This is the grave of Thomas Todd. Born in King and Queen County, Virginia in 1765, Todd grew up in the Virginia elite but a downwardly mobile part of it. Slaver, yes, but also not super duper wealthy after dad blew the family fortune and...
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This is the grave of Maria White Lowell. You might be like, wait, haven't I seen this grave before? And the answer is yes. Back in 2019, I covered James.
This is the grave of Robin Winks. Born in 1930 in Indiana, Winks grew up on the road, as his family tried to find their bearings during the Depression. They.
This is the grave of Bud Collins. Born in 1929 in Lima, Ohio, Arthur Collins grew up outside of Cleveland, in the suburb of Berea. He went to Baldwin-Wallace College, in Berea. This is where his father was the athletic director. Then it was off...
This is the grave of Burton Wheeler. Born in 1882 in Hudson, Massachusetts, Wheeler attended the public schools of the state, worked in Boston for awhile as a stenographer, then.
This is the grave of Ayn Rand. Unfortunately born in 1905 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum grew up in a successful Jewish family. She lived an elite life.
This is the grave of Benjamin Smith Lyman. Born in 1835 in Northampton, Massachusetts, Lyman grew up pretty well off, went to Harvard, graduated in 1855, and went into teaching. But teaching school was not what he planned to do with his life, as was...
This is the grave of Toshiro Mifune. I see no reason to write a biographical post of Mifune. I just want to make a few points. First, THIS IS THE.
This is the grave of Jacob Crowninshield. Born in 1770 in Salem, Massachusetts, Crowinshield grew up in the maritime world. His family were shippers and traders. As the U.S. became.
The big white stone in the distance by the bushes is the grave of Dorothy Stang. Born in 1931 in Dayton, Ohio, Stang grew up a devout Catholic. She went straight into the nunnery upon leaving school in 1948. She became a member of Sisters...
This is the grave of Walter Tevis. Born in 1928 in San Francisco, Tevis grew up middle class but also sickly. He had a heart condition as a child and.
This is the grave of Orval Hansen. Born in 1926 in Firth, Idaho, Hansen was the son of Scandinavians, a child of both Norwegians and Danes. We all know what.