I was talking with my cousin James Stevenson the other day and we were talking about a relative of ours who was with Buffalo Bill and his Wild West Show in the late 1800s.  My mother had told me about this many years ago.  James read the letter about this as a child but the letter is long gone and can’t be located.  His grandmother, Catherine Worrilow Stevenson had the letter at one time.  We have no idea what relative this would have been but there is one good candidate.

After some research, I believe Antrim H. Worrilow is the most likely person to have been with Buffalo Bill.  He was a well known horse trainer in Delaware County and his obituary says that he traveled extensively in the late 1800s.  While researching this I found that Antrim was related to William Frederick ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody.  I would say that most of the Worrilows living in the US would be related also.  Buffalo Bill Cody is my 5^th cousin 4x removed.

It could be that Antrim and Bill knew they were cousins because William Cody had living relatives in the Chester and Delaware Counties during his lifetime and Antrim was from Delaware County.  Of course we will likely never know this for sure or even if Antrim had anything to do with the Wild West Show.

The Genealogy

The common ancestor of both William Frederick Cody and the Worrilow family (living in the United States) is George and Alice Maris.  George and Alice Maris had a daughter, Anne Maris, who married John Worrilow on October 14^th, 1690 in Springfield, Delaware, Pennsylvania.  I have their 1690 marriage certification hanging on a wall in my home.  John and Anne Worrilow are my 7^th great grandparents and George and Alice Maris would therefore be my 8^th great grandparents; George and Alice Maris where also William Fredrick Cody’s 4^th great grandparents.

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill Cody’s life is well documented.   If you would like to learn more about Buffalo Bill please see the following websites:

Wikipedia

Buffalo Bill Historical Center