Cynthia Ann Parker And Prairie Flower
Prairie flower her one connection to her old life died of influenza and pneumonia in 1863.
Cynthia ann parker and prairie flower. The other pecos died in 1863 from the dreaded small pox. One of prairie flower s brothers grew up to be the great comanche war chief quanah parker. Her comanche name means someone found.
Weakened by self imposed starvation. Neither of them could adjust nor wanted to adjust to the white man s life style. In 1836 when she was nine years old cynthia was captured in a murderous raid by comanches on her frontier family.
In december of 1860 the texas rangers rescued cynthia and prairie flower and released them to the parker family. Neither of them could adjust nor wanted to adjust to the white mans life style. Narua was an american who was kidnapped in 1836 around age 10 by a comanche war band which had attacked her family s settlement.
Taulman joseph e collection. Depressed and lonely parker struggled on for seven more years. Mule creek is where nadua aka cynthia ann parker was taken away from her numunu aka comanche family in 1860 we paid respect at this historic site on april 29 30 2016.
Parker was adopted by the comanche and lived with them for 24 years completely forgetting her white ways. Losing the only child she had contact with since her rescue caused her to be stricken with grief. Cynthia ann parker s gravestone.
Cynthia ann parker october 28 1827 march 1871 also known as naduah comanche. Cynthia ann parker with prairie flower. In 1864 cynthia s daughter prairie flower caught influenza and died of pneumonia.
She began refusing food and water and resisted attempts to save her. One of prairie flower s brothers grew up to be the great comanche war chief quanah parker. In today s excerpt the two heartbreaks of cynthia ann parker.
The other pecos died in 1863 from the dreaded small pox.
