My maiden name
        was Marthy Cannary.

    I was born in Princeton,
           Missourri,
         May 1st,
           1852.

    Father and mother
        were natives of Ohio.

    I had two brothers
           and three sisters,
         I being the oldest
               of the children.

    As a child
         I always
            had a fondness
                   for adventure
                       and out-door exercise
                     and especial fondness
                   for horses which
         I began
              to ride
                   at an early age
                       and continued
              to do so
         until I
            became an expert rider
               being able
                  to ride the most vicious
                       and stubborn of horses,
           in fact the greater portion
               of my life
             in early times
            was spent in this manner.

    In 1865
         we emigrated
               from our homes
             in Missourri
               by the overland route
                   to Virginia City,
           Montana,
         taking five months
              to make the journey.

    While on
           the way
         the greater portion
           of my time
        was spent in hunting
               along with the men
                   and hunters of the party,
           in fact
             I was
                   at all times
                 with the men
             when there was excitement
                   and adventures
                  to be had.