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James W. Parker

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James W. Parker (July 4, 1797 - died 1864) was the uncle of Cynthia Ann Parker and the great uncle of Quanah Parker, last chief of the Comanches. [1]

44 relations: Alan Le May, Anderson County, Texas, Comanche, Comancheria, Consultation (Texas), Conway County, Arkansas, Council House Fight, Cynthia Ann Parker, Daniel Parker (Baptist), Elbert County, Georgia, Elkhart, Texas, English Americans, Fort Parker massacre, Fort Tenoxtitlán, Franklin County, Georgia, Frontier, Governor of Texas, Groesbeck, Texas, Hollywood, Houston County, Texas, Illinois Territory, Jodie Foster, John Ford, John Parker (pioneer), John Richard Parker, John Wayne, Josiah P. Wilbarger, Mexican Texas, Native Americans in the United States, Navasota River, Peta Nocona, President of the Republic of Texas, Quanah Parker, Rachel Plummer, Republic of Texas, Robert De Niro, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, T. R. Fehrenbach, Taxi Driver, Texas, Texas Ranger Division, The Searchers, War of 1812.

Alan Le May

Alan Brown Le May (June 3, 1899 – April 27, 1964) was an American novelist and screenplay writer.

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Anderson County, Texas

Anderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Comanche

The Comanche (Nʉmʉnʉʉ) are a Native American nation from the Great Plains whose historic territory, known as Comancheria, consisted of present-day eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, western Oklahoma, and most of northwest Texas and northern Chihuahua.

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Comancheria

The Comancheria (Comanche: Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ, 'Comanche land') is the name commonly given to the region of New Mexico, west Texas and nearby areas occupied by the Comanche before the 1860s.

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Consultation (Texas)

The Consultation served as the provisional government of Mexican Texas from November 1835 to March 1836 during the Texas Revolution.

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Conway County, Arkansas

Conway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Council House Fight

The Council House Fight, often referred to as the Council House Massacre, was a decidedly lopsided fight between soldiers and officials of the Republic of Texas and a delegation of Comanche chiefs during a peace conference in San Antonio on March 19, 1840.

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Cynthia Ann Parker

Cynthia Ann Parker, or Naduah (Comanche Narua) (– March 1871), was an Anglo-American who was kidnapped in 1836, at the age of about ten (possibly as young as 8 or already over 11 – her birth year is uncertain), by a Comanche war band which had massacred her family's settlement.

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Daniel Parker (Baptist)

Daniel Parker (January 29, 1781 – December 3, 1844) was an early American leader in the Primitive Baptist Church in the Southern United States and the founder of numerous churches including Pilgrim Primitive Baptist Church at Elkhart, Texas, the location of the Parker family cemetery.

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Elbert County, Georgia

Elbert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Elkhart, Texas

Elkhart is a town in Anderson County, Texas, United States.

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English Americans

English Americans, also referred to as Anglo-Americans, are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England, a country that is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Fort Parker massacre

The Fort Parker massacre was an event in May 1836 in which members of the pioneer Parker family were killed in a raid by Native Americans.

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Fort Tenoxtitlán

Fort Tenoxtitlán was established by Mexico in 1830 in what later became Burleson County, Texas.

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Franklin County, Georgia

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Frontier

A frontier is the political and geographical area near or beyond a boundary.

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Governor of Texas

The Governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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Groesbeck, Texas

Groesbeck is a city in and the county seat of Limestone County, Texas, United States.

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Hollywood

Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.

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Houston County, Texas

Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Illinois Territory

The Territory of Illinois was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 1, 1809, until December 3, 1818, when the southern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Illinois.

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Jodie Foster

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress, director, and producer.

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John Ford

John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director.

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John Parker (pioneer)

Elder John Parker (September 6, 1758 – May 19, 1836) was an American patriot, veteran of the American War of Independence, scout and minor diplomat for the American government, famous frontier Ranger, noted Indian fighter, Texan settler, and Predestinarian Baptist minister.

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John Richard Parker

John T. Parker (1834–1915) was the brother of Cynthia Ann Parker and the uncle of Comanche chief Quanah Parker.

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John Wayne

Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed "The Duke", was an American actor and filmmaker.

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Josiah P. Wilbarger

Josiah Pugh Wilbarger (September 10, 1801 – April 11, 1845) was a legendary early Texan who lived for twelve years after being scalped by Comanche Indians.

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Mexican Texas

Mexican Texas is the historiographical name used to refer to the era of Texan history between 1821 and 1836, when it was part of Mexico.

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States.

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Navasota River

The Navasota River is a river in east Texas, USA.

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Peta Nocona

Peta Nocona (ca. 1820 -ca. 1864?) was a chief of the Comanche Quahadi band, who was the husband of Cynthia Ann Parker and the father of Quanah Parker.

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President of the Republic of Texas

The President of the Republic of Texas was the head of state when Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1846.

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Quanah Parker

Quanah Parker (Comanche kwana, "smell, odor") (– February 20, 1911) was a Comanche war leader of the Quahadi ("Antelope") band of the Comanche people.

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Rachel Plummer

Rachel Parker Plummer (1818–1839) was the daughter of James W. Parker and the cousin of Quanah Parker, last free-roaming chief of the Comanches.

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Republic of Texas

The Republic of Texas (República de Tejas) was an independent sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846.

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Robert De Niro

Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, producer, and director.

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Sam Houston

Sam Houston (March 2, 1793July 26, 1863) was an American soldier and politician.

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Stephen F. Austin

Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American empresario.

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T. R. Fehrenbach

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Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver is a 1976 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks and Leonard Harris.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Texas Ranger Division

The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in Texas, based in the capital city of Austin.

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The Searchers

The Searchers is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, set during the Texas–Indian Wars, and starring John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who spends years looking for his abducted niece (Natalie Wood), accompanied by his adoptive nephew (Jeffrey Hunter).

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War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W._Parker

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