Dumping my Baird thoughts (sotr ending spoiler warning!)
I hc that the covey never found Lucy Gray's body, there's no body under that grave
They must've thought she died (just like how the rest of the district thought too) and made it in honor of her life and memory
Lucy Gray, forever a mystery
Also maude ivory's slate didn't seem that old to me based on how it was described so I also believe she might be lenore's mom
And well age wise i think it sorta makes sense, she is the youngest covey
Maude Ivory was the closest to Lucy Gray and yknow "dove gray" so yeah she named her daughter like dat (and yknow both lenore and lucy starts with an L but maybe im just being extra here hahahah)
And since the father just doesn't exist (lol) she was able to be buried covey style unlike the older baird (refer to my previous ramblings about barb azure)
