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John R. "Jack" Abernathy (1876 - 1941)
Abernathy was known as the "wolf catcher" & it is said that in his lifetime he caught hundreds of wolves alive. In this pic taken near Frederick, OK in April 1905 on a hunt with Teddy Roosevelt, Abernathy is holding a live coyote by the snout. Thise with Abernathy & Roosevelt are identified as Lee Bivins & S. Bur.
Abernathy was the last US Deputy Marshal in Oklahoma Territory, serving from 1906 to 1910, & voted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1944.
Abernathy was known as the "wolf catcher" & it is said that in his lifetime he caught hundreds of wolves alive. In this pic taken near Frederick, OK in April 1905 on a hunt with Teddy Roosevelt, Abernathy is holding a live coyote by the snout. Thise with Abernathy & Roosevelt are identified as Lee Bivins & S. Bur.
Abernathy was the last US Deputy Marshal in Oklahoma Territory, serving from 1906 to 1910, & voted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1944.