Texas Rose Bascom was taught to twirl a trick rope by her brother-in-law Earl Bascom.
Billed as the greatest female trick roper in the world.
Texas Rose Bascom first performed as a rodeo trick rider at the Columbia, Mississippi Rodeo in 1937, which rodeo was produced by her husband Weldon and his brother Earl Bascom.
Texas Rose Bascom was part Choctaw-Cherokee Indian.
Her husband, Weldon Bascom, was a champion rodeo cowboy.