Comanche Moon

The summer I met Heath he would sit and tie flies to this boring old western. Over and over he watched this movie and just when I would think it would end he would rewind and start again. I started watching it on my long visits at the tackle shop and soon found myself getting drawn into the story but never fully appreciating it due to the fact that I had never watched it straight through. I went and rented the movie and sat down one evening and watched it. I was surprised by two things. The first was how long the movie was and the second, that it didn't matter. I was drawn into the story.
Now many years later we have watched every part of the series and tonight we have just finished Comanche Moon. What an excellent job they did on capturing the original actors! I was also impressed with accuracy in which they portrayed my supposed ancestors and find it a little amusing that Blue Duck could have been closer to our camp than any us had ever known! I will have to research if Blue Duck is an actual Comanche and if he is in fact the uncle of Quanah Parker! I have not come across the name but I am usually researching from Quanah down so I could have missed him all these years.
With the beginning of the series my interest of finally solving the mystery of my ancestry was once again stirred. I was told that my father was a descendant of Quanah Parker due his mother Cynthia Ann Parker who was taken by the Comanches at a young age. There has been no proof on this due to poor records. I have tried for years to research this but had very little to go on except my Grandfather's name and the date he died. Over the last year I have found the date he was born and where he was born but have been able to little more.
So as the series comes to a close I find it very fitting that I also bring to a close my search for my ancestors. Today I stumbled, completely by accident, on a site and found not only my grandfather but his parents and his parent's parents. I was able to determine that until his grandfather there was no connection what so ever with the Comanches or the Parker family. However, his Grandmother was called Eliza and was listed with no last name. On all the records I could find of her, there is no last name listed. What I determine at this time is one of two things will come of a little more research. One, she will be one of Quanah Parker's many children who married a white man or two she will not be and there is no tie between the Comanches and my ancestors. Either way I am glad to finally put some history to my father's side of the family and even IF she was Indian there has been to many generations for it to matter to any Indian registries.
I just hope my family will forgive me, for they all believe us to be descendants of Quanah Parker the Last Great Chief.