Big Nose Kate Elder

Cummings in prescott arizona.

Big nose kate elder. Setting a fire to an old shed it began to burn rapidly threatening to engulf the entire town. She is best remembered as big nose kate the girlfriend and common law wife of fabled gunfighter and old wild west icon doc holliday. She died in 1940 and was buried under the name mary k. Big nose kate s story in her own words.

She and her siblings were educated as aristocrat s children. She died in 1940 and was buried under the name mary k. Besides being called katie elder she was also known as kate fisher big nose kate nosey kate mrs. Cummings in prescott arizona.

Kate elder also called katie elder or kate fisher byname big nose kate or nosey kate flourished 1877 81 plainswoman and frontier prostitute of the old american west companion and possible wife of doc holliday q v. Kate is also known as kate fisher and mary cummings. Actually she was born mary katharine haroney in hungary on november 7 1850. Besides being called katie elder she was also known as kate fisher big nose kate nosey kate mrs.

Kate lived in the arizona pioneers home in prescott from 1931 until her death on november 2 1940 just one week shy of her 91st birthday. Big nose kate elder november 7 1850 november 2 1940. She was also known as big nose kate nosey kate mrs. Born mary katherine haroney in hungary on november 7 1850 kate was the daughter of a physician who had been appointed as the personal surgeon of mexico s emperor maximillian in 1862.

Though she was born to a prominent family kate would grow up to be just one of the many soiled doves of the american west as well claiming a small slice of fame as doc holliday s on and off girlfriend. Big nose kate elder. Big nose kate at about age 50 photo about 1900 calling herself kate elder she went to wichita kansas where she worked as a prostitute in a sporting house for nellie bessie earp wyatt earp s sister in law. Born in pest hungary she was the eldest daughter of a wealthy physician named dr.

Mary katherine horony cummings born as mária izabella magdolna horony november 9 1849 november 2 1940 also known as big nose kate was a hungarian born american prostitute and longtime companion and common law wife of old west gunfighter doc holliday. Actually she was born mary katharine haroney in hungary on november 7 1850. Knowing that the mob would quickly overtake the local lawmen big nose kate devised a plan to free holliday from his confines. Mary katharine haroney known as big nose kate elder was born in pest budapest hungary on 7 november 1850 and died 2 november 1940 in prescott arizona.

In between she was the lover of john henry doc holliday and before she met holliday knew wyatt s. Doc holliday kate melvin and kate cummings. Cummings aka kate elder second from left age 80 and mrs. Alexander haroney far left stood for their portrait in 1930 in prescott.