John Ware was an African-American cowboy, best remembered for his ability to ride and train horses and for bringing the first cattle to southern Alberta in 1876, helping to create that province's important ranching industry. . Ware was born into slavery in South Carolina. After the American Civil War he left the Carolinas for Texas where he learned the skills of a rancher and became a cowboy.

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  • John Ware was an African-American cowboy, best remembered for his ability to ride and train horses and for bringing the first cattle to southern Alberta in 1876, helping to create that province's important ranching industry. . Ware was born into slavery in South Carolina. After the American Civil War he left the Carolinas for Texas where he learned the skills of a rancher and became a cowboy. Ware's great stature and dedication to hard work made him a natural and allowed him to work his way up to Canada driving cattle from Texas up to Montana and then up into the great plains that would eventually become Alberta. Upon his arrival in Calgary he found work at the Bar-U and Quorn ranches before starting his own ranch near the Red Deer river. By 1900, he and his wife, Mildred, had five children. He moved from the Calgary area to a spot northeast of the village of Duchess, Alberta. In 1902 his first home was destroyed by the spring flood. He rebuilt on higher ground overlooking a stream, now called Ware Creek. Three years later Mildred died of pneumonia in the spring; despite being a master horseman John was killed in the fall when his horse tripped in a badger hole crushing its rider and breaking his neck. Ware's funeral was reported to be one of the largest held in the early days of Calgary. Like any folk hero there are a wide range of tales about his ability to eat, ride, shoot, and contribute to Western culture. It is said that he was never tossed from a wild horse and that he popularized steer wrestling which would then become a highlight of the Calgary stampede. The Blackfoot First Nations people reportedly called him "Matoxy Sex Apee Quin" because of his courage and enormous strength, and wondered if he had connections to the spirit world. The story of John Ware is that of a remarkable figure in history who helped to lay the foundations of the ranching industry in western Canada and at the same time defying stereotypes. Born a slave Ware worked his way to being one of the most well respected figures in frontier Alberta crossing race lines thanks to his good nature and hard work. He is the subject of a biography, John Ware's Cow Country by J. W. Grant MacEwan Several geographical features near the Wares' ranch are named in their honour: John Ware Ridge Mount Ware Ware Creek Other namesakes include 'John Ware Junior High School' in southwest Calgary, the John Ware building at Calgary's SAIT Polytechnic, a polytechnic undergraduate college, and the John Ware 4-H Beef Club in Duchess, Alberta. In 1958 the modest log cabin that was the family home from 1900-1905 was relocated from its prairie setting near Millicent, Alberta to the Red Deer River valley in Dinosaur Provincial Park, about 20 km to the east. The cabin was restored and re-dedicated in 2002. Diamond Joe White, a musician from Alberta, has released a song titled "High Rider: The John Ware Story" None of John and Mildred's five children who lived to adulthood had descendants. Their last surviving daughter, Nettie, died on her ninety-sixth birthday in March 1989 in Vulcan, Alberta. Their last son, Arthur, passed away in Burnaby, British Columbia in May 1989. However relatives of Mildred Ware still reside in New Jersey and British Columbia.
  • John Ware kowboj, jeździec, hodowca bydła z Alberty. John Ware urodził się jako czarny niewolnik w Południowej Karolinie prawdopodobnie w 1845 roku. Ze względu na znakomite warunki fizyczne, zmuszany był przez swego właściciela do uprawiania brutalnej i krwawej formy walk bokserskich z innymi czarnymi niewolnikami. Wyzwolony po wojnie secesyjnej przeniósł się do Teksasu gdzie zaczął pracować jako poganiacz bydła. Wkrótce dał się poznać jako znakomity jeździec i znawca przepędów bydła. Stał się jednym z najbardziej cenionych cowboyów swego czasu. W 1882 gdy rząd Kanady rozpoczął nadawać działki ziemskie w Terytoriach Północno-Zachodnich John Ware osiedlił się w Dystrykcie Alberta zakładając farmę hodowli bydła. Był pionierem tej gałęzi rolnictwa w Kanadzie. Zainicjował także tradycje kowbojskie w Albercie, które do dziś są tam kultywowane, w postaci dorocznych zawodów tzw. Alberta Stampede. Osiągnął olbrzymią sławę i cieszył się wielkim szacunkiem. Zmarł w 1905 w wyniku obrażeń po upadku z konia.
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  • John Ware was an African-American cowboy, best remembered for his ability to ride and train horses and for bringing the first cattle to southern Alberta in 1876, helping to create that province's important ranching industry. . Ware was born into slavery in South Carolina. After the American Civil War he left the Carolinas for Texas where he learned the skills of a rancher and became a cowboy.
  • John Ware kowboj, jeździec, hodowca bydła z Alberty. John Ware urodził się jako czarny niewolnik w Południowej Karolinie prawdopodobnie w 1845 roku. Ze względu na znakomite warunki fizyczne, zmuszany był przez swego właściciela do uprawiania brutalnej i krwawej formy walk bokserskich z innymi czarnymi niewolnikami. Wyzwolony po wojnie secesyjnej przeniósł się do Teksasu gdzie zaczął pracować jako poganiacz bydła.
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