Atwood, George Marston b. September 11, 1817 d. May 22, 1889 Civil War Union Army Officer. Served in the Union Army as Colonel and commander of the 24th Maine Volunteer Infantry, a 10-month enlistment regiment. He was mustered into service on October 16, 1862, and honorably mustered out on August 25, 1863. Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Evans, George b. January 12, 1797 d. April 6, 1867 US Congressman, US Senator. Elected to represent Maine's 2nd, 4th, and 8th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1829 to 1841. Also served as a Member of the Maine State House of Representatives, United States Senator from Maine from 1841 to 1847, and Maine State Attorney General from 1853 to 1854, and 1856. (Bio by: K) Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Parker, James b. 1768 d. 1837 US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 5th District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1813 to 1815, and 1819 to 1821. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature. (Bio by: K) Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Robinson, Edwin Arlington b. December 22, 1869 d. April 6, 1935 Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet. His family moved to Gardiner, Maine, in 1870, shortly after he was born. His parents had wanted a girl when he was born and so he remained unnamed until he was six months old when his family visited a holiday resort and the other vacationers decided that he should have a name, and chose a man from Arlington, Massachusetts to draw a name out of a hat. He described his childhood as "stark and unhappy" and his young adult years were plagued with tragedy with the death...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad) Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA Plot: Lot 508