Annie darling

Annie Oakley

  • Birth

    Birth
    Born as Phoebe Ann Moses in Greenville, Ohio. Her parents are Jacob and Susan Moses. She is the fifth of seven girls.
  • Dad dies

    Dies of pheunomia after going to the store. Don't know exact day. Around winter of 1866
  • Mary Jane dies

    Mary Jane was the oldest child. Her death from tuberculosis would later force the family to move to a smaller plot. Annie then started trapping to get food for the family. Don't know exact date.
  • Sent to Planatation

    Annie is sent to planatation, three weeks after sent to live in a smaller house, to make more money for family. Don't know exact date.
  • Shoots first gun

    Shoots first animal. It is a squirrel. Mom forbids her to ever shoot again. Don't know exact date
  • Runs away

    Annie escapes the harsh planatation owners by a man who gave her money for a train ticket. Don't know exact date.
  • Annie makes money

    Annie makes money
    After arrival home, Annie starts shooting and sells the animals to later pay off $200 mortgage on mother's house.
  • First Contest

    First Contest
    Annie shoots in a competition and wins the $100 dollar prize. There she meets her soon-to-be husband, Frank Butler.
  • Marries

    Marries
    17-year-old Annie Oakley marries 24-year-old Frank Butler.
  • Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens

    Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens
  • Retired

    Annie and Frank retire from the wild west show. Don't know exact date.
  • Death of Annie

    She dies fro Pernicious Anemia.
  • Death of Frank

    Dies from starvation which was caused from depression at the death of Annie.