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Lillian Smith (trick shooter)
Lillian Frances Smith (February 3, 1871 – February 3, 1930) was a young trick shooter and trick rider〔Russell Martin (1983). ''Cowboy: The Enduring Myth of the Wild West'', p. 334: "By 1887, a dozen women had joined The Wild West, including Lilian Smith, a trick shot and trick rider; "Ma" Whitaker, who portrayed the settler's wife in cabin attack scenes; Georgie Duffy, "Rough Rider of Wyoming"; and Emma Lake Hickok, ..."〕 who joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1886, at the age of fifteen. She was billed as "the champion California huntress,"〔(Biography of Lillian Smith in "Annie Oakley" ), on the PBS website dedicated to the ''American Experience'' series, originally broadcast on 8 May 2006.〕 and was a direct rival to Annie Oakley in the show.〔Laura Browder (2006). ''Her Best Shot: Women And Guns in America'': "Lillian Smith, whom Buffalo Bill dubbed ''the Champion Rifle Shot of the World,'' often received equal billing with Oakley and captured an equal amount of attention from reviewers. Smith joined the show in .., and two years later an article ..."〕〔Ronald W. Lackmann (1997). ''Women of the Western Frontier in Fact, Fiction, and Film'', p. 71: "By 1887, a dozen other women were also being featured in Buffalo Bill's show, but none could hold a candle to Annie Oakley as far as public popularity was concerned. One pretty equestrienne named Lillian Smith, who had joined the show in ..."〕
==Biography==
Lillian Frances Smith was born in 1871 in Coleville, California to Levi Woodbury Smith, Jr. and Rebecca T. Robinson, the third of four children.〔(Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census ), Retrieved Dec. 29, 2014.〕〔(Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Birth Records (1840-1915) ), Retrieved Feb. 19, 2015.〕 Her parents were originally from Massachusetts and moved to Coleville in 1867.〔(Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census ), Retrieved Dec. 29, 2014.〕〔(Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Marriage Records (1840-1915) ), Retrieved Dec. 29, 2014.〕 Smith began shooting at the age of 7 and was already competing by the age of 10.〔 In 1886, at the age of 15, she joined Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, where she met her rival, Annie Oakley. Apparently, Smith and Oakley were never on very friendly terms;〔Larry McMurtry (2006). ''The Colonel and Little Missie: Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the ... '', p. 153: "Lillian Smith was billed as a rapid-fire shooter; she broke innumerable glass balls or plates in quick succession. Insofar as there was a division of labor in this early stage of the show's evolution, Lillian Smith was the rifle shot, Annie Oakley the genius of the shotgun. Annie, who could shoot either weapon proficiently, decided to up the ante by developing acts in which she herself was in motion."〕 Smith was a braggart and at one point declared "Annie Oakley was done for."〔 Moreover, in contrast to Annie, who was an extremely conservative dresser, Lillian enjoyed flashy clothing and had a reputation as a "shameless flirt." Both Smith and Oakley traveled to Great Britain with the Wild West Show and met Queen Victoria in 1887. Smith's poor performance at the annual Wimbledon rifle competition (as opposed to Oakley's favorable performance) brought mocking coverage by both the British and American press. A friend of Smith attempted to reverse the roles of Smith and Oakley in his recounting of the competition (and London's reception), but the claims received public responses by reputable sources.〔 Smith left the show in 1889 (when Oakley returned to it).
In 1907, Smith moved permanently to Oklahoma and became a fixture with the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show, performing as "Princess Wenona", a fictionalized Sioux princess. However, she continued to perform in other shows like Pawnee Bill's. After another 13 years as a record-setting sharpshooter and performer, Smith retired around 1920 and died in 1930 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the home town of the 101 Ranch. She is buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Ponca City.〔(Find-A-Grave (Lillian Frances Smith) ), Retrieved Dec. 27, 2014.〕 Her grave was unmarked until a monumental headstone was placed there in 1999 by the 101 Ranch Old Timers Association.〔(NewsOK (August 21, 1999), ''Rifelewoman's Grave Found In Cemetery In Ponca City'' by Michael McNutt ), Retrieved Dec. 29, 2014.〕 Another source mentions there was a small headstone with the name "P. Wenona" buried under the grass over time since her interment.〔(Blogspot, ''Sweethearts of the West: Authors Writing Romance Set Under the Western Skies'' by Sarah J. McNeal (The 101 Ranch and Wild West Show) ), July 18, 2014], Retrieved Feb. 20, 2015.〕
Smith was married at least five times throughout her life. The order of her husbands have differed between sources.〔(Oklahoma Historical Society, Pawnee Bill Ranch (Lillian Smith) ), Retrieved Dec. 27, 2014.〕 All of her marriages ended in divorce. She did not have any children.〔(Kay County, Oklahoma (101 Ranch), ''Ponca City News'' (February 6, 1930) -- Obituary of Princess Wenona, A.K.A. Lillian Smith ), Retrieved Dec. 27, 2014.〕
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