Jesse Tyson Vogdes

A fitting three-word eulogy for this person would have been “loyal family man.” It would have applied not only to his large biological family but to his strong ties with…

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William Charlton

The Charltons, Francis and Mary, arrived in Philadelphia from Ireland in 1838 with an infant daughter, welcoming their first son a year later. That was William, who would later have…

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Samuel Miles

This man was not considered one of the country’s founding fathers but he could at least be considered a founding “cousin.” While not involved directly as a signer of famous…

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John Templin Potts

John’s first name was in honor of his great-great grandfather, John K. Potts, and his middle name is his mother’s maiden name. Although he was born in the central Virginia…

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Clifford P. MacCalla

Clifford P. MacCalla, Lawyer and Grand Master of Masons

Son of successful printer and newspaper publisher James Sherron MacCalla and Ruth White Paynter, Clifford graduated from Central High School in 1855, then read law in the office of Francis…

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Israel Wilson Durham

Israel Wilson Durham headstone israel-durham

Israel W. Durham was born in Philadelphia, the son of Thomas and Jane Norris Durham, both Irish immigrants. The year of his birth has been listed on various documents, including…

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Thomas Kittera

“Like father, like son” is a frquent explanation for how one man’s journey parallels another’s. John Wilkes Kittera and his wife Ann had three children while living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,…

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John Russell Young

John Russell Young, a journalist and diplomat buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery

John was the oldest of two  boys and two girls born to immigrants from County Tyrone, Ireland. He was born in Downingtown in Chester County but attended public school in…

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William Burns Smith

William Burns Smith was born in Glasgow, Scotland and arrived in the United States with his parents and two siblings when he was seven years old. Another five children would…

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