Bianca Babb | |
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![]() Babb c. 1950 | |
Born | Lecompton, Kansas Territory, U.S. | August 26, 1856
Died | April 13, 1950 Denton, Texas, U.S. | (aged 93)
Occupation | Pioneer woman |
Known for | Former captive of the Comanche people |
Spouse |
Jefferson Davis Bell
(m. 1882; died 1934) |
Relatives | Theodore "Dot" Babb (brother) |
Bianca Babb (August 26, 1856 – April 13, 1950) was an American pioneer woman and former captive of the Comanche people. As a child, she was taken captive during a Comanche raid on her family's homestead in Wise County, Texas, in 1866. Babb spent seven months living among the Comanches before being ransomed and returned to her father in 1867. She later wrote a memoir that provided a rare first-person account from the perspective of a young female captive, offering insights into Comanche culture and life on the Southern Plains frontier of the late 19th century.[1][2]
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