Notable Births & Deaths for Absalom ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Absalom. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Lucius Benjamin 'Luke' Appling
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in High Point (NC) on April 2, 1907 (a Tueday) and died in Cumming (GA) on January 3, 1991 (a Thursday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Sawnee View Gardens (Forsyth County, Georgia).
  • Cumming is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Absalom.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lucius Benjamin 'Luke' Appling<1>
• Ezzard Mack Charles
  • Professional boxer. He was born in Lawrenceville (GA) on July 7, 1921 (a Thursday) and died in Chicago (IL) on May 28, 1975 (a Wednesday) at the age of 53. He is buried at Burr Oak Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Lawrenceville is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Absalom.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ezzard Mack Charles<1>
• Hal Herring
  • Professional football. He was born in Lanett (AL) on February 24, 1924 (a Sunday) and died in Cumming (GA) on February 9, 2014 (a Sunday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Sawnee View Gardens (Forsyth County, Georgia).
  • Cumming is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Absalom.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hal Herring<1>
• William Lamar 'Billy' Lothridge
  • Professional football. He was born in Cleveland (GA) on January 1, 1942 (a Thursday) and died in Pensacola (FL) on February 23, 1996 (a Friday) at the age of 54.
  • Cleveland is located 23 miles [37 km] to the north of Absalom.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Lamar 'Billy' Lothridge<1>
• John Robert 'Big Cat' Mize
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Demorest (GA) on January 7, 1913 (a Tueday) and died in Demorest (GA) on June 2, 1993 (a Wednesday) at the age of 80. He is buried at Yonah Memorial Gardens (Habersham County, Georgia).
  • Demorest is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Absalom.
  • Demorest is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Absalom.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Robert 'Big Cat' Mize<1>
• Alvin 'Junior' Samples, Jr.
  • Comedian, actor. He was born in Cumming (GA) on August 10, 1926 (a Tueday) and died in Knoxville (TN) on November 13, 1983 (a Sunday) at the age of 57. He is buried at Sawnee View Gardens (Forsyth County, Georgia).
  • Cumming is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Absalom.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alvin 'Junior' Samples, Jr.<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/