Editing Gene Autry (section)

=== Early years ===
Autry was born September 29, 1907, near [[Tioga, Texas|Tioga]] in [[Grayson County, Texas]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gene Autry|url=https://old.texasarchive.org/library/index.php?title=Category:Gene_Autry|access-date=September 17, 2021|website=Texas Archive of the Moving Image}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the grandson of a [[Methodism|Methodist]] preacher. His parents, Delbert Autry and Elnora Ozment, moved in the 1920s to [[Ravia, Oklahoma|Ravia]] in [[Johnston County, Oklahoma|Johnston County]] in southern Oklahoma. Gene Autry worked on his father's ranch while growing up and going to school. In 1925, Autry left the family ranch. With only his high school education, Autry became a [[telegrapher]]<ref name=HoF /> for the [[St. Louis–San Francisco Railway]]. His talent at singing and playing guitar led to performing at local dances.