This is the grave of Claude Wickard. Born in 1893 in on a farm in Carroll County, Indiana, Wickard would become a farmer’s farmer, a man dedicated to improving both farm productivity and life on
This is the grave of Stanley Matthews. Born in 1824 in Cincinnati, Matthews’ family was evidently pretty well off in Porkopolis. He was able to attend Kenyon College, graduating in 1840. This wa
This is the grave of Ross Perot. Born in 1930 in Texarkana, Texas, Perot grew up there, pretty well off. He went to whatever passed for fancy private schools in Texarkana at that time and then was off
This is the grave of William Westmoreland. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1914, Westmoreland grew up well-off in the upcountry of that state, with his family money in textiles and banking. It
This is the grave of Gioachino Rossini. Born in 1792 in Pesaro, which was then in the Papal States, but now of course is in Italy, Rossini did not grow in real wealthy circumstances. His father was a
This is the grave of Wilma Dykeman. Born in 1920 in Beaverdam, North Carolina, Dykeman grew up in and around Asheville. Her background was a bit different than a lot of the people she grew up with. He
This is the grave of James Malin. Born in Edgeley, North Dakota in 1893, Malin grew up in Kansas, with the family moving there in 1903. He was interested in the history of his home. He would make Kans
This is the grave of Edward Everett Hale. Born in 1822 in Boston, Hale was the elite of the Boston elite. The famed orator who notoriously went on forever and then was totally shown up by Lincoln at t