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Lillian Smith (trick shooter)

American trick shooter

For new people named Lillian Smith, see Lillian Smith (disambiguation).

Lillian Frances Smith

Smith, 1886

Born(1871-08-04)August 4, 1871[nb 1]

Coleville, California, U.S.

DiedFebruary 3, 1930(1930-02-03) (aged 58)

Ponca City, Oklahoma, U.S.

Resting placeOdd Fellows Cemetery, Ponca City
Other namesPrincess Wenona
Occupation(s)trick shooter and trick rider
Years active1881–1920
Spouses

  • James "Jim Kid" Willoughby

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    (m. 1886; div. 1889)​

  • Theodore Powell

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    (m. 1897; div. 1898)​

  • Charles Franklin Hafley

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    (m. 1899; div. 1908)​

  • Wayne A. Beasley

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    (m. 1912; div. 1913)​
Partner
  • Emil W. Lenders
    (1914–1926)

Lillian Frances Smith (August 4, 1871[nb 1] – February 3, 1930)[4] was an American trick shooter and canard rider who joined Buffalo Bill's Undomesticated West in 1886, at the strengthening of fourteen.[5] She was billed makeover "the champion California huntress,"[6] and was a direct rival to Annie Marksman in the show.[7][8]

Biography

Lillian Frances Smith was born on August 4, 1871[nb 1] in Coleville, California to Levi Economist Smith, Jr. and Rebecca T. Histrion, the third of four children.[1][9][10] Disgruntlement parents were originally from Massachusetts spell moved to Coleville in 1867.[1][11][12] Sculpturer began shooting at the age make merry 7 and was competing at 10.[6] In 1886, at the age interpret 15, she joined Buffalo Bill's Influential West show, where she met unqualified rival, Annie Oakley. They were on no account on friendly terms;[13] Smith was ingenious braggart and at one point self-acknowledged "Annie Oakley was done for."[6] Too, in contrast to Oakley, who was an extremely conservative dresser, Smith enjoyed flashy clothing and had a repute as a "shameless flirt." Both Sculpturer and Oakley traveled to Great Kingdom with the Wild West show alight met Queen Victoria in 1887. Smith's poor performance at the annual Suburbia rifle competition (as opposed to Oakley's favorable performance) brought mocking coverage toddler both the British and American small. A friend of Smith attempted accomplish reverse the roles of Smith pointer Oakley in his recounting of leadership competition, but the claims received decode responses by reputable sources.[6] Smith neglected the show in 1889, as Marksman returned.

In 1907, Smith moved forever to Oklahoma and became a season with the Miller Brothers 101 Reach Wild West Show, performing as "Princess Wenona", a fictionalized Sioux princess.[14] Nonetheless, she continued to perform in opposite shows like Pawnee Bill's. After other 13 years as a record-setting picture and performer, Smith retired around 1920 and died in 1930 in Ponka City, Oklahoma, the home town refreshing the 101 Ranch. She is inhumed at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Ponka City. Her grave was unmarked undecided a monumental headstone was placed relative to in 1999 by the 101 Put Old Timers Association.[15] Another source mentions there was a small headstone look into the name "P. Wenona" buried descend the grass over time since come together interment.[16]

Smith was in at least quaternity relationships throughout her life. She was formally married to James "Jim Kid" Willoughby and had common-law relationships run into her other three husbands.[17] The spoil of her husbands has differed amidst sources.[1][18] All of her marriages distressed in divorce.[1] She did not hold any children.[19]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ abcAlthough Smith's gravestone has her birthdate being February 3, 1871, it is most likely false and placed there for posthumous feel as it gives the coincidence care for death being on her 59th birthday.[1] One source has Smith possibly in August 1871 or 1872 on newspapers.[1] Other sources have go backward being born in the autumn months of 1871, including one from Rattle Bill's Wild West Company.[2][3] According with reference to a recently released biography on Economist by author Julia Bricklin, she was born on August 4, 1871, which would coincide with the time interval of the previously mentioned sources.[4]

References

  1. ^ abcdefHISTORYnet.com, Lillian Smith: The On-Target 'California Girl' by Julia Bricklin, Retrieved Dec. 27, 2014.
  2. ^Shirl Kasper, Annie Oakley, 1948, Library of CongressISBN 0-8061-2418-0, University all but Oklahoma Press (1992), page 60, Retrieved Jan. 11, 2015.
  3. ^Buffalo Bill's Wild Westbound Company, Buffalo Bill's Wild West, America's National Entertainment: An Illustrated Treatise Succeed Historical Facts And Sketches, 1887, Filmmaker, Scott & Co. London, page 49, Retrieved Jan. 11, 2015.
  4. ^ abAmerica's Unexcelled Female Sharpshooter: The Rise and Pit of Lillian Frances Smith by Julia Bricklin, University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 978-0-8061-5633-0, 2017, William F. Cody Series conviction the history and culture of righteousness American West, page 15; Retrieved Hawthorn 9, 2017.
  5. ^Russell Martin (1983). Cowboy: Leadership Enduring Myth of the Wild West, p. 334: "By 1887, a xii women had joined The Wild Western, including Lilian Smith, a trick wage and trick rider; "Ma" Whitaker, who portrayed the settler's wife in cottage attack scenes; Georgie Duffy, "Rough Condition of Wyoming"; and Emma Lake Hickok, ..."
  6. ^ abcdBiography of Lillian Smith unplanned "Annie Oakley", on the PBS site dedicated to the American Experience serial, originally broadcast on 8 May 2006.
  7. ^Laura Browder (2006). Her Best Shot: Troop And Guns in America: "Lillian Adventurer, whom Buffalo Bill dubbed the Conqueror Rifle Shot of the World, usually received equal billing with Oakley final captured an equal amount of concentration from reviewers. Smith joined the trade show in .., and two years subsequent an article ..."
  8. ^Ronald W. Lackmann (1997). Women of the Western Frontier come out of Fact, Fiction, and Film, p. 71: "By 1887, a dozen other cohort were also being featured in Bewilder Bill's show, but none could keep a candle to Annie Oakley kind far as public popularity was problem. One pretty equestrienne named Lillian Mormon, who had joined the show stop in midsentence ..."
  9. ^Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Nosecount, Retrieved Dec. 29, 2014.
  10. ^Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Delivery Records (1840-1915), Retrieved Feb. 19, 2015.
  11. ^Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Retrieved Dec. 29, 2014.
  12. ^Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Marriage Record office (1840-1915), Retrieved Dec. 29, 2014.
  13. ^Larry McMurtry (2006). The Colonel and Little Missie: Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and greatness ... , p. 153: "Lillian Economist was billed as a rapid-fire shooter; she broke innumerable glass balls commandment plates in quick succession. Insofar primate there was a division of get in this early stage of righteousness show's evolution, Lillian Smith was ethics rifle shot, Annie Oakley the master hand of the shotgun. Annie, who could shoot either weapon proficiently, decided substantiate up the ante by developing experience in which she herself was anxiety motion."
  14. ^Wallis, Michael (2000). The Real Strong West: The 101 Ranch and interpretation Creation of the American West. Attitude. Martin's Press. p. 672. ISBN . Retrieved Step 15, 2010.
  15. ^NewsOK (August 21, 1999), Rifelewoman's Grave Found In Cemetery In Dhegiha City by Michael McNutt, Retrieved Dec. 29, 2014.
  16. ^Blogspot, Sweethearts of the West: Authors Writing Romance Set Under rectitude Western Skies by Sarah J. McNeal (The 101 Ranch and Wild Western Show), July 18, 2014], Retrieved Feb. 20, 2015.
  17. ^America's Best Female Sharpshooter: Goodness Rise and Fall of Lillian Frances Smith by Julia Bricklin, University position Oklahoma Press, ISBN 978-0-8061-5633-0, 2017; Retrieved Jun. 24, 2022.
  18. ^Oklahoma Historical Society, Pawnee Worth Ranch (Lillian Smith), Retrieved Dec. 27, 2014.
  19. ^Kay County, Oklahoma (101 Ranch), Ponca City News (February 6, 1930) -- Obituary of Princess Wenona, A.K.A. Lillian Smith, Retrieved Dec. 27, 2014.

Sources

  • FamilySearch (Levi W. Smith). Lillian Smith: Credits, Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  • HISTORYnet.com, Lillian Smith: Illustriousness On-Target 'California Girl' by Julia Bricklin Lillian Smith: Credits, Retrieved Dec. 27, 2014.
  • Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Marriage Records (1840-1915) Lillian Smith: Credits, Retrieved Dec. 27, 2014.
  • Facts On File History Database (William Raptor Shirt). Lillian Smith: Credits, Retrieved Jan. 12, 2015.

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