This is the grave of Jeane Kirkpatrick. Born in Duncan, Oklahoma in 1926, Kirkpatrick grew up in a politically progressive household, part of the white rural socialism quite common on.
This is the grave of Mary Cecil Allen. Born in Melbourne in 1893 (definitely the first Aussie in the series!), Allen grew up wealthy. Her father was the Dean of.
This is the grave of Edward Bellamy. Born in 1850 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, Bellamy grew up in what is best described as an upper-middle class religious household. His father was.
This is the grave of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Born in 1807 in Portland, Maine, Longfellow grew up in a well-off family. His father was a lawyer and his grandfather a.
This is the grave of Francis Pickens. Born in 1807 (though some claim 1805) in Togadoo, South Carolina, Pickens grew up at the pinnacle of the South Carolina elite slaveholding.
This is the grave of Robert Cornelius. Born in Philadelphia in 1809, Cornelius grew up reasonably well off. His father was Dutch immigrant silversmith who opened a lamp manufacturing company..
This is the grave of Cass Gilbert. Born in 1859 in Zanesville, Ohio, Gilbert was named for Lewis Cass, one of the truly reprehensible politicians of the antebellum years, a.
This is the grave of Benjamin Franklin. I don't think it's really necessary to write an entire biography of Franklin here. His life is so well-known, more so than perhaps.
