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Notable Births & Deaths for Pleasant Grove ...

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

  • Charlotte Hawkins Brown
    • Born: Lottie Hawkins
    • Author, educator, founder of the Palmer Memorial Institute. She was born in Henderson (NC) on June 11, 1883 (a Monday) and died in Greensboro (NC) on January 11, 1961 (a Wednesday) at the age of 77.
    • Greensboro is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charlotte Hawkins Brown<1>
  • Hal 'Skinny' Brown
    • Full name: Harold Hector Brown
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Greensboro (NC) on December 11, 1924 (a Thursday) and died in Greensboro (NC) on December 17, 2015 (a Thursday) at the age of 91. We don't have any burial details.
    • Greensboro is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Pleasant Grove.
    • Greensboro is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hal 'Skinny' Brown<1>
  • Mace Stanley Brown
  • Janis Carter
    • Born: Janis Elinore Dremann
    • Actress. She was born in Cleveland (OH) on October 10, 1913 (a Friday) and died in Durham (NC) on July 30, 1994 (a Saturday) at the age of 80. She is buried at Maplewood Cemetery (Durham County, North Carolina).
    • Durham is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Janis Carter<1>
  • Jim Thomas Clack
  • Rick Ferrell
  • Wes Ferrell
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Greensboro (NC) on February 2, 1908 (a Sunday) and died in Sarasota (FL) on December 9, 1976 (a Thursday) at the age of 68. He is buried at New Garden Friends Cemetery (Guilford County, North Carolina).
    • Greensboro is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wes Ferrell<1>
  • Randall Jarrell
  • Ted Kaczynski
    • Full name: Theodore John Kaczynski
    • The Unabomber. He was born in Chicago (IL) on May 22, 1942 (a Friday) and died in Bahama (NC) on June 10, 2023 (a Saturday) at the age of 81. The body was cremated.
    • Bahama is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ted Kaczynski<1>
  • Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
    • Entertainer. He was born in Durham (NC) on April 18, 1904 (a Monday) and died in Bronx (NY) on December 13, 1981 (a Sunday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
    • Durham is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham<1>
  • Janis Martin
    • Musician. She was born in Sutherlin (VA) on March 27, 1940 (a Wednesday) and died in Durham (NC) on September 3, 2007 (a Monday) at the age of 67. She is buried at Highland Burial Park (Danville City, Virginia).
    • Sutherlin is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north of Pleasant Grove.
    • Durham is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Janis Martin<1>
  • Clyde Lensley McPhatter
  • Anita Rose Morris
    • Actress. She was born in Durham (NC) on March 14, 1943 (a Sunday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 2, 1994 (a Wednesday) at the age of 51. She is buried at Maplewood Cemetery (Durham County, North Carolina).
    • Durham is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Anita Rose Morris<1>
  • Mary Webb Nicholson
    • Aviation pioneer. She was born in Greensboro (NC) on July 12, 1905 (a Wednesday) and died in Worcestershire (England) on May 22, 1943 (a Saturday) at the age of 37. She is buried at New Garden Friends Cemetery (Guilford County, North Carolina).
    • Greensboro is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Webb Nicholson<1>
  • Grady Tate
    • Musician. He was born in Durham (NC) on January 14, 1932 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on October 8, 2017 (a Sunday) at the age of 85. He is buried at Calverton National Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
    • Durham is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Grady Tate<1>
  • George 'Possum' Whitted
  • Mary Lou Williams
    • Born: Mary Elfrieda Scruggs
    • Pianist, composer. She was born in Atlanta (GA) on May 8, 1910 (a Sunday) and died in Durham (NC) on May 28, 1981 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. She is buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania).
    • Durham is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Lou Williams<1>
  • Tom Zachary
    • Full name: Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Graham (NC) on May 7, 1896 (a Thursday) and died in Burlington (NC) on January 24, 1969 (a Friday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Alamance Memorial Park (Alamance County, North Carolina).
    • Graham is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of Pleasant Grove.
    • Burlington is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of Pleasant Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tom Zachary<1>

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The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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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