11 Facts About Kitty Leroy

1.

Kitty Leroy was a dancer, gambler, saloon owner, prostitute, madam, and trick shooter of the American Old West.

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2.

Kitty Leroy had developed shooting skills that few could match, including the ability to shoot apples off people's heads.

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3.

Kitty Leroy married for the first time by 15, but the marriage was short-lived.

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4.

Kitty Leroy ventured west seeking her fortune, settling for a time in Dallas, Texas.

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5.

Kitty Leroy soon gave up dancing to work as a faro dealer and became known for dressing in men's clothing, and at times like a Romani.

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6.

Kitty Leroy made her way to Deadwood, Dakota Territory, in 1876, traveling in the same wagon train as Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok.

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7.

Kitty Leroy opened the Mint Gambling Saloon and married for a fourth time to a Prussian prospector.

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8.

Kitty Leroy hit him over the head with a bottle one night and threw him out, ending the relationship.

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9.

On June 11,1877, Leroy married for the fifth and final time, this time to prospector and gambler Samuel R Curley.

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10.

Curley was alleged to have been extremely jealous and Kitty Leroy continued to have affairs, one of which was with her latest ex-husband, and another, according to rumor, with Wild Bill Hickok.

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11.

Kitty Leroy is mentioned in the HBO series Deadwood, portrayed as a beautiful murder victim.

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