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Bonnie Elizabeth Parker Birth: Oct. 1, 1910 Rowena Runnels County Texas, USA Death: May 23, 1934 Bienville Parish Louisiana, USA Legendary Outlaw. She was the middle child and oldest daughter of Henry and Emma Parker. After the death of her father in 1914, her mother moved the family to the West Dallas area called “Cement City.” In her youth, she was known for being kind, an Honor Student and a writer of poetry (and other creative writing endeavors). In 1926, She married high-school sweetheart Roy Thornton. Despite the rocky and sometimes abusive marriage and Roy’s imprisonment in 1929, she remained married to him until she died. To support herself, she worked as a waitress at Marco’s café and became friends with Ted Hinton (who would ironically take part in gunning her down). In 1930, she met Clyde Barrow when she was unemployed and helping out a mutual friend. When he was arrested shortly after, she smuggled a gun into the prison in order to help him escape. When he was rearrested, and released two years later, she decided to join him as an outlaw. After their notorious crime sprees, they were eventually stopped when Law Enforcement Officials ambushed their car and killed both of them in a hail of bullets not too far away from their Louisiana hideout. Before her death, she sent the reporters her infamous “Story (or Ballard) of Bonnie and Clyde.” (bio by: Jip) Family links: Parents: Charles Parker (1884 - 1914) Emma Krause Parker (1885 - 1944) Spouse: Roy Glenn Thornton (1908 - 1937) Sibling: Hubert Nicholas Parker (1908 - 1964)* Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (1910 - 1934) *Calculated relationship Cause of death: Shot to death with Clyde Barrow by officers in an ambush near Sailes, Bienville Parish, Louisiana Burial: Crown Hill Memorial Park Dallas Dallas County Texas, USA GPS (lat/lon): 32.86741, -96.86256 | Grace Noll Crowell Birth: Oct. 31, 1877 Death: Mar. 31, 1969 Poet. She published over thirty-five books of poetry, stories for children, and poem and prose devotions. Her "Songs for Courage" went into twenty-five printings. In 1935 he was designated Poet Laureate of Texas. Dale Carnegie called her "one of the most beloved poets in America." In the early 1940s she was called "the most popular writer of verse in America." Family links: Spouse: Norman H Crowell (1873 - 1953)* Burial: Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park Dallas Dallas County Texas, USA Plot: Mausoleum: Beatitudes NE S36 Crypt E |