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Notable Births & Deaths for Stringtown ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Stringtown. 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 (Activist, suffragette)
- 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast of Stringtown.
- Lexington is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Stringtown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Madeline McDowell Breckinridge<1>
- Sophonisha Preston Breckinridge (Social reformer)
- Gay Brewer, Jr. (Professional golf)
- William Wells Brown (Author, historian)
- Leslie Carter (Actress)
- Born: Caroline Louise Dudley
- 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Stringtown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leslie Carter<1>
- Mary Barr Clay (Activist, suffragette)
- 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Stringtown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Barr Clay<1>
- Joyce Compton (Actress)
- Theodore 'Ted' Conovar (Major League Baseball)
- Bob Custer (Actor)
- Born: Raymond Anthony Glenn
- 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north of Stringtown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bob Custer<1>
- Todd Duncan (Opera singer)
- Full name: Robert Todd Duncan
- He was born in Danville (KY) on February 2, 1903 (a Monday) and died in Washington, DC on February 28, 1998 (a Saturday) at the age of 95. He is buried at Ft. Lincoln Cemetery (Prince George's County, Maryland).
- Danville is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Stringtown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Todd Duncan<1>
- Ralph Wesley Foody (Actor)
- Elizabeth Ann Hulette (Entertainer)
- Wallace Clayton 'Wah Wah' Jones (Professional basketball)
- Ralph Godfrey Kercheval (Professional football)
- Mary Lincoln (Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (1861 - 1865))
- Born: Mary Ann Todd
- 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Stringtown.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Lincoln<1>
- Fannie Caldwell Macaulay (Author)
- Louis Mason (Actor)
- Dennis 'Dan' McGann (Major League Baseball)
- Stephen Frank 'Steve' Meilinger (Professional football)
- David S. 'Davey' Moore (Professional boxer)
- Thomas Satterwhite Noble (Painter)
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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