The San Saba News., July 05, 1889
A SMART “COW-WOMAN.”
So much has been written recently about the exploits of Belle Starr and other daring women on the Western ranches that it is only fair to say a word about the most famous “cow-woman” of Texas. She is Mrs. Mary C. Evans, the sister of Buck Taylor, known through Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show as the “King of the Cowboys.” She made her appearance at Willow City, Texas, twenty-four years ago, when that place was a frontier town. At that time the Indians were making raids every month, killing and scalping the early settlers and driving off their stock. The Taylor children, Mary, Bax and Buck, lost their parents at an early age, and Mary was raised by her aunt, Mrs. Ives. Inured to the hardships of frontier life she soon learned to take care of herself, and at the age of fifteen was able to ride the worst bronco, or rope the most refractory old cow in the county.
At the age of sixteen Miss Mary married T. A. Evans, and moved on to the ranch of William Shelton, on Crab Apple Creek. She took charge of eighty cows, milking thirty-five daily and doing her housework at the same time. She often had to climb the fence to save herself from the horns of some wild cow, but she always managed finally to get her rope upon the animal and bring her to terms. Buck Taylor, King of the Cowboys, has nothing to boast of above his sister as an expert with the rope. She never ropes on horseback, although she is a fine rider. She is the eldest of the three Taylor children, is thirty-five years old and scarcely looks thirty, although the mother of nine children. If the horses are out of the way she thinks nothing of walking five miles to Willow City for any supplies she may need. She can throw the tie mark and brand a yearling without help, and keeps an eye on the stock, which leaves time to her husband to look after the farm. The Evans ranch and farm is about five miles from Willow City, and a hearty welcome always awaits a stranger there. – New York Sun. -
FREDERICKSBURG WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD BY ROADSIDE
Mrs. Mary Evans Falls From Buggy and Is Killed While En Route From Town to Her Farm.
Special Telegram to The Express (San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 267, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1918)
FREDERICKSBURG, Tex., Sept. 12. –
Mrs. Mary Evans, who lived about twelve miles from Fredericksburg in the Nebo neighborhood, was found dead in a pasture about two miles from her home late yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Evans had been in Fredericksburg during the afternoon buying seed wheat and groceries; she started home driving two horses hitched to a hack in which were the wheat and groceries, and not getting home at the time she had said she would, her son went out on the road to meet her and found her dead body and the horses had gone about 200 yards from where the body was found, grazing, with no evidence of their having run away. Mrs. Evans had been afflicted with asthma and it is supposed she had a sudden attack of that disease and fell out of the hack. The wheels had passed over her body and there were no other bruises on her person, and the box in which the groceries were had fallen out, too. Mrs. Evans was an old resident of the county, a widow owning a fine farm and ranch. She was about 70 years old and is survived by a daughter and several sons, some of her boys are in the army in France. Her untimely death is regretted by all who knew her.
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A SMART “COW-WOMAN.”
So much has been written recently about the exploits of Belle Starr and other daring women on the Western ranches that it is only fair to say a word about the most famous “cow-woman” of Texas. She is Mrs. Mary C. Evans, the sister of Buck Taylor, known through Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show as the “King of the Cowboys.” She made her appearance at Willow City, Texas, twenty-four years ago, when that place was a frontier town. At that time the Indians were making raids every month, killing and scalping the early settlers and driving off their stock. The Taylor children, Mary, Bax and Buck, lost their parents at an early age, and Mary was raised by her aunt, Mrs. Ives. Inured to the hardships of frontier life she soon learned to take care of herself, and at the age of fifteen was able to ride the worst bronco, or rope the most refractory old cow in the county.
At the age of sixteen Miss Mary married T. A. Evans, and moved on to the ranch of William Shelton, on Crab Apple Creek. She took charge of eighty cows, milking thirty-five daily and doing her housework at the same time. She often had to climb the fence to save herself from the horns of some wild cow, but she always managed finally to get her rope upon the animal and bring her to terms. Buck Taylor, King of the Cowboys, has nothing to boast of above his sister as an expert with the rope. She never ropes on horseback, although she is a fine rider. She is the eldest of the three Taylor children, is thirty-five years old and scarcely looks thirty, although the mother of nine children. If the horses are out of the way she thinks nothing of walking five miles to Willow City for any supplies she may need. She can throw the tie mark and brand a yearling without help, and keeps an eye on the stock, which leaves time to her husband to look after the farm. The Evans ranch and farm is about five miles from Willow City, and a hearty welcome always awaits a stranger there. – New York Sun. -
FREDERICKSBURG WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD BY ROADSIDE
Mrs. Mary Evans Falls From Buggy and Is Killed While En Route From Town to Her Farm.
Special Telegram to The Express (San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 267, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1918)
FREDERICKSBURG, Tex., Sept. 12. –
Mrs. Mary Evans, who lived about twelve miles from Fredericksburg in the Nebo neighborhood, was found dead in a pasture about two miles from her home late yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Evans had been in Fredericksburg during the afternoon buying seed wheat and groceries; she started home driving two horses hitched to a hack in which were the wheat and groceries, and not getting home at the time she had said she would, her son went out on the road to meet her and found her dead body and the horses had gone about 200 yards from where the body was found, grazing, with no evidence of their having run away. Mrs. Evans had been afflicted with asthma and it is supposed she had a sudden attack of that disease and fell out of the hack. The wheels had passed over her body and there were no other bruises on her person, and the box in which the groceries were had fallen out, too. Mrs. Evans was an old resident of the county, a widow owning a fine farm and ranch. She was about 70 years old and is survived by a daughter and several sons, some of her boys are in the army in France. Her untimely death is regretted by all who knew her.
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The San Saba News., July 05, 1889
A SMART “COW-WOMAN.”
So much has been written recently about the exploits of Belle Starr and other daring women on the Western ranches that it is only fair to say a word about the most famous “cow-woman” of Texas. She is Mrs. Mary C. Evans, the sister of Buck Taylor, known through Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show as the “King of the Cowboys.” She made her appearance at Willow City, Texas, twenty-four years ago, when that place was a frontier town. At that time the Indians were making raids every month, killing and scalping the early settlers and driving off their stock. The Taylor children, Mary, Bax and Buck, lost their parents at an early age, and Mary was raised by her aunt, Mrs. Ives. Inured to the hardships of frontier life she soon learned to take care of herself, and at the age of fifteen was able to ride the worst bronco, or rope the most refractory old cow in the county.
At the age of sixteen Miss Mary married T. A. Evans, and moved on to the ranch of William Shelton, on Crab Apple Creek. She took charge of eighty cows, milking thirty-five daily and doing her housework at the same time. She often had to climb the fence to save herself from the horns of some wild cow, but she always managed finally to get her rope upon the animal and bring her to terms. Buck Taylor, King of the Cowboys, has nothing to boast of above his sister as an expert with the rope. She never ropes on horseback, although she is a fine rider. She is the eldest of the three Taylor children, is thirty-five years old and scarcely looks thirty, although the mother of nine children. If the horses are out of the way she thinks nothing of walking five miles to Willow City for any supplies she may need. She can throw the tie mark and brand a yearling without help, and keeps an eye on the stock, which leaves time to her husband to look after the farm. The Evans ranch and farm is about five miles from Willow City, and a hearty welcome always awaits a stranger there. – New York Sun. -
FREDERICKSBURG WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD BY ROADSIDE
Mrs. Mary Evans Falls From Buggy and Is Killed While En Route From Town to Her Farm.
Special Telegram to The Express (San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 267, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1918)
FREDERICKSBURG, Tex., Sept. 12. –
Mrs. Mary Evans, who lived about twelve miles from Fredericksburg in the Nebo neighborhood, was found dead in a pasture about two miles from her home late yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Evans had been in Fredericksburg during the afternoon buying seed wheat and groceries; she started home driving two horses hitched to a hack in which were the wheat and groceries, and not getting home at the time she had said she would, her son went out on the road to meet her and found her dead body and the horses had gone about 200 yards from where the body was found, grazing, with no evidence of their having run away. Mrs. Evans had been afflicted with asthma and it is supposed she had a sudden attack of that disease and fell out of the hack. The wheels had passed over her body and there were no other bruises on her person, and the box in which the groceries were had fallen out, too. Mrs. Evans was an old resident of the county, a widow owning a fine farm and ranch. She was about 70 years old and is survived by a daughter and several sons, some of her boys are in the army in France. Her untimely death is regretted by all who knew her.
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A SMART “COW-WOMAN.”
So much has been written recently about the exploits of Belle Starr and other daring women on the Western ranches that it is only fair to say a word about the most famous “cow-woman” of Texas. She is Mrs. Mary C. Evans, the sister of Buck Taylor, known through Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show as the “King of the Cowboys.” She made her appearance at Willow City, Texas, twenty-four years ago, when that place was a frontier town. At that time the Indians were making raids every month, killing and scalping the early settlers and driving off their stock. The Taylor children, Mary, Bax and Buck, lost their parents at an early age, and Mary was raised by her aunt, Mrs. Ives. Inured to the hardships of frontier life she soon learned to take care of herself, and at the age of fifteen was able to ride the worst bronco, or rope the most refractory old cow in the county.
At the age of sixteen Miss Mary married T. A. Evans, and moved on to the ranch of William Shelton, on Crab Apple Creek. She took charge of eighty cows, milking thirty-five daily and doing her housework at the same time. She often had to climb the fence to save herself from the horns of some wild cow, but she always managed finally to get her rope upon the animal and bring her to terms. Buck Taylor, King of the Cowboys, has nothing to boast of above his sister as an expert with the rope. She never ropes on horseback, although she is a fine rider. She is the eldest of the three Taylor children, is thirty-five years old and scarcely looks thirty, although the mother of nine children. If the horses are out of the way she thinks nothing of walking five miles to Willow City for any supplies she may need. She can throw the tie mark and brand a yearling without help, and keeps an eye on the stock, which leaves time to her husband to look after the farm. The Evans ranch and farm is about five miles from Willow City, and a hearty welcome always awaits a stranger there. – New York Sun. -
FREDERICKSBURG WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD BY ROADSIDE
Mrs. Mary Evans Falls From Buggy and Is Killed While En Route From Town to Her Farm.
Special Telegram to The Express (San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 267, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1918)
FREDERICKSBURG, Tex., Sept. 12. –
Mrs. Mary Evans, who lived about twelve miles from Fredericksburg in the Nebo neighborhood, was found dead in a pasture about two miles from her home late yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Evans had been in Fredericksburg during the afternoon buying seed wheat and groceries; she started home driving two horses hitched to a hack in which were the wheat and groceries, and not getting home at the time she had said she would, her son went out on the road to meet her and found her dead body and the horses had gone about 200 yards from where the body was found, grazing, with no evidence of their having run away. Mrs. Evans had been afflicted with asthma and it is supposed she had a sudden attack of that disease and fell out of the hack. The wheels had passed over her body and there were no other bruises on her person, and the box in which the groceries were had fallen out, too. Mrs. Evans was an old resident of the county, a widow owning a fine farm and ranch. She was about 70 years old and is survived by a daughter and several sons, some of her boys are in the army in France. Her untimely death is regretted by all who knew her.
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