Footprints of Fayette

Finding An Indian Grave, Part 1

One sometimes wonders if family stories are true, or whether they have been embellished through the years to the point of almost being fantasy. As a child, I heard the story that my greatgreat grandfather, Anton Hoelscher, Jr., had shot a lone Indian who appeared on his property shortly after he purchased it, and that he had buried the man where he fell and then owned up to his deed by marking the grave. At some point in time, a palmetto was planted by a family member to mark the location of the grave in a more prominent manner.

Anton Hoelscher, Jr., who emigrated with his parents and brothers from Germany in 1846, first settled in Colorado County.