First Gravesite of Cynthia Ann Parker
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
32.0379° N, 95.5983° W
Where to Find It
about 6 mi. north of Brushy Creek off FM 315 on Millnar Rd. in Foster Cemetery
Nearby Markers
- 2.6 mi N First Baptist Church of Poynor Poynor
- 3.1 mi N Poynor Cemetery Poynor
- 5.2 mi S Olive Branch Cemetery Palestine
- 5.2 mi SW Hopewell Cemetery Brushy Creek
- 5.4 mi E Frankston Railroad Depot Frankston
- 5.4 mi E Frankston City Park Frankston