Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-27
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MARTIN VAN buren,,
With resident Of the {. S.
Born Dec. 5, 1882.
Died July 24, 1852.
There is no carving Of any kind upor

There Is no carving Of any kind upon
it. The inscription is in large black
letters. The name Of his wife appears
upon another face of the shaft, while
GA the third is to be seen the name of =
son. The house is at the southern end
OF the village, near the creek, trans.
building, which has been entirely II.
modelled Of late years His other resi-
dence, two miles south Of the town, is
the property Of the farmers who live
there.
HARRISON.
The resting place of William Henry
Harrison is situated at North Bend, Ind.
The gave IS a simple mound unfenced
on a little knoll and is shaded by bee IL
es and other trees. There is no monu-
ment and no inscription anywhere to
tell the story of the fife of the departed
hero. Since the decoration Of Scott
Harrison's grave the mound has been
improved somewhat. Thevault has been
cemented on the top in imitation OF
stone slabs. The iron door on the left
is now securely fastened, and some effort
is made to keep the place in good order
The spot is lovely one, and could be
made hy proper improvement to do hon
or to the remains of the hero Of Tippe-
canoe.
TYLER.
The grave of John Tyler Is practically
unmarked. A little mound, covered
with bushes, Just ten yards from the
grave of Monroe, in Hollywood Gene
terry, Richmond, is pointed ont as til.
spot where Presidents remains lie. A
its head is a small magnolia tree, on the
south is another magnolia tree, and OF
the north young juniper tree. Thu
grave is neither iDclosed nor curbed.
Near by are the graves of Monroe, o.
William Allen, one OF jeff Davis bonds
men of DR.. Lawrence Roane Warren,
the philanthropist of James NJ. Mason
the Confederate Envoy to England, auC
of Little Joe, !" son Of jefferson Davis
killed in Richmond during the war
Near by are buried 5000 Confederate
soldiers around tall pyramid of granite
POLK.
At the corner of Vine and Union
streets, Nashville, at the old family
homestead, may be found the grave O
James X. Polk. The monument is {
block, twelve feet square by twelve IL
height. 1t is appropriately ornamentet
and contains, among other inscriptions
this: "James X Polk, eleventh Presi
dent of the United States. Born Novem
Der ?, 1905; died June Is. 1919 HI
was buried here nearly thirty years ago
An iron gate, suTmounted by an eagle
opens from Vine street into broad av
enue bordered by mulberry trees ant
silver-leafed poplars. This road leads t,
the Polk homestead, large brick house
three stories high. The tomb is sur
rounded by a grassplot, which is in
cireled by a walk of white shells
Shrubs and flowers beautify the spo
and make it look quiet and bright.
TAYLOR.
The remains of Zachary Taylor hav
| been moved three times. They repos,
now in public spot at Frankfort, Ky
The body was first placed in a cemeter,
at Washington, then in lot on tn
Taylor homestead, five miles back o
Louisville, and then taken to Cave Hill
Cemetery, Louisville. In 1878 the re
mains were placed in the beautifu
| cemetery at Frankfort, where they ar
in the company of many illustriou
dead, including Vice President Richart
| Mentor johnson.
FILLMORE.
Mil I'd Fillmore lies buried at Fores
Lawn Cemetery, three miles from Buffalo
The grave is well taken care of, and is
beautiful spot. A tall monument con
tains the inscription, "Millard Fillmore
Born January Z. 1900. Died March
l 1874 = The rTTaxa i az tE,a aaa.ar-r, ~
tremity of the lot In the center Of
| grassy space. At its head rises tn
monument. In the southeastern corne
is Norway spruce, which shadows tn
J grave. Fillmore's daughter sleeps nea