| WARE, John |
John Ware was born to slavery in about 1850 on a cotton plantation in South
Carolina. At the end of the Civil War he moved to Texas and learned to
ride a horse and drive cattle. Ware joined a cattle drive to move a herd
of Texas longhorns to Montana. In 1882 Tom Lynch persuaded Ware and his
friend, Bill Moody, to come to Canada and work on the Bar U Ranche near
the Highwood River. He earned a reputation as a horseman by riding the
worst bucker in the remuda, then became even more famous as he tracked
down some rustlers and brought them back to the ranch. He worked for other
ranches in southern Alberta before he started his own on Sheep Creek, near
Millarville. In 1892 he married the daughter of a black farmer from Ontario
and in 1903 he moved north of Brooks on the Red Deer River near the town
of Dutchess. John's wife died in 1905 and, a short time later, he was killed
when his horse rolled on him after a fall.
- Source - Heritage Hunter's Guide to Alberta Museums by Roberta Hursey
- Source - Alberta History Along the Highway by Ted Stone
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| WILSON, Tom |
Tom Wilson, in 1881, at the age of 22 years, was the only person to volunteer
to accompany Major A.B. Rogers to explore Kicking Horse Pass for the CPR
and to try to find Roger's nephew, Albert, who had gotten lost. Wilson's
fame began with his finding Albert four days after he and Rogers left their
Bow Valley camp. Such discoveries as Lake Louise, Marble Canyon and Emerald
Lake are credited to Tom Wilson. Wilson began operating a outfitting business
in Banff in 1885 and for 25 years he was an outfitter and guide.
- Source - Heritage Hunter's Guide to Alberta Museums by Roberta Hursey
- Source - Alberta History Along the Highway by Ted Stone
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| WRAY, Fay |
Vina Fay Wray was born September 15, 1907 in Alberta, Canada. Fay Wray
made her film debut in Gasoline Love (1923), but it was her lead role in
The Wedding March (1928) that made her a star. She became a cult figure
after here role in King Kong (1933), as the beauty captured by a giant
gorilla. Fay starred in many other productions, opposite such leading men
as Gary Cooper, Ronald Colman, Fredric March, William Powell, and Richard
Arlen. In 1942 she married screenwriter Robert Riskin and retired from
the screen. She made a comeback in the 50s, before she finally retired
in 1958.
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