COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
Record
Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Robert Pense
Collection Name:
WPA Collection
Collection Number:
WPA Bio 751
Item Description:
Pense, Robert - Biographical information for Robert O. K. Pense; "Robert O. K. Pense", interviewer unk., n.d.
Date:
Undated
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Okwankee (Warren Co., Ill.)
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leather work and painting (hobbies)
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born: Jan. 10, 1866 [or 1867], at Okwaukee (Waren Co., Ill.)
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Round E Horse Ranch employee
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Pense, Mrs. Laura Henson (wife, born: ? - married: Dec. 25 [or 29], 1900 - died: ? - buried: ?)
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children: Stanley O., Georgia and Ila
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died: 1943 (age: 76-77)
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Tisdale tragedy on the Powder River
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buried: Shell Cemetery (Memorial ID: 94263990) at Shell (Big Horn Co., Wyo.)
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Fort Fetterman (Wyo.)
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horse wrangler and cow-hand for C. Y. outfit (near Casper, Wyo. - 8 years)
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dairy worker
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E. K. outfit cowboy and cook
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Pierce, Johnny - E. K. superintendent
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"cut the cake" with a revolver
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Hole-in-the-Wall gang
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"inhuman activities", ranching examples
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murder of Ranger Jones (friend)
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wanderlust led to many jobs
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Champion, Nate (friend), plus Nick Rae [Ray]
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Gilbertson, Ross (friend)
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Mason, Charlie (horse ranch employer)
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gold mine employee
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Texas invaders arrive (Johnson Co. War", aka "Rustlers War")
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Grand Island (Neb.)
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Red Lodge (Mont.)
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Mussel Shells ranch employee
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Lyons, George (employer)
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"making hay" employee for George Woodruff on Big Hole River
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Pense, Laura Henson (wife - m: Dec. 23, 1900)
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Cattle Kate tales
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Three Forks Portland Cement Co. employee
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sheep shearer
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Shell (Wyo.)
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Cody, William F. "Buffalo Bill" warns subject re Indians (1879)
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Basin (Wyo.)
Type:
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