Cynthia ann parker biography

On May 19, 1836, Cynthia Ann Parker was captured by a band of Comanche and Kiowa Indians.

Cynthia ann parker biography

Later, she Married Chief Peta Nocoma and had a son,Quanah who became a feared leader of the Comanches.

BIOGRAPHY OF CYNTHIA ANN PARKER

Cynthia Ann Parker was born in 1825 to Silas M. and Lucy (Duty)Parker in Crawford County, Illinois.

As a young girl, she and her family joined a wagon train and travelled to east Texas where the settlers built Fort Parker on the headwaters of the Navasota River near the area that would later become Groesbeck. Cynthia's uncle, John Parker organized the Texas branch of the Primitive Baptist Church.

Fort Parker Built in 1836

The Parker families built a fort around their community that was known as Fort Parker and created a company of Texas Rangers for protection against the Indians.

On May 19, 1836, Fort Parker was attacked by several