was Pastor Pile a real person?
"The time to make up your mind about people is never." -Tracy Lord
Yes. he was a real person from Fentress County, TN.
Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway. John Wayne
He was also a cousin of Alvin's. They both descended from Conrad "Coonrod" Pile who is considered the first white man to settle the Wolf River Valley around 1800.
They are all buried in the same cemetery in Pall Mall, TN.