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Notable Births & Deaths for Westview ...

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

  • Lucius Benjamin 'Luke' Appling
  • Frances Elizabeth Bavier
  • 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west of Westview.
    • 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west of Westview.
    • Greensboro is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west of Westview.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hal 'Skinny' Brown<1>
  • Mace Stanley Brown
  • Jim Thomas Clack
  • 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west of Westview.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wes Ferrell<1>
  • Raymond Hall 'Ray' Hayworth
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in High Point (NC) on January 29, 1904 (a Friday) and died in High Point (NC) on September 25, 2002 (a Wednesday) at the age of 98. He is buried at Guilford Memorial Park (Guilford County, North Carolina).
    • High Point is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Westview.
    • High Point is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Westview.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Raymond Hall 'Ray' Hayworth<1>
  • Randall Jarrell
  • Dolley Madison
    • Full name: Dorothea Dandridge Payne Todd-Madison
    • Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of James Madison (1809 - 1817). She was born in Guilford College (NC) on May 20, 1768 (a Friday) and died in Washington, DC on July 12, 1849 (a Thursday) at the age of 81.
    • Guilford College is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of Westview.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dolley Madison<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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west of Westview.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Webb Nicholson<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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the east of Westview.
    • Burlington is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the east of Westview.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tom Zachary<1>

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The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/

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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