Annie Oakly's Major Life Events By sgt99999 Aug 13, 1860 Birth Phoebe Ann Moses (Annie Oakly) was born in Woodland, Ohio Jan 1, 1866 Jacob Moses (Annie's father) died Aug 14, 1870 Moved to Darke County Infirmary Aug 15, 1870 Moved in with "The Wolves" Aug 13, 1874 Began hunting for food to feed her family Nov 25, 1875 Annie won her first shooting match Annie beat Frank Butler in a shooting match. Aug 23, 1876 Annie married Frank Butler Jul 11, 1882 Annie took the stage name "Annie Oakley" Jul 11, 1884 Toured with Sells Brothers Circus Annie was Frank's shooting partner in the show. Annie met Sitting Bull. Jul 11, 1885 Joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show Jul 11, 1887 Traveled to Great Britain with the Wild West Show Jul 11, 1889 The Wild West Show toured Europe Jul 11, 1901 Injured in a train accident Jul 12, 1901 Quit the Wild West Show, tried stage acting Jul 11, 1902 Starred in The Western Girl Jul 11, 1915 Began teaching women to shoot Jul 11, 1918 Annie, Frank and their dog Dave began touring Army camps Jul 11, 1922 Hurt in car accident in Florida Nov 3, 1926 Annie died Nov 21, 1926 Frank died