Category Archives: Famous graves

Allan Pinkerton

Posted on April 4, 2013 by gravelyspeaking

Not far from the Chalmers’ Monument in the Graceland Cemetery at Chicago, Illinois, is a plain obelisk with four bronze plaques, one on each side of the marker, that marks the grave of Allan Pinkerton, his wife Joan, and his … Continue reading →

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The Chalmers Monument

Posted on March 30, 2013 by gravelyspeaking

  WILLIAM J. CHALMERS    JULY 10, 1852—DEC. 10, 1938 JOAN P. CHALMERS    JULY 22, 1855—JAN. 25, 1940 THOMAS STUART CHALMERS    SEPT. 21, 1881—MAR. 26, 1923 The Chicago-based Graham, Anderson, Probst, & White Architectural Firm, at one time the largest in … Continue reading →

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Name out of view

Posted on March 26, 2013 by gravelyspeaking

The light rose-colored unpolished granite monument, built to honor William Peirce Anderson, is a bit of an enigma. The large neo-classic monument, with its Corinthian columns very nearly hides who is buried beneath.  The only clue is the bronze medallion … Continue reading →

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From one artist to another

Posted on March 8, 2013 by gravelyspeaking

WILLIAM HOLBROOK BEARD 1824 – 1900 AMERICAN ARTIST L’OURS (THE BEARS) SCULPTURE BY DAN OSTERMILLER, Sc. GIFT OF THE ARTIST 2002 William Holbrook Beard (1825 – 1900) was born in Painesville, Ohio. He was a popular 19th Century American wildlife … Continue reading →

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Henry Carter aka Frank Leslie

Posted on March 5, 2013 by gravelyspeaking

Frank Leslie (March 29, 1821 – January 10, 1880) Henry Carter was born a glove maker’s son in Ipswich, England.  His father, Joseph, expected him to learn the family business and apprenticed him to the boy’s uncle.  Young Henry found … Continue reading →

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The Caldwell Sisters of Louisville

Posted on February 2, 2013 by gravelyspeaking

Mary Elizabeth Breckenridge Caldwell—Baroness Von Zedtwitz December 26, 1865—December 16, 1910  Mary Guendaline Byrd Caldwell—Marquise Des Monstiers Merinville October 21, 1863—October 5, 1909 “Know the truth and the truth shall make you free” Positioned at the center of an exedra … Continue reading →

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Marshall Field

Posted on December 21, 2012 by gravelyspeaking

In a rags-to-riches story suitable for Horatio Alger, Marshall Field, who started as a clerk in a dry goods store, ended up buying the store in which he worked in 1865.  By the time Field died in 1906, he was … Continue reading →

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Name Change

Posted on November 21, 2012 by gravelyspeaking

Actors have long since dropped their birth names for stage names—Minnesota born Frances Ethel Gumm acted and sang her way into American hearts as Judy Garland; Iowa boy Marion Morrison rode horse back into film as cowboy John Wayne; and … Continue reading →

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Steamboat Captains and Evangelists

Posted on October 16, 2012 by gravelyspeaking

A large gray monument displaying a steamboat in the Mount Olivet Cemetery at Nashville marks the grave of Thomas Green Ryman, (October 12, 1841-December 23, 1904) one of the most successful steamboat captains in Tennessee history. Ryman built a fleet … Continue reading →

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The Chocolatiers

Posted on July 23, 2012 by gravelyspeaking

Derry Church, Pennsylvania, which later became known as Hershey is the home of the Hershey Company, one of the oldest chocolate companies in the United States and the largest in North America.  The company was founded by Milton Snavely Hershey … Continue reading →

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