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What do you know about the children of Cynthia Ann Parker, the woman who was taken captive by the Comanches in 1836 and returned to her family in 1860?

by | Jun 2, 2006 | Inside History

What do you know about the children of Cynthia Ann Parker, the woman who was taken captive by the Comanches in 1836 and returned to her family in 1860? Linda A. Young Buffalo, Texas Cynthia lost several children during childbirth, according to legend. Child mortality rates were high during that time. Three children survived but only the great Comanche leader, Quanah, lived to adulthood. The little girl, Topsanah or “Prairie Flower,” died about three years after Cynthia was returned to he


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