Buck McKee Letters, 1906-1909.

Rogers, Will, 1879-1935

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The youngest of eight children, William Penn Adair Rogers was born on November 4, 1879 at Rogers Ranch in Oologah, Indian Territory (what is now Oklahoma). His parents, Clement Vann Rogers and Mary Schrimsher, were partly of Cherokee descent. While growing up on the family ranch, Will worked with cattle and learned to ride and lasso from a young age. He grew so talented with a rope, in fact, that he was placed in the Guiness Book of World Records for throwing three lassos at once. One went ar...

McKee, Maud.

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McKee, Buck, 1865-1944

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Buck McKee was a boyhood friend of Will Rogers and became his partner in a touring group. McKee's specialty was performing with his riding horse, Teddy. Maud Holmes married Buck McKee in 1908. She was a vaudeville chorus girl who performed under the name Maud Florence. Around 1924 Buck and Maud moved to Roseville where they ran a riding school. From the description of Buck McKee Letters, 1906-1909. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58745799 ...