Orleana Hawks Puckett

Orleana Hawks Puckett (c. 1844 – 1938) was an American midwife in the mountains of Patrick and Carroll County, Virginia.

Even though she was unable successfully to have children, or maybe because of that, she decided to assist her neighbors in Carroll County during childbirth.

In 1913, when she applied for a pension because her husband had served in the Confederate Army, the notary filled in "Orleana".

[1] Her last home was a tiny one-room wood cabin hardly larger than an average dining room; it has been preserved by the National Park Service and may be seen along the Blue Ridge Parkway at mile 189.9.

[4] The Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute in Asheville, North Carolina continues her legacy to care for mother and child.