Capp (Caplin), Al (Alfred Gerald) b. September 28, 1909 d. November 5, 1979 Cartoonist. Al Capp created the cartoon strip Li'l Abner during the early stages of the Great Depression in 1934. It would last for 43 years well beyond the Vietnam War until 1977 when its creator retired taking the entire hillbillyYokum family from mythical Dogpatch USA with him...Abner, Daisy Mae, Manmy, Pappy Yokum, Marryin Sam, Sadie Hawkins, Sir Cecil, Lady Cesspool, Hairless Joe, Lonesome Polecat, Fearless Fosdick, the Shmoos and the ultimate jinx Joe Btfsplk with his overhead black...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield) Mount Prospect Cemetery, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Frankle, Jones b. April 27, 1829 d. April 15, 1909 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He was a teacher in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, when commissioned as Major, in the 17th Infantry, Massachusetts on August 1, 1861, at age 32. On May 13, 1863, he was promoted to Colonel in command of the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery. He was at this time put Military Governor of the Department of the Albemarle, with headquarters at Plymouth, North Carolina. For his actions in defense of this position against the Confederates...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Whittier, John Greenleaf b. December 17, 1807 d. September 7, 1892 Poet, Abolitionist. He received little formal education as a young boy growing up near Haverhill, Massachusetts but was an avid reader and as a teen, after being introduced to the works of Robert Burns, developed a great desire to write. In 1826, his first poems were published in the “Newburyport Free Press” which was owned by the abolitionist, William Lloyd Garrison. His lifelong friendship with Garrison would help him form his strong anti-slavery views. The young poet’s first two published...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo) Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
b. September 28, 1909 d. November 5, 1979