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Notable Births & Deaths for Green Acres ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Green Acres. 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.
- Stiles Oliver Clements (Architect)
- Sheila Darcy (Actress)
- George A. 'Gentleman George' Decker (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in York (PA) on June 1, 1866 (a Friday) and died in Patton (CA) on June 7, 1909 (a Monday).
- York is located in York County and is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Green Acres (which is located in Carroll County).
- Patton is located in San Bernardino County, California.
- At the time of his death, he was 43.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for George A. 'Gentleman George' Decker<1>
- Fernandas Bowen 'Ferd' Eunick (Major League Baseball)
- David Luther 'Scissors' Foutz (Major League Baseball)
- Fred Gwynne (Actor, artist, author)
- Full name: Frederick Hubbard Gwynne
- He was born in New York (NY) on July 10, 1926 (a Saturday) and died in Taneytown (MD) on July 2, 1993 (a Friday).
- New York is located in Kings County, New York.
- Taneytown is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Green Acres. Both communities are located in Carroll County.
- At the time of his death, he was 67.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Fred Gwynne<1>
- Henry Luther 'Hinkey' Haines (Major League Baseball)
- Hinkey Haines (Major League Baseball, professional football)
- Clarence Veasey 'Slats' Jordan (Major League Baseball)
- William Henry Keister (Major League Baseball)
- Frederic Arnold Kummer (Author, playwright)
- George Michael 'Dummy' Leitner (Major League Baseball)
- Cameron Mitchell (Actor)
- Curt Motton (Major League Baseball)
- Edward Stewart 'Gettysburg Eddie' Plank (Major League Baseball)
- Rosa Ponselle (Opera singer)
- Kenneth David 'Ken' Raffensberger (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in York (PA) on August 8, 1917 (a Wednesday) and died in York (PA) on November 10, 2002 (a Sunday).
- York is located in York County and is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Green Acres (which is located in Carroll County).
- York is located in York County and is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Green Acres (which is located in Carroll County).
- At the time of his death, he was 85.
- He is buried at Mt. Rose Cemetery, located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast of Green Acres. The cemetery is located in York County, Pennsylvania.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Kenneth David 'Ken' Raffensberger<1>
- The Find-A-Grave entry for Mt. Rose Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mt. Rose Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).
- From Green Acres to Mt. Rose Cemetery
- Lizette Woodworth Reese (Poet)
- William Rinehart (Sculptor)
- Dr. Nancy Grace Roman (Astronomer, 'Mother of Hubble')
- She was born in Nashville (TN) on May 16, 1925 (a Saturday) and died in Germantown (MD) on December 25, 2018 (a Tuesday).
- Nashville is located in Davidson County, Tennessee.
- Germantown is located in Baltimore County and is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Green Acres (which is located in Carroll County).
- At the time of her death, she was 93.
- We don't have any burial details.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Dr. Nancy Grace Roman<1>
- John Besson 'Jack' Taylor (Major League Baseball)
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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