Hattie had a sister-in-law also with the name Hattie (W. F. "Frank" Caughman's wife). Within the community, Walter Caughman's wife was known in conversation outside of her presence as "Hattie Walter", while Frank's wife was called "Hattie Frank". That is, to keep confusion down in conversation or written letters as to which subject was being mentioned, the wife's given name was combined with the husband's. This was an old-timey custom, at least in Lexington County, South Carolina.
Hattie had a sister-in-law also with the name Hattie (W. F. "Frank" Caughman's wife). Within the community, Walter Caughman's wife was known in conversation outside of her presence as "Hattie Walter", while Frank's wife was called "Hattie Frank". That is, to keep confusion down in conversation or written letters as to which subject was being mentioned, the wife's given name was combined with the husband's. This was an old-timey custom, at least in Lexington County, South Carolina.
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