This is the grave of Shelby Cullom. Born in 1829 in Monticello, Kentucky, Cullom's family moved to Illinois when he was an infant. Cullom was a teacher for awhile and.
This is the grave of Dan Rostenkowski. Born in 1928 in Chicago to a Polish immigrant family, Rostenkowski grew up in politics. His father was a ward captain and that.
This is the grave of James Angleton. Born in 1917 in Boise, James Jesus Angleton (his parents really gave him the middle name of Jesus? Which is common enough in.
This is the grave of Tom Girdler, a terrible horrible no good American and a name you probably do not know at all. Born to a farming family in Indiana.
This is the grave of Doc Holliday. Born in 1851 in Griffin, Georgia, John Holliday grew up during the Civil War and then left for dentistry school in Pennsylvania in.
This is the grave of Jesse Owens. Arguably the greatest track star of all time and certainly the most historically important, Owens was born in 1913 to Alabama sharecroppers. In.
This is the grave of Louis Brandeis. Born in 1856 in Louisville to secular Jewish immigrant parents from Prague, Brandeis grew up there mostly, although the family did return to.
This is the grave of Preston Sturges. Arguably the greatest comedic director since Chaplin, Sturges was born in 1898 in Chicago. His mom was an artist-type and pretty eccentric. She.
