The True Stories Behind 21 American Horror Story Characters

Season six notably features the story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, a 16th-century colony that vanished from their North Carolina settlement while their leader, John White, was overseas. Obviously, AHS takes some liberties (Pig-Man, the Butcher, whatever Lady Gaga is, etc.), but seeds of a true story are there. According to Encyclopedia Virginia, White was married to a woman named Thomasine. The spelling is different and I'm assuming the real woman didn't murder her whole colony, but she did exist.