This is the grave of Milt Davis. Born in 1929 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Davis was half-Black and half-Native, growing up in Jim Crow Los Angeles, which was pretty segregated at that time. He had little p
This is the grave of Gouverneur Morris. Born in 1752 on an estate in what is today The Bronx, Morris grew up as part of the late colonial elite. His father was a major landowner and a judge. He starte
This is the grave of Benjamin Silliman. Born in 1779 in Connecticut, Silliman was birthed into the chaos of the American Revolution. He was actually born in a tavern after the British burned the town
This is the grave of Henry Stimson. Born into the New York elite in 1867, Stimson grew up wealthy. His father was a rich surgeon. But that doesn’t mean his childhood was particularly happy. His
This is the grave of Charles Francis Adams, Sr. Born in 1807 into America’s most elite political family, Charles Francis was the only one of John Quincy Adams‘ kids who wasn’t a comp
This is the grave of Mary Baker Eddy. Born in 1821 in Bow, New Hampshire, Eddy grew up in a very religious household, with her father being a fire and brimstone type who also supported the South as sl
This is the grave of Samuel Gridley Howe. Born in 1801 in Boston, Howe grew up initially wealthy, as his father was a successful rope manufacturer. But then he fulfilled a big contract with the govern
This is the grave of Frederick Lewis Allen. Born in Boston in 1890, Allen came from a wealthy background. His father was an Episcopal minister at a fancy Boston church. He went to Groton and then onto