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.
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.
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.
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..
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.
This is the grave of Frankie Frisch. Born in The Bronx in 1897, Frisch was a phenomenal athlete who played four sports at Fordham University: baseball, basketball, football, and track..
This is the grave of John McLoughlin. Born in Quebec in 1784, Jean-Baptiste McLoughlin grew up Catholic, despite a Scots-Irish father. His father married a Quebecois woman and so the.
