The Griffith Family
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★ Nathaniel Griffith • 58 ★
PB: Robert Redford
Nathan is the middle son of an oil tycoon from Oklahoma, but he chose to upstart a horse ranch in West Texas rather than pursue the family business. He met and fell in love with a Comanche girl named Mae not long after he bought the broken down ranch near Odessa which became their family home.
★ Mae • 54 • "Eagle Heart Woman" ★
PB: Tonantzin Carmelo
Mae is a native Comanche from a reservation in West Texas. At 17 she left the village with her father's blessing. Already versed in spoken English, she found a job at a nearby feed store and grain elevator. There she met a young rancher named Nathan who would be her future husband.
★ George Thunder • 82 • "Thunder Wolf" ★
PB: Graham Greene
Thunder Wolf is the youngest son of the Chief of a Comanche tribe in the Pecos River Valley. He was recruited into the U.S. military to serve as a code talker during WWII and adopted the name George. Surviving the war, he returned to his tribe and took a wife. He wouldn't receive recognition for his service in WWII until several years later. He gave the children their Comanche names.
★ Sun-On-Face • 76 ★
PB: Sheila Tousey
Sun-On-Face is the third daughter of the Chief's strongest warrior and was betrothed to Thunder Wolf upon his return to the tribe. They would have five sons and two daughters. When their eldest Mae became with child, the grandparents and their younger children moved to the Griffith ranch to help raise the growing family.
★ Jim Thunder • 38 ★
[open] • PB: Adam Beach
Mae's younger brother. He grew up on the ranch before leaving to seek higher education. Jim is now a Texas Ranger.
★ Coral Thunder • 36 ★
[open] • PB: Tamara Podemski
George and Sun's youngest child. She grew up on the Griffith ranch. Coral is a professional musician and painter.
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★ Annie Mae • 36 ★
[open] • PB: Martina McBride
The Responsible One
★ Jerrod • 34 ★
[open] • PB: Skeet Ulrich
The Stick-In-The-Mud
★ Josie Lou • 31 ★
[open] • PB: Rachael Leigh Cook
The Sweet One
★ Bo • 30 • "Wandering Bear" ★
steeldrivinman • PB: Christian Kane
Bo is a hotheaded worry-wort who never knows what he wants. At 18 he joined the Army and served across the globe prior to his deployment to Iraq in 2003. After completing two tours, he's trying his hand at reserve duty. Bo currently lives out of a big rig as he makes long haul runs from Texas. He grows restless by the day.
★ Rose Ellen • 26 ★
[open] • PB: Danneel Harris
The Wild Woman
★ Riley Joe • 24 ★
[open] • PB: Carly Pope
The Tomboy
★ Troy • 24 ★
[open] • PB: Taylor Kitsch
The Dreamer
★ Audie Cole • 21 ★
[open] • PB: Kate Mara
The Baby