The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-02
D. PARKER
MOTHER TO
FORT SILL.
BODY or FAMOUS CHEF
TAlN's MOTHER HAS
rEBURIAL
\ II MSIUH INT W
VESTS HlMANCtS
uhIla Wnman | nnued f0f lhe
Wild llle-.HeT
Career
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Special TO Daily LAader
I.awton, Okla, Dec 2i--The BODY
of Cynthia Ann Parker, or rather, per,
haps. the bleached and whltened
homes OF the mortal body, mother OF
ouanah Parker chief OF the Conan
che Indians, was shipped into La"ton
today from Athens, Texas, 20 be pre- |
uared for the rites OF Christian fuT
neral which Will be held at the nome
OF the Comanthe chief near Cache
on Monday OF next week. me re-
maths will be buried again on Parker
Land and memument erected In ner
honor.
The removal of the chiefs mother
is done at the expense of the United
states government by act OF the last
congress appropriating $3.50 for the
purpose. Another appropriation OF
..vvv \ as made ior monument. The
appropriation, which was made at
the urgent request OF the Comancne
leader himself who has made frequent
trips to the national capital to Sc
cure this specific act, was giyen %
ID honor to the white girl who, in
TEXAS early history, suffered capture
ana exile among the Indians as re-
sult OF the innumerable raids which
were made by the red men upon the
white settlers. tsset
Captured by comanches.
Her history FURNISHES one o. the
most peculiar romarees Of frontier
life. 4N
IN 1897 settlement called Par
kere Fort was attacked By tae lh-
dams. Most of the inhabitants were
ueher killed or t,alEured Amoig
the latter was Cyntnsa Ann Parker
then child of nine years.
For five years no trace cf her was
otbe foiiad.
sColouel Williams happened In one
of. his trading tours through the Co
niancha UiDes, 70 hear OF a white
maiden whs had been adopted by an
Indian s.mily. He went to the par
ents And offered to rams N the girl
but was told that 10 money could
b,ir her. He was allowed to see
Cynthia Ann. but could not PERSUADE
her 10 speak word. He told her
Of her relatives. of the boge and girls
18th whom she had played, and ask
u her what message he should take
sthrk To them, but she would make 40
f<pIy. Whether she had been order
81 81 The Indians TO be silent. or had
foraoiien The English language, Col
onel Williams could not tell.
-c}nthia Ann was soan married to
a4brase young chief. Peta Nacona-
r<1..t Ia~f oa him and her
children
Hteaptured by Texans.
f fne fexaas under General
Ross attacked and defeated the Co
lnau.hts. feta Nacona tried 10 es-
cape with his wife and fttie ones.
ne was killed, the two soils red, and
Cynthia Ann with her little daughter,
pfeifje Floae.-. --1s captured.
So soon as General Ross noticed
her blue eyes, he felt sure she was
crntfia Ann OF whom he had heard
- much during his boyhood. She
wax sent 10 ner uncle, who welcomed
hef hearty.
.Lcheed for Wild Life.
she did not like the new life and
lcn9ed for her Wild home with her
s<yaee chief, The separation from
her Boys distressed her. she tried to
escape, but her uncle prevented this.
Finally she became more reconciled;
some remembrances OF her childish
days returned; she learned English
again and became able to do some
forms OF domestic labor. In 1864 she
and her little daughter, Prairie Flow
er died.
She was buried in little out-of-the
way cemetery near Athens, in Hen
dersom county. Texas No mark or
stone was eyer placed at the grave
and Quanah. who in later years be
came chief OF his tribe, practically
lost trace OF where his mother was
buried
Personal search led the Indian to
the grave and, through his influence
Nhth department. officers and con-
sressmen from Oklahoma and Texas
largely. the recent appropriation was
madt for the removal of the body
ard the erection of 3 fitting monu-
nnent. M