Wise Guys Historical Tours
Rufus Ezekiel Lester was born on December 12, 1837 in Burke County, Georgia near Waynesboro. Rufus was the child of Ezekiel and Mary Lester. He was educated in the country schools until he attended Mercer University, graduating in 1857. Having studied law, he was admitted to the Bar in Savannah, Georgia in 1859. And that …
Herman Nathan Myers was born in Bayern (Bavaria), Germany on January 18, 1847 to Sigmund and Fanny Myers. As a child Herman immigrated to Bath County, Virginia with his family and later moved to Lynchburg. In 1867 he and his brothers, Sigo and Fred, moved to Savannah. In Savannah Myers was to become a prominent …
Peter Meldrim 1848-1933 Peter Meldrim was one of the most successful men in Savannah, Georgia’s history. He was a lawyer, judge, educator, politician, and military officer. Meldrim was born in Savannah in 1848, just 13 years before the beginning of the “War of Northern Aggression”. Meldrim saw the horrors of the Civil War firsthand as …
Conrad Aiken was a Pulitzer Prize winning author who wrote many short stories, poems, plays, and novels. He was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1889. Aiken was the oldest child of Dr. William Ford Aiken, a renowned physician and eye surgeon, and Anna Potter Aiken. On February 27, 1901, 11-year old Conrad heard gunshots ring …
Many of the following symbols are found at Bonaventure Cemetery. The symbols are a beautiful way to remember the most important parts of a loved one and their impact and contribution to the world. The next time that you visit Bonaventure or any other Victorian Era cemetery pay close attention to the symbols. It is one …
The Saint of Georgia Bartholomew Zouberbuhler, my favorite name at Bonaventure Cemetery, was a committed Pastor born to German parents in Switzerland in 1719. He came to South Carolina with his father after the death of his mother in 1739. His father was pastoring a church of Swiss immigrants in the South Carolina low country. …
