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Annie Oakley
Her father and step-father died when she was just a child. When she was 9 she went to Darke County Infirmary where she learned sewing and got schooled. While helping care for orphan children. At age 15 she went to help a local family who were abusive. She called them "the wolves" she stayed with them for 2 years before returning to Darke County Infirmary. She payed off her mother's house and went to live with her mother
and her 2nd step-father. At 16 she was in a shooting competition with Frank E. Butler winning with 25/25 shots while he lost with 24/25 shots.
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