This is the grave of John Brown, as well as twelve of his men who died at Harpers’ Ferry. Born in 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut, Brown grew up in an anti-slavery family. Even as early as the l
This is the grave of Waldo Johnson. Born in 1817 in Bridgeport, Virginia (today, West Virginia), Johnson grew up fairly well (especially given this is a pretty poor part of WV) and graduated from Rect
This is the grade of Thomas Buchanan Read. Born in 1812 in Dowington, Pennsylvania, Read became an artist and poet. He was artistic from the time he was a kid but his family was very not supportive. I
This is the grave of Pierce Butler. Born in 1866 in Waterford, Minnesota, Pierce Butler was the child of Irish immigrants making a good of it on the Minnesota prairie. Not sure how much better that re
This is the grave of Henry Deringer. Born in 1786 in Easton, Pennsylvania, Deringer grew up in a gun manufacturing family. His father was a reasonably well known gunsmith and moved to Philadelphia sho
This is the grave of William Allen White. Born in 1868 in Emporia, Kansas, White grew up in the town of El Dorado, Kansas, not far from Wichita. His family was pretty well-off for small-town Kansas an
This is the grave of Frank Walsh. Born in 1864 in St. Louis, Walsh grew up in a poor Irish family. He dropped out of school at the age of 10 and found work as a telegraph boy. But this was a smart kid
This is the grave of Don Pardo. Born in 1918 in Westfield, Massachusetts, Dominick Pardo grew up in an immigrant household. His parents had migrated from Poland and ran a bakery. They moved around a b