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Notable Births & Deaths for Batestown ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Batestown. 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.
- Ronnie 'Fast Eddie' Allen (Professional billiards)
- Morris Ankrum (Actor)
- Born: Stephen Morris Nussbaum
- He was born in Danville (IL) on August 27, 1896 (a Thursday) and died in Pasadena (CA) on September 2, 1964 (a Wednesday) at the age of 68. He is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery (Vermilion County, Illinois).
- Danville is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the east of Batestown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Morris Ankrum<1>
- Raymond A. Brown (Actor)
- Ethel Clayton (Actress)
- Lulu Jean Espey Crampton (Actress)
- James Gammon (Actor)
- Full name: James Richard Gammon
- He was born in Newman (IL) on April 20, 1940 (a Saturday) and died in Costa Mesa (CA) on July 16, 2010 (a Friday) at the age of 70. We don't have any burial details.
- Newman is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Batestown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Gammon<1>
- Jess Kirkpatrick (Actor)
- Full name: Jess Betram Kirkpatrick
- He was born in Champaign (IL) on October 2, 1897 (a Saturday) and died in La Jolla (CA) on August 9, 1976 (a Monday) at the age of 78. He is buried at El Camino Memorial Park (San Diego County, California).
- Champaign is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Batestown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jess Kirkpatrick<1>
- Paul Christian Lauterbur (Chemist, inventor, Nobel Prize winner)
- Helen Morgan (Entertainer)
- James Albert 'Cod' Myers (Major League Baseball)
- Francis Xavier 'Big Jeff' Pfeffer (Major League Baseball)
- Ernie Pyle (Journalist)
- Full name: Ernest Taylor Pyle
- He was born in Dana (IN) on August 3, 1900 (a Friday) and died in Okinawa (Japan) on April 18, 1945 (a Wednesday) at the age of 44. He is buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Honolulu County, Hawaii).
- Dana is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Batestown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ernie Pyle<1>
- Virginia Sale (Actress)
- Bert R. Shepard (Major League Baseball)
- Full name: Bert Robert Shepard
- He was born in Dana (IN) on June 28, 1920 (a Monday) and died in Highland (CA) on June 16, 2008 (a Monday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery (Riverside County, California).
- Dana is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Batestown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bert R. Shepard<1>
- Dan Terry (Musician)
- Born: Daniel Kostraba
- He was born in Kingston (PA) on December 22, 1924 (a Monday) and died in Danville (IL) on December 27, 2011 (a Tueday) at the age of 87. He is buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery (Somerset County, New Jersey).
- Danville is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the east of Batestown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dan Terry<1>
- James Wainwright (Actor)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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