This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: glboerner Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.parker/15201/mb.ashx Message Board Post: An oral history has been told by our Jordan aunts that Cora Lockaby and brother Jake were 1/4 American Indian. That means that one of her parents was 1/2 Am Indian. Here is a quote by my Aunt Nina [Cora's daughter] from an interview in 1988. She passed on in 2001: "Mother [that would be Cora Lockaby b. Feb 1877 in Bonham, Fannin, Texas] was part American Indian (1/4); Grandfather [Cora's father] was chief of Mexican tribe of Comanche; wintered in Mexico and summered in Oklahoma." My mother had very Am. Indian facial characteristics, and so did her uncle Jake Lockaby. I did a lot of research on grandma Cora's mom, Mary Jane Woodson [b. 1856]. I found her parents They were John D. Woodson and Martha Elston; I found this record: "After the death of Martha J. Woodson, John D. moved with his children to Bonham, Texas. Source: "The Elston Family in America" p. 285 An 1880 Census shows H. T. Lockaby as 27 years old, married to Mary Lockaby (23), and with 3 children, Tilden (3), Cora (2), and Nancy 2 months. This is my g-grandmother Mary Jane [Woodson] Lockaby, and my grandmother Cora Lockaby Jordan. I remember when a man came to our house to talk to my mother about her Indian heritage. I was about 11 at the time I sat outside the living room and listened to the conversation. I'm just wondering if anyone has any information about the Quahadas Comanche tribe in that time period 1870-1885, and about Quannah Parker in particular. Could he possibly be the person my Aunt Nina was referring to? Can anyone help me with this???? Thank you, Grace Boerner, retired teacher Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.