Women of the Old West Trivia Quiz

Answer: General George Custer's wife

Elizabeth "Libbie" Bacon married George Armstrong Custer in 1864 while he was a young cavalry officer fighting in the Civil War. After Custer was killed at the Little Bighorn, his widow devoted her life to preserving and defending his memory. Libbie Custer died on April 4, 1933.

Answer: Zerelda Mimms

Zerelda Mimms was Jesse's first cousin. They fell in love during the Civil War and were married in 1874. Zerelda Cole, Zerelda Simms and Zerelda Samuel were all names of Jesse's mother at different times. Cole was her maiden name. After Jesse's father died she married a man named Simms who also left her a widow. Her last husband was Reuben Samuel.

Answer: Cattle rustling

Ella Watson and her husband Jim Averill were lynched in Wyoming by neighboring cattle barons who wanted the couple's water rights. After the lynching, Ella was dubbed "Cattle Kate" by her murderers who also spread rumors that she was a prostitute and traded sex for stolen livestock.

Answer: Wild Bill Hickock

Agnes Lake became Mrs. Hickock on March 5, 1876. After a short honeymoon in Cincinati, Wild Bill returned to the West and never saw his bride again. He was killed in Deadwood on August 2, 1876.

Answer: Alvira Sullivan

Urilla Sutherland was Wyatt's first wife. Mattie Blaylock and Josie Marcus were later wives and probably common law spouses. Alvira Sullivan was the wife of Wyatt's brother Virgil.

Answer: Phoebe Moses

Annie Tallent was the first white woman to settle in the Black Hills. Della Pringle was a popular entertainer who toured the western states and Dora Hand was a singer who was accidentally shot dead in Dodge City.

Answer: An entertainer

Belle sang and played the piano and was a popular entertainer in the saloons of Dallas, Texas.

Answer: She disappeared from history

The ultimate fate of Etta Place is one of the great mysteries of the Old West.

Answer: Trying to save Tom Horn

Glendolene Kimmell tried to save Tom Horn from the gallows after he was convicted of murdering young Willie Nickel in 1903. She swore in an affidavit that a young man named Victor Miller confessed to her that he had killed Willie Nickell. Her pleas were ignored and Tom Horn was hanged.

Answer: Ranchers and friends of the Wild Bunch

The Bassett sisters were born and raised in Brown's Park, Colorado. They knew Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch and Josie was said to be Butch's sweetheart for a time. Anne Bassett was tried for and acquitted of cattle rustling and was always at odds with the cattle barons. Josie had four marriages that ended in divorce and a fifth husband who died - some folks thought that Josie may have poisoned him. Anne maintained the family ranch until her death in 1956.