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Cassidy, Butch, 1866-

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Personal name headingCassidy, Butch, 1866-
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Variant(s)Cassidy, Butch, b. 1866
Parker, George LeRoy, 1866-
Parker, Robert Leroy, 1866-
Parker, Bob, 1866-
LocatedCircleville, Utah
Birth date18660406
Death date[1908,1937]
Place of birthBeaver, Utah
AffiliationWild Bunch Gang
Profession or occupationTrain robber
Bank robber
Butcher
Farm hand
Found inKelly, C. Outlaw trail, 1938.
Stewart, G.B. Where lies Butch Cassidy? 1992: CIP galleys (b. Robert Leroy Parker in Beaver, Utah, Apr. 6, 1866, the family called the boy Bob, reported to be killed by Bolivian soldiers in 1908. His sister Lula Parker Bentenson in her book Butch Cassidy, my brother, said that her brother visited their Utah ranch in 1925 and died of pneumonia in 1937)
Wikipedia, webside viewed 23 February 2011 (Butch Cassidy; b. April 13, 1866 in Beaver Utah; died November 6, 1908? (aged 42) outside San Vicente near Uyuni, Bolivia (assumed); occupation: criminal; born Robert LeRoy Parker; train robber; bank rober; leader of the Wild Bunch Gang; grew up in Circleville, Utah; worked at a dairy farm; worked at several ranches; butcher in Rock Springs, Wyoming, where he acquired the nickname "Butch"; 20 February 1901 left for Argentina after fleeing to New York City; sister's account claims he returned to live in the U.S. and was not killed in 1908)
Associated languageeng