Mary Katherine Horony Cummings ("Big Nose Kate") was born in Budapest in 1850, and eventually became the long-time companion of gunfighter Doc Holliday in America's Old West. Orphaned at the age of 15, this adventurous lady made her way in a world that was hard on both women and horses. Corral on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, and was with Doc when he died in 1887. She ran several businesses later i
n life, and was one of the first female residents of the Arizona Pioneer Home in Prescott, Arizona. Kate was a larger-than-life character who lived to see stories of her own exploits told as Wild West legends. She died peacefully in bed, five days before her 90th birthday. Big Nose Kate (born November 7, 1850 in Budapest, Hungary; died November 2, 1940 in Prescott, Arizona), a/k/a Mary K. Cummings, Mary Katharine Harony Cummings, Mary Catherine Haroney, Mrs. "Doc" Holliday, Big Nosed Kate, Nosey Kate, Katie Elder, Kate Horoney Nelson, Kate Melvin, Kate Fisher. Script: 9TimeZones.com/scr/#d
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