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Name

Cody, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill"

Othernames

Buffalo Bill

Born

Feb 26, 1846

Birthplace

LeClaire, Iowa

Deceased

Jan 10, 1917

Deceased where

Denver, CO

Places of residence

Leavenworth, KS

Notes

William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody was born in LeClaire, Iowa in 1846. While he was still a child, his family moved to Leavenworth, Kansas. Cody left home at the young age of eleven to herd cattle and work as a driver on a wagon train, crossing the Great Plains several times. He went on to fur trapping and gold mining, then joined the Pony Express in 1860. After the Civil War, Cody scouted for the Army and gained the nickname "Buffalo Bill" as a hunter. Cody’s life in the West offered the stuff from which legends were made and he soon was popularized in newspaper accounts and dime novels.

Buried on Lookout Mountain, Denver Mountain Parks, Golden, Colorado

Occupation

Pony Express rider

Role

Military

Spouse

Louisa

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