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Title:
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Samuel Abermanthy
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Collection Name:
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
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WPA Bio 1559
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Item Description:
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Abermanthy, Samuel - Biographical information for Samuel Taylor "Wild Cat Sam" Abermanthy; "'Wild Cat Sam' Is Dead: Was Picturesque Figure", Thermopolis Independent Record, Jul. 13, 1928; "Wild Cat Sam", no source, n.d.
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Creator:
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Mrs. Tacetta B. Walker
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Location:
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Thermopolis (Hot Springs Co., Wyo.)
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Date:
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1939 January 12
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
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born: prior to Civil War in Virginia (?)
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Notes:
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took herd of cattle to Henry Sayles place near Meeteetse (Park Co., Wyo. - 1928)
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Notes:
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body found on South Fork of Wood River by Henry Sayles and Mike O'Mahoney.
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Notes:
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died: found dead in camp of Henry Sayles near Meeteetse (age: o/a 84)
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Notes:
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buried: at Cody [or Meeteetse]
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Notes:
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tapper and hunter
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Notes:
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some believe Bull Lake Anecdotes is origin of "Wild Cat Sam" and "Wild Cat Annie" nicknames
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Notes:
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connected witth Major North, famous Indian scout and fighter
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Notes:
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traveled western Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming - in Johnson Co. prior to Johnson Co. War
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Notes:
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from Buffalo (Johnson Co., Wyo.) moved to Thermpolis (1914) - homesteaded at foot of Copper Mountain
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Rights:
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Type:
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Text
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