Butch Cassidy was born on April 13, 1866, in Beaver, Utah, with the name Robert LeRoy Parker. His parents were Maximillian Parker and Ann Campbell Gillies. Butch Cassidy had 12 siblings and was the oldest out of 13. Cassidy’s family was a poor Mormon family. When Butch was a teenager he left home in hopes for a better, more successful life, than his parents were able to provide. Butch Cassidy worked on many ranches and eventually befriended a rancher named Mike Cassidy. Mike Cassidy had a reputation for stealing cattle and horses. When Butch was young he admired the older Mike Cassidy and changed his name from Robert LeRoy Parker to Butch Cassidy. Butch was well liked and a charming thief. Butch’s first major
