William Frederick Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill, was born
into an anti-slavery family. He had a rough childhood, but despite
this hardship he grew up to be an adventurous wild west showman, and
achieve many historical goals.
On February 26, 1846, near the small town of LeClair, Iowa,
William F. Cody was born to Isacc and Marry Ann Cody. At the time
William had two sisters, Martha and Julia, and a brother, Samuel.
But he ended up with three more sisters, Eliza, Helen, and May, and
another brother, Charlie.
In the first eight years of his childhood, William grew up on a farm
his father…
