Life History

Other facts

Notes

• III. Third wife was Mah-Chetta-Wookey, who had a child when she married Quanah called Francis Parker, who died in the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania.
  A. Rev. White Parker married a missionary's daughter.
  B. Bessie Parker married Herman Aesnap.
  --   Parker Heritage, http://www.parkerheritage.com/forum/topics/quanah-parkers-wives-and?groupUrl=quanahparkerfamilyhistory&groupId=2004583%3AGroup%3A8614&id=2004583%3ATopic%3A9139&page=3
  
  In the 1900 census, the child of the age and with the mother matching Bessie Parker is enumerated as Laura.  In 1905, she is listed as Bessie.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Oklahoma Territory, 11 June, Apache, Kiowa & Comanche Reservation, District 12, page 74A, Hse #744, Fam #749
  Parker, Quanah Head Ind M 1852 48 Married 24 yrs TX TX TX Farmer Owns Comanche Father Comanche Mother Comanche 1/2 White
  Parker, Mah Che to Wook Ki Wife Ind F 1862 38 Married 18 yrs 3 children/2 living OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche
  Parker, Laura [Matches Bessie in other lists] Dau Ind F 1895 5 Single OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche
  
  Quanah died in 1911.  In the census that year, several of his wives and children show up in their own households.  Note that both Bessie and her brother White are using their mother's name as their own primary name.
  
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  1911 Indian Census Rolls, Kiowa Comanche and Apache Tribes, Oklahoma, 30 June, Kiowa Agency, Comanche Tribe, Page 20
  
  1 To narcy 46 [b abt 1864] F Roll #1
  
  2 Laura Parker Birdsong (Nedah) Head 28 [b abt 1862] F Roll #1 1/2
  3 Anona A Birdsong Dau 6 [b abt 1905] F
  
  4 Weck e ah 51 [b abt 1860] F
  
  5 Ta too ah rup (Baldwin Parker)  Head 23 M [b abt 1888] Roll #3 1/2
  6 Tab bo noid (Nora Goot se que tah) Wife 25 [b abt 1886] F
  7 Ollie Parker Dau 5 [b abt 1906] F
  8 Elmer Parker Son 3 [b abt 1908] M
  
  9 Mah cheet to wook ky Head 49 [b abt 1862] F Roll #4
  
  10 Mah cheet to wook ky Bessie (Parker) Head 23 [b abt 1889] M Roll #4 1/2
  11 Theadore Ase nap Son [no age rptd] M
  
  12 Mah cheet to wook ky (White Parker) Head 33 [b abt 1879] M Roll #4 1/2
  13 Bertha Parker Dau 12 [b abt 1898] M
  
  14 To pay Head 32 [b abt 1879] F Roll #5
  15 Kelsey To pay (Parker) Son 12 [b abt 1898] M
  16 Chee Parker Son 4 [b abt 1907] M
  
  17 Taum-mer-ra-da (Sidney Mah seet)  Head 45 M [b abt 1866] Roll #6
  18 A-er-wuth-take-um   45 [b abt 1866, grave is 1853] F
  19 Mary Taum-mer-ra-da  Female Dau 15 [b abt 1896]
  
  20 Tit tah (Thomas Parker)  19 M Roll #6 1/2
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  Bessie's mother died in January 1914.  In the July 1914 census, Bessie is listed with her mother's Comanche name, with one son in her household.
  
  1914 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma, 1 July, Kiowa Agency, Comanche Tribe, Page 1
  Mah-cheet-to-wook-ky  (Bessie Parker) 4.5 Head 1894 F
  Theodore A se nap Son 1910 M

Sources

• 1. 1905 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma
  • 30 June, Kiowa Agency, Page 22
• 2. 1900 Federal Census, Oklahoma Territory
  • 11 June, Apache, Kiowa & Comanche Reservation, District 12, page 74A, Hse #744, Fam #749
• 3. 1911 Indian Census Rolls, Kiowa Comanche and Apache Tribes, Oklahoma
  • 30 June, Kiowa Agency, Comanche Tribe, Page 20
• 4. 1914 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma
  • 1 July, Kiowa Agency, Comanche Tribe, Page 1
• 5. Parker Heritage Website