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She was born in Illinois around 1827. Her family moved from there to Central Texas.
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She was captued during a Comanche raid at
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Cnthia Ann remained with the Comanches for almost 25 years, becoming immersed in their culture.
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She became the wife of Chief Peta Nocona.
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Her brotherr John located her in the 1840s and asked her to return, but she refused out of love for her husband and their children.
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Many attempts were made to return Parker to her Anglo American roots, but all failed until December 18, 1860. Parker was taken by force by the Texas Rangers under the command of Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross. Colonel Isaac Parker identified her as his niece and took her with him to Birdville.
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Cynthia Ann had three kids, one of which is her son, Quanah Parker.
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Some historians believe that Cynthia Ann Parker died in 1864 shortly following the death of her young daughter.
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The Comanches were on another raid but the Anglos were close behind.
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The Anglos fired at them but saw that there were only women and children.
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Cynthia Ann was caught by the Anglos and was forced to tell them where the men and boys were.
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The Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek eastablished a 3-million-acre reservation located in Indian Territory. The government agents promised to send food and supplied to the reserve and to restrict access to the area. Some chiefs signed and agreed, while others refused, along with Quanah Parker. But other chiefs refused to attend the meeting at all.
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Quanah Parker bacame a powerful leader of the Comanche nation in very difficult times.
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The Texas Legislature votd to give her some land and money. Despite this, Parker mad eseveral unsuccessful attempts to return to her Comanche family.
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There is some other evidence that she may have been alive as late as 1870. Her husband, Chief Nocona, reportedly lived until 1864, when he died heartbroken.
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Sadly, parker died far from her Comanche family. But her legacy of bridging two cultures was carried on by her son, Quanah.