This is the grave of Thomas Alexander Scott. Born in 1823 in Peters Township, Pennsylvania, Scott would become one of the most vile men of the early Gilded Age. He got involved in railroad work at a young age and by 1850 worked for the...
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This is the grave of Simon Newcomb. Born in 1835 in Wallace, Nova Scotia, Newcomb was taught at home by his father, an itinerant teacher and not overly successful guy..
This is the grave of Daniel Tobin. Born in 1875 in County Clare, Ireland (here we have another example of the gravestone likely having an incorrect date), he grew up.
This is the grave of Sam Langford. Born in 1886 in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia (the 1883 date on the gravestone is incorrect and it's surprising how often this happens), it's possible Langford was a descendant of the freed slaves who settled up there after...
This is the grave of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Born in 1873 in Russia, Rachmaninoff came from one of the nation's oldest and most elite families. Many members of his family were.
This is the grave of Levi Woodbury. Born in 1789 in Francestown, New Hampshire, Woodbury grew up relatively prosperous and attended Dartmouth College. He attended the Tapping Reeve Law School.
This is the grave of [spit] Lee Atwater. Unfortunately born in 1951 in Atlanta, possibly one of the worst moments in the history of the early Cold War for the United States, Atwater grew up in Aiken, South Carolina. His upbringing seems fairly unremarkable, just...
This is the grave of David Garroway. Born in 1913 in Schenectady, New York, Garroway lived all over the place as a child, as his parents moved constantly. They finally.
This is the grave of Martin Van Buren. Born in 1782 in Kinderhook, New York, Maarten Van Buren (he changed the spelling early on) was born into the old Dutch.
This is the grave of Ben Hecht. Born in New York City in 1894, Hecht grew up as part of the Jewish working class. His parents were both immigrants who worked in the garment trade like so many other recent immigrants from eastern Europe. The...
This is the grave of Patricia Medina. Born in 1919 in Liverpool, Medina was the daughter of a Spanish opera singer and lawyer (interesting combination) as her father and an.
This is the grave of McGeorge Bundy. Born in 1919 in Boston, Bundy grew up in the Boston elite. His family were old Brahmin Republicans. His father was a leading.