Annie Oakley On August 13, 1860 a girl of many names was born. In a cabin two miles away from the town of Willowdell Darke County, Ohio. Her first name was Phoebe Ann Mosey. Her parents were Susan and Jacob. She was the sixth of their out of their nine children and was the fifth of the seven surviving.
When Annie was six, her Dad died after he caught pneumonia in 1866. Her mother remarried to Daniel and together they had one more child, Emily. Soon after Daniel died. Following her father's death, her family became poor. Since her family lived in poverty, she did not attend school. On March 15, 1870 Annie was admitted into the Darke County Infirmary with her older sister Sarah Ellen.
The infirmary’s superintendent looked after her along with his wife. In the Spring of 1870, Annie Oakley was given to a local family to help care for their son. With the false promise of 50 cents a week equal to $8.99 today. When Annie was there she spent two years in near slavery enduring both mental and physical abuse. Annie referred to them as “The Wolves”. …show more content…
She then returned to her mother’s house at age fifteen. After Annie returned to her mother’s her mother married Joseph Shaw on October 25, 1874.
Annie had been trapping for a long time shooting and hunting. She often hunted to support her sisters and mother. Annie sold the game to shopkeepers and hotels. Annie even paid off the mortgage on her family’s farm with the money she made when she sold game at fifteen years
When Annie was six, her Dad died after he caught pneumonia in 1866. Her mother remarried to Daniel and together they had one more child, Emily. Soon after Daniel died. Following her father's death, her family became poor. Since her family lived in poverty, she did not attend school. On March 15, 1870 Annie was admitted into the Darke County Infirmary with her older sister Sarah Ellen.
The infirmary’s superintendent looked after her along with his wife. In the Spring of 1870, Annie Oakley was given to a local family to help care for their son. With the false promise of 50 cents a week equal to $8.99 today. When Annie was there she spent two years in near slavery enduring both mental and physical abuse. Annie referred to them as “The Wolves”. …show more content…
She then returned to her mother’s house at age fifteen. After Annie returned to her mother’s her mother married Joseph Shaw on October 25, 1874.
Annie had been trapping for a long time shooting and hunting. She often hunted to support her sisters and mother. Annie sold the game to shopkeepers and hotels. Annie even paid off the mortgage on her family’s farm with the money she made when she sold game at fifteen years