Cynthia Ann Parker and Peta Nocona
Although she was beaten and abused at first, Cynthia was soon integrated into the tribe. She was given to a Tenowish Comanche couple, who adopted her and raised her like their own daughter. She forgot her European ways, and became Comanche in every sense. She married Peta Nocona, a chieftain. They enjoyed a happy marriage, and as a tribute to Peta Nocona’s great affection to Cynthia, he never took another wife, although it was traditional for chieftains to do so. The couple had three children, famed Comanche chief Quanah Parker, another son named Peanuts ( sometimes referred to as Pecos), and a daughter named Topsannah ("Prairie Flower").
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