9. Annie Oakley and Frank Butler - World's Famous Love Story

Annie Oaklay of Darke was a a skilled rifle shooter. She used her father's old Kentucky rifle for shooting game in her brother's grocery store. She was tomboyish and a successful hunter. Her shooting abilities got her noted and she got an invitation from Black Frost, to participate in a shooting game. Here she had contested against Frank.E.Butler, a well-known marksman and her future husband. Annie won the match with full twenty five points. Butler lost as he missed one of his shots but won the heart of Annie.

Butler was amused by her shooting excellence and soon they began dating each other.

They both got married on 23 August, 1876. Annie and Frank Butler together appeared for the fist time in a show on August 23, 1876. It was here Annie got her stage name 'Oakley'. But off stage she was always called Mrs. Butler. They both traveled extensively across the country to give shooting exhibitions with their Dog, George. In 1901 a serious train accident injured her back, they were forced to leave the show. This accident didn't stopped and she continued to perform. Finally, in 1913 the couple retired from the shooting arena and settled in Cambridge, Maryland.

After 50 years of happy married life, Annie died in in on November 3, 1925 and just after 18 days of her lovely wife death, Frank Butler died on 21st November.