Cynthia Ann Parker
Cynthia Ann Parker, or Naduah (also spelled "Nadua" and "Nauta") (c. 1825 – March 1871) was an American of European descent who was kidnapped in 1836, at the age of about nine, by a Comanche war band, who had massacred her family's settlement. Her Comanche name means "someone found" or "keeps warm with us". She was adopted by the Comanche and lived with them for 24 years, completely forgetting her American ways. She married a Comanche chieftain, Peta Nocona, and had three children with him, including the last free Comanche chief, Quanah Parker. At approximately age 34, she was finally recaptured by the Texas Rangers, but spent the remaining ten years of her life refusing to adjust to life in white society. At least once she escaped and tried to return to her Comanche family and children, but was again brought back to Texas. She found it difficult to understand her iconic status to the nation, which saw her as having been redeemed from the Comanches. Heartbroken over the loss of her family, she stopped eating and died of influenza in 1871.
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| Alias (AKA) | Naduah; Nadua; Nauta |
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| Birth date | January 01, 1827 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1870 |
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