Historical Marker

Parker, Cynthia Ann, First Gravesite of

Brushy Creek · Anderson County · Dedicated 1969 · THC Atlas #5001008793

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Marker Inscription

Captured from Ft. Parker by Indians, 1836. Recaptured by Texas Rangers in 1860. Mother of Quanah Parker, war chief of Comanches. First buried here. Reburied in Post Oak Cemetery, Okla., 1910. Reburied Ft. Sill Post Cemetery, Okla., 1957. Recorded --1969

About this site

Parker, Cynthia Ann, First Gravesite of is a historical marker in Brushy Creek, Anderson County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 115 historical markers documented in Anderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 229 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.0422, -95.5991 near Brushy Creek. The nearest cataloged historic site is Foster Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fosterville Cemetery, Allen Cemetery, and Liberty Hill Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5001008793. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0422, -95.5991 · Brushy Creek, Anderson County
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