In 1903, a Bourbon County woman chose to marry a man that made headlines across the country and crossed a line that some members of her family found intolerable.
Olivia Buckner came from what was considered an old and wealthy Kentucky family. Her granddaughter, Rose Buckner, says Olivia was a rebel with a temper and an independent nature. Rose never met her grandmother but heard stories from her father John Buckner.
“And always part of his story was how wonderful his mother was, and always part of the story was the fact she had been quite a rebel.”
