Alexander Fancher grew up in the shifting landscapes of early American frontiers, born around 1812 or 1813 in Overton County, Tennessee, to Isaac Fancher and Anne Tully. His father's roots traced back to English Puritan settlers who arrived in New Haven Colony in the 1640s, while his mother's side carried Irish heritage. Isaac had fought in the War of 1812 with a Kentucky company, carrying a bullet from the Battle of New Orleans in his hand for the rest of his life. After the

s you navigate the winding dirt roads of southeastern Oklahoma's LeFlore County, the landscape unfolds like a forgotten chapter from a history book. Towering pines and oaks cloak the rolling hills of the Ouachita Mountains, and the air carries the faint scent of earth and wildflowers. This is ranch country now--vast, private spreads where cattle graze under endless skies. But tucked away on one such ranch, accessible only with permission and a sense of reverence, lies Wadesvi