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Weir Maude
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ray Brothers Circus in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Weir Maude

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†1944-02-16
Death location:	Ray Brothers Circus Galveston, Texas
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ray Brothers Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1944-00-00	Ray Brothers Circus from Dailey Bros. Circus

1943-00-00	Dailey Bros. Circus from Charles Weir's elephant act

Record history
History of updates	2021-09-15

Latest document update	2021-09-15 07:26:49
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† Weir Maude is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1944-02-16 at Ray Brothers Circus, in United States, .

Origin

Weir Maude was born wild at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

Records about Weir Maude from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
Owned by Charles B. Weir, a well known act on the Fair and Vaudeville
Circuits in the 1920' and 30's.
Mr. Weir had a girl friend named Maude Henry and two of the elephants
were named after her "Maude" and "Henrietta".

William "Buckles" Woodcock

Records about Weir Maude from Bob Cline

LUNA MAUDE
Female Asian 1924 to 1942 - Charles Weir elephant act
1943 - Dailey Bros. Circus
1944 - Roy Bros. Circus
Died - Feb. 16, 1944 in Galveston, Texas
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Weir Maude, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ray Brothers Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10599. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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