Notable Births & Deaths for Alton ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Alton. 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.

• Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
  • Suffragette, activist. She was born in Woodlake (KY) on May 20, 1872 (a Monday) and died in Lexington (KY) on November 25, 1920 (a Thursday) at the age of 48. She is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Woodlake is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast of Alton.
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Madeline McDowell Breckinridge<1>
• Sophonisha Preston Breckinridge
  • Social reformer. She was born in Lexington (KY) on April 1, 1866 (a Sunday) and died in Chicago (IL) on July 30, 1948 (a Friday) at the age of 82. She is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sophonisha Preston Breckinridge<1>
• Gay Brewer, Jr.
  • Professional golf. He was born in Middletown (OH) on March 19, 1932 (a Saturday) and died in Lexington (KY) on August 31, 2007 (a Friday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gay Brewer, Jr.<1>
• William Wells Brown
  • Author, historian. He was born in Lexington (KY) on November 6, 1814 (a Sunday) and died in Chelsea (MA) on November 6, 1884 (a Thursday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Cambridge Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Wells Brown<1>
• Leslie Carter
  • Born: Caroline Louise Dudley
  • Actress. She was born in Lexington (KY) on June 10, 1862 (a Tueday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on November 13, 1937 (a Saturday) at the age of 75. She is buried at Woodland Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leslie Carter<1>
• Mary Barr Clay
  • Suffragette, activist. She was born in Lexington (KY) on October 2, 1839 (a Wednesday) and died in Richmond (KY) on October 12, 1924 (a Sunday) at the age of 85. She is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Barr Clay<1>
• Joyce Compton
  • Actress. She was born in Lexington - Fayette (KY) on January 27, 1907 (a Sunday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on October 13, 1997 (a Monday) at the age of 90. She is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lexington - Fayette is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joyce Compton<1>
• Theodore 'Ted' Conovar
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lexington (KY) on March 10, 1868 (a Tueday) and died in Paris (KY) on July 27, 1910 (a Wednesday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Theodore 'Ted' Conovar<1>
• Bob Custer
  • Born: Raymond Anthony Glenn
  • Actor. He was born in Frankfort (KY) on October 18, 1898 (a Tueday) and died in Torrance (CA) on December 27, 1974 (a Friday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Green Hills Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Frankfort is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bob Custer<1>
• Ralph Wesley Foody
  • Actor. He was born in Chicago (IL) on November 13, 1928 (a Tueday) and died in Lexington (KY) on November 21, 1999 (a Sunday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ralph Wesley Foody<1>
• Elizabeth Ann Hulette
  • Entertainer. She was born in Frankfort (KY) on November 19, 1960 (a Saturday) and died in Marietta (GA) on May 1, 2003 (a Thursday) at the age of 42. She is buried at Frankfort Cemetery (Franklin County, Kentucky).
  • Frankfort is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elizabeth Ann Hulette<1>
• Wallace Clayton 'Wah Wah' Jones
  • Professional basketball. He was born in Harlan (KY) on July 14, 1926 (a Wednesday) and died in Lexington (KY) on July 27, 2014 (a Sunday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wallace Clayton 'Wah Wah' Jones<1>
• Ralph Godfrey Kercheval
  • Professional football. He was born in Salt Lick (KY) on December 1, 1911 (a Friday) and died in Lexington (KY) on October 6, 2010 (a Wednesday) at the age of 98. He is buried at Lexington Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ralph Godfrey Kercheval<1>
• Mary Lincoln
  • Born: Mary Ann Todd
  • Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (1861 - 1865). She was born in Lexington (KY) on December 13, 1818 (a Sunday) and died in Springfield (IL) on July 16, 1882 (a Sunday) at the age of 63.
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Lincoln<1>
• Fannie Caldwell Macaulay
  • Also known as: Frances Little
  • Author. She was born in Shelbyville (KY) on November 22, 1863 (a Sunday) and died in Louisville (KY) on January 6, 1941 (a Monday) at the age of 77. She is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery (Jefferson County, Kentucky).
  • Shelbyville is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Fannie Caldwell Macaulay<1>
• Dennis 'Dan' McGann
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Shelbyville (KY) on July 15, 1871 (a Saturday) and died in Louisville (KY) on December 13, 1910 (a Tueday) at the age of 39. He is buried at Grove Hill Cemetery (Shelby County, Kentucky).
  • Shelbyville is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dennis 'Dan' McGann<1>
• Stephen Frank 'Steve' Meilinger
  • Professional football. He was born in Bethlehem (PA) on December 12, 1930 (a Friday) and died in Lexington (KY) on September 14, 2015 (a Monday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Fayette County, Kentucky).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stephen Frank 'Steve' Meilinger<1>
• David S. 'Davey' Moore
  • Professional boxer. He was born in Lexington (KY) on November 1, 1933 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 25, 1963 (a Monday) at the age of 29.
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: David S. 'Davey' Moore<1>
• Thomas Satterwhite Noble
  • Painter. He was born in Lexington (KY) on May 29, 1835 (a Friday) and died in New York (NY) on April 27, 1907 (a Saturday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery (Hamilton County, Ohio).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Satterwhite Noble<1>
• Julia Amanda Perry
  • Composer. She was born in Lexington (KY) on March 25, 1927 (a Friday) and died in Akron (OH) on April 24, 1979 (a Tueday) at the age of 52. She is buried at Glendale Cemetery (Summit County, Ohio).
  • Lexington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Julia Amanda Perry<1>
• Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
  • Author. She was born in Shelbyville (KY) on January 11, 1870 (a Tueday) and died in Louisville (KY) on February 10, 1942 (a Tueday) at the age of 72. She is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery (Jefferson County, Kentucky).
  • Shelbyville is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest of Alton.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice<1>

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