Nathaniel Hawthorne's wife and daughter re-interred with author [audio 6min]

The remains of the wife and daughter of 19th-century author Nathaniel Hawthorne have been removed from their graves in England and re-interred alongside his grave in Concord, Mass. Hawthorne's wife, Sophia, and their daughter, Una, both died in England in the 1870s and were buried there. But recently a Hawthorne tree planted next to their graves fell over, damaging Una's headstone. Hawthorne's descendants decided it was time to bring them home. This Monday more than three dozen family members paid their respects, including Hawthorne's great-great granddaughter, Alison Hawthorne Deming, who said, ""I was startled to realize that seven generations of our family are present at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery today, counting those above and below ground." ~Website offers extended story reported by Nancy Cohen, excerpts from letters, photos.