Papers, 1852-1911.

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Papers, 1852-1911.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70971447

Two photocopied letters written by Parker to Col. Charles Goodnight (probably in Texas) regarding the moving of the grave of Parker's mother, Cynthia Ann Parker; together with some memorial speeches.

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Goodnight, Charles, 1836-1929

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Charles Goodnight is best known as a cattleman and co-founder of the Goodnight-Loving Trail to bring cattle from Texas to market in New Mexico. However, Charles Goodnight and his wife, Mary Ann, played a pivotal role in saving the Great Southern Bison Herd from extinction. Separated from the Northern Herd by busy wagon trails and the railroad and slaughtered by hundreds of eager "buffalo hunters," by 1895 the Great Southern Herd, once numbering in the millions, was almost gone. Charles and Mary ...

Parker, Cynthia Ann, 1827?-1864

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Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911

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Prominant Comanche chief; lived in Fort Sill, Okla., area. From the description of Papers, 1852-1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70971447 Quanah Parker (ca. 1845-1911), son of Comanche chief Peta Nocona and famous Indian captive Cynthia Ann Parker, was the last chief of the Quahada Comanche Indians. He played a prominent role in the Comanche tribe's resistance to white settlement and ultimately to their adjustment to reservation life. Parker led ...