Woom-ma-konie
In 1883, a young Comanche girl named Woom-ma-konie became married to the Tennessee born Edward L. Clark. In 1868, she had been born in the Antelope Hills of present-day Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Edward L. Clark had arrived in Indian Territory after the American Civil War. On the established KCA reservation, he served as a sub-Agent for negotiations with the local tribes and as an interpreter for the Comanches. Edward also was responsible for the distribution of medication on the reservation close to Fort Sill. In the 1880's, he had traveled with area tribal leaders including the Comanche Chief Kobi for important meetings in Washington, D. C. Woom-ma-konie Clark and Edward had eleven children. The oldest was Elsie Clark who was born in 1884 and the youngest was Albert Clark who was born in 1906. Their grandson Wahnne Cooper Clark was well-known for his tireless efforts to research and preserve the historical Yellow Mission Cemetery (Comanche Mission Cemetery) situated on...