October 4, 1867 Fannin County, Texas Stranger

 

On October 4, 1867, a man was found wandering the yard of J.S. Donaldson in Fannin County, Texas. The man was very sick and incoherent and was unable to give his name before he died.

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The Visitor of Caroline Christine Walter

Caroline Christine Walter was born in 1850  to a poor family in Germany. A tragedy hit the family as her parents haddied. Caroline and her affectionate sister, Selma, would go to live with their grandparents in Freiburg. Caroline would grow up to become a beautiful young lady and was loved by many who knew her. 

At 16/17 the young lady would contract tuberculosis and would then pass away in just a few weeks. Her sister would have her buried at the Alter Friedhof Freiburg im Breisgau. Her sister had a life-size tomb statue of her sister falling asleep reading. The book's inscription is "It is surely God’s will to separate from what is dearest to you."

After a few weeks, Selma would notice that someone else had started leaving flowers at the grave. It didn't seem that anything stopped the visitor from leaving a flower. Caroline was a beauty and had many suitors it's unknown if she had someone she was seeing. Some think that she and a particular teacher were seeing each other. Some think that it was someone who loved her but regretted never telling her. 

For the next 150 years, someone left flowers on her grave. Unless the original visitor is some sort of immortal person others have taken over this tradition. It's unknown who these people are or why the visits continue.

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