2 6 – 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 1 – 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Ser bian ▁astronom ers <0x0A> </s> ▁L arc ena ▁Pen ning ton ▁Page ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ), ▁born ▁L arc ena ▁Ann ▁Pen ning ton , ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁pione er ▁known ▁for ▁surv iving ▁a ▁kid n apping ▁by ▁Apache ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁married ▁woman ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁old ▁in ▁present - day ▁Arizona . ▁Left ▁for ▁dead ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁stand , ▁she ▁craw led ▁ ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁six teen ▁days ▁to ▁reach ▁safety . ▁▁ ▁After ▁her ▁kid n apping , ▁L arc ena ▁was ▁indirect ly ▁involved ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁inc idents ▁with ▁Apache . ▁Much ▁of ▁her ▁family ▁died ▁during ▁her ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁native ▁attacks ▁or ▁from ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ▁on ▁the ▁front ier . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁L arc ena ▁Ann ▁Pen ning ton , ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁E lias ▁and ▁Julia ▁Ann ▁Pen ning ton . ▁One ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁children , ▁she ▁had ▁seven ▁sister s ▁and ▁four ▁brothers . ▁Her ▁father , ▁E lias , ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁E lij ah ▁Pen ning ton ,