My father was born in Appalachia, Wise County, Va. and told my mother he was born in Bristol. He told my step mother he was born in Richmond. She had a copy of his birth certificate which plainly gave the residence of the parents and doctor as Wise County. I guess she just didn't look close enough. He had a huge ego and I am sure, once he got away from there and into the world, that he was ashamed to tell people where he was from.