There's also a great debunking here:
http://dreamingcasuallypoetry.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-true-story-of-octavia-hatcher.html
But legends are fun, right? And it's neat that she's "famous."
I am told her birth place was Mouth of Pond Creek in Pike County, but there's no option for that town here on Find A Grave.
I hope Great Great Aunt Octavia rests in peace, and I look forward to learning more about our family.
There's also a great debunking here:
http://dreamingcasuallypoetry.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-true-story-of-octavia-hatcher.html
But legends are fun, right? And it's neat that she's "famous."
I am told her birth place was Mouth of Pond Creek in Pike County, but there's no option for that town here on Find A Grave.
I hope Great Great Aunt Octavia rests in peace, and I look forward to learning more about our family.