It is the tomb of John Rutledge Sr., father of John and Edward Rutledge, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. "This is the tomb of John Rutledge," said Richard ...

There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old. Only a handful ...