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Texas History – What Wife of a Comanche Indian Chief was Given Land & a Pension by the Texas Legislature?

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  Cynthia Ann Parker, a white child who was captured at age nine by the Comanches during a raid on Fort Parker in 1836, was raised by the Indians and later married Chief Peta Nocona. She bore him three children, one of whom, Quanah Parker, later became chief of the Comanches. Although Cynthia Ann’s whereabouts were discovered several times, attempts by the whites to get her back were unsuccessful until 1860 when she was recaptured and brought to live with the whites again. Several times … [Read more...] about Texas History – What Wife of a Comanche Indian Chief was Given Land & a Pension by the Texas Legislature?

Texas History – What Wife of a Comanche Indian Chief was Given Land & a Pension by the Texas Legislature?

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Cynthia Ann Parker, a white child who was captured at age nine by the Comanches during a raid on Fort Parker in 1836, was raised by the Indians and later married Chief Peta Nocona. She bore him three children, one of whom, Quanah Parker, later became chief of the Comanches. Although Cynthia Ann’s whereabouts were discovered several times, attempts by the whites to get her back were unsuccessful until 1860 when she was recaptured and brought to live with the whites again. Several times she tried … [Read more...] about Texas History – What Wife of a Comanche Indian Chief was Given Land & a Pension by the Texas Legislature?

Texas History – What is the Only County in Texas Named for a Woman?

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Angelina County. When Spanish friars established their mission, San Francisco de la Tejas, they took in an Indian child whom they named Angelina, which means "little angel." She was baptized and learned to speak Spanish. She later became an interpreter for Spanish explorers. The "little angel" also lends her name to a river and a national forest in Texas. … [Read more...] about Texas History – What is the Only County in Texas Named for a Woman?

Texas History – What was the Largest Ranch in Texas in the 1880’s?

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The XIT Ranch. The ranch was established in 1885 as a piece of land totaling 3,050,000 acres given to the Chicago firm that built the state capitol building in Austin. This massive ranch covered most of ten counties in Texas. The designer of the XIT livestock brand says the design was chosen because it would be difficult to alter; however, the brand gave rise to the generally accepted ranch name "Ten-In-Texas" (X standing for ten counties, IT for In Texas). … [Read more...] about Texas History – What was the Largest Ranch in Texas in the 1880’s?

Texas History – Do You Know What the “Black Bean Death Warrant” Was?

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In December 1842, a party of Texan soldiers on the Mier Expedition crossed the border seeking supplies from Mexico. Mexicans captured 176 of the soldiers and all were sentenced to be shot. Then the order was changed and it was decided instead that every tenth man would be shot. An earthen pot containing 159 white beans and 17 black beans was presented to the captured soldiers and each was instructed to draw a bean. Those who drew the black bean were to be shot; the black beans were their "death … [Read more...] about Texas History – Do You Know What the “Black Bean Death Warrant” Was?