This is the grave of John Clarkson. Born in 1861 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Clarkson rose to become one of the pitching beasts of the early baseball era. He grew up in a pretty wealthy family. His f
This is the grave of William Rogers. Born in 1913 in Norfolk, New York, Rogers was raised by his grandparents after his mother died when he was a child. He went to Colgate University where he was in t
This is the grave of Porter Wagoner. Born in 1927 in West Plains, Missouri, Wagoner grew up in a farming family. But from a child, he was taken with increasingly popular genre of country music. In his
This is the grave of James Rouse. Born in 1914 in Easton, Maryland, Rouse grew up in a well-off family, though when he was 16, his mother and father both died of different medical aliments. The money
This is the grave of John Bell. Born in 1796 near Nashville, Bell came from a relatively prosperous family for the Tennessee frontier. He went to Cumberland College, graduating in 1814. He then studie
This is the grave of George Dewey. Born in 1837 in Montpelier, Vermont, Dewey grew up in a strong Episcopalian family. His father was a doctor and insurance company founder. The young boy went to mili
This is the slave graveyard at Montpelier, James Madison’s mansion. Ever since I visited Montpelier in June, I’ve been praising the amazing way that museum has redone its interpretation of
This is the grave of Ted Stevens. Born in 1923 in Indianapolis, Stevens grew up pretty poor in a broken home. After his paternal grandfather died in 1934, he moved to California to live with his mater