Connally, Ernest Allen

The Parker Family/Fort Parker Collection was assembled by Ernest Connally for his personal research. His research centered on the Fort Parker story, and included famous Texas figures Cynthia Ann Parker and Quanah Parker, the last major Comanche chief to give up warfare against the United States. The collection contains many printed materials, correspondence, and rare early photographs of the Mexia, Texas, area.

Ernest Connally was a citizen of Groesbeck, Texas, by 1936. It is possible that he was a member of the politically influential Connally family of Central Texas. In the 1930s, Connally was the president of the Fort Parker Association, the organization responsible for planning the centennial celebration for the fort. E.L. Connally, as he was popularly referred to, operated the Connally Funeral Home in Groesbeck, Texas, which is still in business as of 2011. Connally was active in many historic site projects in Central Texas, but he is most identified with Old Fort Parker. This collection reflects his interest in that park, primarily centering around the Parker family.

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