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Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was born at Galesburg, Illinois, in a small three-room cottage. Sandburg is remembered as one of the most important literary figures of the Twentieth Century. He was an American poet, biographer, … Continue reading →

W. H. RINEHART BORN IN CARROLL Co. Md. 1825 DIED AT ROME ITALY. 1874 William Henry Rinehart was born September 13, 1825 and died October 28, 1874.  Rinehart was a classic American sculptor of note and buried in the Green … Continue reading →

There are people who achieve notoriety, sometimes for the good they do, sometimes for the opposite.  Whether good or bad, fame, or infamy as the case may be, has a price to be paid—even after death. John Wilkes Booth, the … Continue reading →

The elaborate stained-glass window in the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, California, depicts the Virgin of Guadalupe, also referred to as Mother of Guadalupe and Our Lady of Guadalupe The figure of the Virgin of Guadalupe is framed by … Continue reading →

In memory of CHARLES SAMUEL MORRIS. Died December 2nd. 1857. Aged 52 years. 4 months. This was erected by his Wife and Children as a testimonial to the departed worth of a fond and doting Husband and Father. The white … Continue reading →

Levi Strauss February 26, 1829, Buttenheim, Landkreis Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany September 26, 1902, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California Levi Strauss, made famous and wealthy from innovative blue denim trousers strengthened with a rivet, built a massive family mausoleum in … Continue reading →

G. B. DRAGO NATO Dec. 3—1850 MORTO Maggio 29 1905 CATERINA DRAGO 1871 – 1965 DRAGO LOUIS J. DRAGO 1901 – 1982 The Drago Family monument, imbued with a multitude of symbolism, features a Latin Cross and an angle on … Continue reading →

SARAH E. WARD WIFE OF J. S. NEAL DIED MAY 1, 1877 AGED 22 Ys. 6 Mos. 1 d. Gone from this land, Father, Mother, Brothers and Sisters, too. And now my friends, I bid adieu Palmer’s Prairie Church of … Continue reading →

HENRY Died, Aug. 10, 1864, Aged 19 Days. EDWIN, Died Oct. 17, 1865, Aged 1 Mo. 19 Days May their souls rest in peace Children of NATHAN & PAULINE BACHMAN. The double rounded top white marble tablet in the Home … Continue reading →

Charles C. Keene Born 1832, Hessen Cassel, Germany Died May 7, 1894, San Franciso, California Susan Keene Born April 1852, New York, New York Died August 22, 1915, San Francisco, California Keene was born in Germany and migrated to the … Continue reading →