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This site is to link the descendents of Quanah Parker, Cynthia Ann & Peta Nacona, Elder John Family ancestors, the Elder John Parker & Parker families who traveled west and settled the Parker families at Fort Parker in Texas.
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Cynthia Ann Parker and Peta Nacona
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Cynthia Parker and Peta Nacona
...my mother died. She was captured by Comanche, 9years old.Love Indian and wildlife so well no want to go back to white folks. All same people , God say . I love my mother .I like white people. Got great heart. I want my people follow after white way , get educated,know work,make living when payments stop . I want my people follow after white way ." I give you Quanah Parker Last Chief of the Comanche . He was born in the year 1850, on Elk Creek just below the Wichita Mountains To the great War Chief Peta Nocona ,who's name in english ment He who Travles Alone and Returns . And to Naudah ( Cynthia Ann Parker ) To them his would be called QUANAH PARKER .
Cynthia Ann Parker was captured at the age of 9 by the Quahada warriors in 1836. She lived with her family , farmers and preachers of the hard shell Baptist fath , in a settlement along the banks of the Navasota River , which later would come to be know as Limestone County , Texas. Cynthia Ann Parker was adopted by a family who grew to love her to much to sell her for ransom . Her foster family were a part of Chief Pa-ha-u-ka's band.
Quanah Parker also had a brother Pee-nah and a sister Prairie Flower . Quanah Parker lived two lives , one as a Comanche Chief and worrier, and one as a true diplomat . They use to say that the only thing that would make a good indian out of Quanah Parker was a fatal bullet . Many whites called him the demon on horseback . In 1875 Quanah Parker gave up his war ways and accepted a cramped , sedentary reservation life .
Quanah Parker had 8 wives and 25 children . They all lived in one home . Which was called Star House . Below I am going to give you some of the family lines from the family historys .
I found a Newspaper article that I would like to share with you . This is the Obituary that was written on the day of his death . Quanah Parker , chief of the Comanches , man amoung men and chieftain amoung chieftains,has gone to the Great Father . He died at his ranch near here at five minutes past noon . Twenty minutes after his return from a visit with the Cheyennes near Harmon Oklahoma . The immediate cause of death was heart failure caused by rheumatism, according to the physician called Dr. J. A. Perisho of Cache . The Chief was dying on the Train comming from Snyder but with primitive stoicism he determined to live untill he reached home. His favorite wife , To-Nicy, by his side ,the dying chief sat quietly , his head bowed and his limbs trembling . When the train reached Cache he arose and walked from the train unaided and sat in the waiting room . Dr Perisho was called and gave him a heart stimulant .and the chief was then rushed to his home in the automobile of his son in law Emmit Cox. He was helped into the house and laied on a couch. He arose unaided while Knox Beal , a white man raised from childhood by the Comanche Chief, took off his outer garments. " Have you any objections to the doctor of the whiteman treating you ? " asked To-pay one of his wives , in Comanche. " No it is good I'm ready " said Quanah . The Indian woman seemed to know the end was near. They motioned to the physician Beal, anda friend to leave the room while " Cotes-E-Wyne " , the Indians ' last resort was administered by Quas-E-I, a medicine man . "Father in heaven this is our brother coming ", prayed the medicine man . Placing an arm about the dying chief , he flapped his hands and imitated the call of the Great Eagle, the messenger of the Great Father Then an eagle bone was thrust in Quanah's throat to open it and To-nicy , his favorite , squirted a mouthfull of water down his throat , He coughed , gasped , moved his lips feebly, and died ,just twenty minutes after his arrival . It had been the Eagles last wish to live untill the marble monument was placed over his mothers grave . Only two weeks before he died , he had seen it in place, and now he layed beside his mother , united with her at last in the bosom of Mother Earth . A spear shaped ceder pointing towards heaven was planted at the head of his grave . A red granite headstone , authorized by Congress , was quarried from the nearby Wichita Mountains . On it was inscribed the following RESTING HERE UNTILL DAYBREAKS AND SHDOWS FALL AND DARKNESS DISAPPEARS IS QUANAH PARKER LAST CHIEF * OF THE COMANCHES BORN 1852 DIED FEB 23,1911
Quanah fed a great many Comanche Indians , had a great herds of cattle, horses in 1890 ,and when he died in 1911 , he did not have many left because he was so generous . Chief in two worlds, he was a Comanche to the last.
I would like to thank both of Quanah Parkers Great Grandsons and Grandson for being here tonight . It is an honor to be with you .
Cynthia Parker and Peta Nacona
...my mother died. She was captured by Comanche, 9years old.Love Indian and wildlife so well no want to go back to white folks. All same people , God say . I love my mother .I like white people. Got great heart. I want my people follow after white way , get educated,know work,make living when payments stop . I want my people follow after white way ." I give you Quanah Parker Last Chief of the Comanche . He was born in the year 1850, on Elk Creek just below the Wichita Mountains To the great War Chief Peta Nocona ,who's name in english ment He who Travles Alone and Returns . And to Naudah ( Cynthia Ann Parker ) To them his would be called QUANAH PARKER .
Cynthia Ann Parker was captured at the age of 9 by the Quahada warriors in 1836. She lived with her family , farmers and preachers of the hard shell Baptist fath , in a settlement along the banks of the Navasota River , which later would come to be know as Limestone County , Texas. Cynthia Ann Parker was adopted by a family who grew to love her to much to sell her for ransom . Her foster family were a part of Chief Pa-ha-u-ka's band.
Quanah Parker also had a brother Pee-nah and a sister Prairie Flower . Quanah Parker lived two lives , one as a Comanche Chief and worrier, and one as a true diplomat . They use to say that the only thing that would make a good indian out of Quanah Parker was a fatal bullet . Many whites called him the demon on horseback . In 1875 Quanah Parker gave up his war ways and accepted a cramped , sedentary reservation life .
Quanah Parker had 8 wives and 25 children . They all lived in one home . Which was called Star House . Below I am going to give you some of the family lines from the family historys .
I found a Newspaper article that I would like to share with you . This is the Obituary that was written on the day of his death . Quanah Parker , chief of the Comanches , man amoung men and chieftain amoung chieftains,has gone to the Great Father . He died at his ranch near here at five minutes past noon . Twenty minutes after his return from a visit with the Cheyennes near Harmon Oklahoma . The immediate cause of death was heart failure caused by rheumatism, according to the physician called Dr. J. A. Perisho of Cache . The Chief was dying on the Train comming from Snyder but with primitive stoicism he determined to live untill he reached home. His favorite wife , To-Nicy, by his side ,the dying chief sat quietly , his head bowed and his limbs trembling . When the train reached Cache he arose and walked from the train unaided and sat in the waiting room . Dr Perisho was called and gave him a heart stimulant .and the chief was then rushed to his home in the automobile of his son in law Emmit Cox. He was helped into the house and laied on a couch. He arose unaided while Knox Beal , a white man raised from childhood by the Comanche Chief, took off his outer garments. " Have you any objections to the doctor of the whiteman treating you ? " asked To-pay one of his wives , in Comanche. " No it is good I'm ready " said Quanah . The Indian woman seemed to know the end was near. They motioned to the physician Beal, anda friend to leave the room while " Cotes-E-Wyne " , the Indians ' last resort was administered by Quas-E-I, a medicine man . "Father in heaven this is our brother coming ", prayed the medicine man . Placing an arm about the dying chief , he flapped his hands and imitated the call of the Great Eagle, the messenger of the Great Father Then an eagle bone was thrust in Quanah's throat to open it and To-nicy , his favorite , squirted a mouthfull of water down his throat , He coughed , gasped , moved his lips feebly, and died ,just twenty minutes after his arrival . It had been the Eagles last wish to live untill the marble monument was placed over his mothers grave . Only two weeks before he died , he had seen it in place, and now he layed beside his mother , united with her at last in the bosom of Mother Earth . A spear shaped ceder pointing towards heaven was planted at the head of his grave . A red granite headstone , authorized by Congress , was quarried from the nearby Wichita Mountains . On it was inscribed the following RESTING HERE UNTILL DAYBREAKS AND SHDOWS FALL AND DARKNESS DISAPPEARS IS QUANAH PARKER LAST CHIEF * OF THE COMANCHES BORN 1852 DIED FEB 23,1911
Quanah fed a great many Comanche Indians , had a great herds of cattle, horses in 1890 ,and when he died in 1911 , he did not have many left because he was so generous . Chief in two worlds, he was a Comanche to the last.
I would like to thank both of Quanah Parkers Great Grandsons and Grandson for being here tonight . It is an honor to be with you .
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Comment by Jim Yarbrough on October 29, 2009 at 11:49am -
We are showing the Cynthia Ann and Quanah Parker Trail Exhibit at the Quanah, Acme & Pacific Museum with our official opening slated for 5 p. m. Tuesday, November 24, 2009.
Lance Tahmahkera is going to be our keynote speaker. His topic will be Comanche history. Helen Garrison, a historical enactor, is going to give us her portrayal of Cynthia Ann.
Also, we are showing the two short movies made in the Cache area in 1907 -- the ones that include Chief Quanah in the cast. And we hope to have a Comanche flute maker/player/seller on hand.
We haven't mailed invitations yet, but we've been getting the word out via e-mail and web sites. No one needs an invitation to attend the opening, but we're mailing out some to let people know its happening.
On Saturday, Dec. 5, we will once again showcase the exhibit during our "Cowboy Christmas." Helen Garrison plans to come back then and we will have other special activities at the museum. Any Comanche artisan who would like to set up a booth to demonstrate a craft and/or sell any items related to the Comanche culture is welcome to do so on either date at the museum at no cost and with no cut taken from any sales.
The trail exhibit is a good focal point, I think, for all of us who would like to be a part of 2011 observances of the 100th anniversary of Quanah's death.
In Quanah we feel very fortunate to have the exhibit. It will stay up through the first of the year -- possibly until mid-January.
By 2011, perhaps we will have a trail mapped out for people to make a pilgrimage to visit places where Quanah lived and traveled and hunted and so forth, plus special events.
I hope you can join us on November 24 or December 5.
Also, I'm attaching a flier. Feel free to distribute it electronically or to print your own if you like.
Hoping to see you soon in Quanah,
Hanaba Munn Welch
Manager
Quanah Historical Preservation
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Comment by Teresa Louise Parker on October 27, 2009 at 6:39pm -
I currently am working on my family tree. I realize this will take me sometime. I am trying to go as far back as Bonnie Parker and Quanah Parker.
My Great Grand Parents are Altha May Phillips from Wisc. married to Ray Parker, who has brother but I only know two of them Wesley and Joseph Parker. My grand parents are Roy Jack Parker 1916 & Esther Edith Delapp.
Any info someone might have would be very much appretiated. Thank You
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Comment by Helen Dawkins on October 22, 2009 at 4:33pm - Can anyone help me with a problem. I have traced family members back to Luanza "Onze" Parker who was born in 1879 in Texas and died in 1936. He married Alice Olia Bumstead about 1900. Census records show that he lived in Liberty County, Texas in 1910 and in Hardin County, Texas in 1920. He is buried in the Bumstead family cemetery in Lumberton, Hardin County, Texas. Can you help me trace his ancestry? Any assistance that you can give me is appreciated.Delete Comment
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Comment by Cynthia Ann Gallegos on October 1, 2009 at 5:47pm - Trying to find information about the name Wauqua...This is my paternal grandmothers last name. Her mother was Mae Wauqua. If anyone knows the names to other relatives who are related to the Wauqua name... I would love to know. I'm just trying to get as much information about my paternal side of the family as possible. I am not in contact with that family so I have very limited information.
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Comment by Deborah Parker Collard on September 7, 2009 at 10:35am -
Question? As with many Parker lines there has been "oral tradition" of Parker's still living in Georgia as to a connection with Cynthia Parker dating back into the 1940's for those who remember. My Parker line is furtherest dated to one William Parker born in 1774 in York District, South Carolina or very close by. Does anyone have any information that would connect this family? I have not done any research into this possibility. The problem with our William is that we only can follow the seven children that are known to us with thirteen children being a probable number of true children.
~Deborah
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Comment by Elizabeth "Dwight"/Anderson-Shaw on August 4, 2009 at 4:58pm
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Jim,
think you can dig that copy up someday? We would love to see it.
I just finished reading Frontier Blood and am starting on Frontier Religion and was wondering if anyone here has read these and has any comments?
I am still searching for that elusive link between the Parkers and the Dwights and Youngblood families.
Liz Shaw
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Comment by Jim Yarbrough on August 4, 2009 at 9:06am
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I haev a copy of a photo taken of Quanah at the dining table in Star House. It was taken by George A Addison circa 1895 and is now at the Cowboy Museum.
Quanah at the far end, Wec-keah on his left, Tonarcy on his left.
next is unknown to me, then Buiwat (who was on his council), and the white man is Quanah's son-in-law Ed Clark.
If the photo you have is of five children in mixed Native and Civilian dress with two girls and three boys, a taller girl in the center-back, then it is front L to R: Len, Baldwin, Rear L to R: Wanada, Weyote, Harold
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Comment by Mary Parker-Fabian on August 3, 2009 at 7:02am -
Hello Jeff and Welcome! :) I don't have this book, wish I did - I'll have to look for it. I am unfamiliar with the picture, so hopefully someone else will be able to answer this. Please feel free to post any question, comment or observation. Also, I am going to send you my email address, could you please scan, or take a photo of that photo and email it to me? Many thanks to you and blessings,
Shen
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Comment by Jeff Parker on August 3, 2009 at 12:32am -
Hello group! I am very new to this and hope I am following protocol in posting this question. I have seen a Time Life book on the Great Chiefs, in which Quanah is featured. This book came out some 15-20 yrs ago and was advertised on T.V. My question has to do with a couple of pictures within this article. There is a large picture with Quanah sitting at the end of a long table with several people sitting with him. On this same page, there is a smaller insert at the top left that is labled as Quanah's kids (if I am not mistaken). Does anybody know who the folks are at the table with Quanah? What about the names of the children? Can we document these folks anyway?
Thanks,
Jeff
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Comment by Mary Parker-Fabian on July 25, 2009 at 10:45am
- Pat, hopefully you'll be able to find info on your Parker here: http://parkerheritage.ning.com/group/quanahparkerfamilyhistory/forum/topics/quanah-parkers-wives-and
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