Notable Births & Deaths for Cause Prairie ...

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

• Margaret Daniel     (Author)
  • Born: Mary Margaret Truman
  • She was born in Independence (MO) on February 17, 1924 (a Sunday) and died in Chicago (IL) on January 29, 2008 (a Tueday) at the age of 83.
  • Independence is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Cause Prairie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Margaret Daniel<1>
• Dan Quisenberry     (Major League Baseball)
  • Full name: Daniel Raymond Quisenberry
  • He was born in Santa Monica (CA) on February 7, 1953 (a Saturday) and died in Leawood (KS) on September 30, 1998 (a Wednesday) at the age of 45. He is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery (Jackson County, Missouri).
  • Leawood is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Cause Prairie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dan Quisenberry<1>
• Ginger Rogers     (Oscar winning actress, dancer, singer)
  • Born: Virginia Katherine McMath
  • She was born in Independence (MO) on July 16, 1911 (a Sunday) and died in Rancho Mirage (CA) on April 25, 1995 (a Tueday) at the age of 83. She is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Independence is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Cause Prairie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ginger Rogers<1>
• Paul Splittorff, Jr.     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Evansville (IN) on October 8, 1946 (a Tueday) and died in Blue Springs (MO) on May 25, 2011 (a Wednesday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Blue Springs Cemetery (Jackson County, Missouri).
  • Blue Springs is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north of Cause Prairie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Splittorff, Jr.<1>
• George Thomas 'Firebrand' Stovall     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Leeds (MO) on November 23, 1877 (a Friday) and died in Burlington (IA) on November 5, 1951 (a Monday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Aspen Grove Cemetery (Des Moines County, Iowa).
  • Leeds is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Cause Prairie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Thomas 'Firebrand' Stovall<1>
• Sidney Toler     (Actor, playwright, director)
  • He was born in Warrensburg (MO) on April 28, 1874 (a Tueday) and died in Beverly Hills (CA) on February 12, 1947 (a Wednesday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Highland Cemetery (Sedgwick County, Kansas).
  • Warrensburg is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Cause Prairie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sidney Toler<1>
• Bess Truman     (Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Harry S. Truman (1945 - 1953))
  • Born: Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
  • She was born in Independence (MO) on February 13, 1885 (a Friday) and died in Independence (MO) on October 18, 1982 (a Monday) at the age of 97.
  • Independence is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Cause Prairie.
  • Independence is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Cause Prairie.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bess Truman<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cass County: www.casscounty.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/