyone who walked on the lawn after Mary had cut it.” -One of the Nuns Mary lived with 781: Mary Fields She Wasn’t Called Stagecoach for Nothing Born: c. 1832, Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America Died: 5 December 1914, Cascade, Montana, United States of America Mary was the First African American…
“I have no language to express my gratitude to Mrs. Donoho. I found in her a mother, a sister to condole with me in my misfortune . . . a friend . . . who was continually pouring the sweet oil of consolation into my wounded and trembling soul.” -Rachel Parker Plummer 759: Mary Donoho The…
758: Mary K Horony-Cummings Doc Holliday’s Common Law Wife Born: 7 November 1850, Pest, Kingdom of Hungary (Present-day Nové Zámky, Slovakia) Died: 2 November 1940, Prescott, Arizona, United States of America Also Known As: Big Nose Kate Original Name: Mária Izabella Magdolna Horony Mary’s family was from Eastern Europe, though sources differ on whether she…
757: Etta Place The Sundance Kid’s Wife Born: c. 1878, Eastern United States Death Date Unknown Whatever Etta’s real name was, or when and where she was born, no one knows for certain today. It is believed Etta married the notorious outlaw Sundance Kid around 1901, and the now famous portrait of the two of…