Try as I might I cannot find anything telling the story. And I really want to hear the story!
"Covered Wagon Girl"? That is the only name that survived to be recorded on a marker? Was she mute and illiterate so could not give her name? Was she mentally incapable of knowing her name? Was she a child? Was she found dead in a covered wagon? Not knowing is maddening!
Granted, this stone was obviously placed a century or so later, so it may be based more on lore and less on fact. That the stone is newer is clear not only based on the marker itself, but also by the VA marker for Hubbard Rowden.
That is NOT an older marker! Worth noting that he is cited as serving in the War of 1812. Well, yes and no. Something many folks do not know is that anyone serving in the period of the War of 1812 is considered a veteran OF the War of 1812. In Hubbard's case he was in the Georgia Militia at the time. That qualified him to have it listed on his VA headstone.
Something else many people do not know is that anyone who served honorably in the military - including militia and Confederacy - may receive a US Government issued headstone (or brass marker) from the Veterans Administration at no charge. The amount of time elapsed since the person's death and the marker request is not a factor providing that there is proof of burial location AND there has not been a previous marker issued - one to a customer. You may have to prove relationship to the veteran. For example, Sons of the American Revolution can no longer request a marker for a American Revolution Patriot (they could decades ago). The request has to come from a descendant of the veteran.
The condition of the Hubbard's headstone clearly indicates that it is either a recent placement OR someone has done a stellar job of cleaning it recently. I am betting on the former.
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