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Notable Births & Deaths for Five Points ...

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

  • Albert J. 'Ali Baba' Babartsky     (Professional football)
  • Bernie Babcock     (Author, playwright, journalist)
  • Gus Bell     (Major League Baseball)
  • Larry Benton     (Major League Baseball)
  • Lawrence James 'Larry' Benton     (Professional baseball)
  • Marian Bergeron     (Miss America (1933), singer)
  • Clem Bevans     (Actor)
    • Born: Clement Guy Blevins
    • He was born in Cozaddale (OH) on October 16, 1879 (a Thursday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on August 11, 1963 (a Sunday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Cozaddale is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south of Five Points.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clem Bevans<1>
  • Johnny Black     (Songwriter)
    • Full name: John Stewart Black
    • He was born in Saint Louis (MO) on September 30, 1891 (a Wednesday) and died in Hamilton (OH) on June 9, 1936 (a Tueday) at the age of 44. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery (Hamilton County, Ohio).
    • Hamilton is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Five Points.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Johnny Black<1>
  • Erma Bombeck     (Columnist)
    • Born: Erma Louise Fiste
    • She was born in Bellbrook (OH) on February 21, 1927 (a Monday) and died in San Francisco (CA) on April 22, 1996 (a Monday) at the age of 69. She is buried at Woodland Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
    • Bellbrook is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast of Five Points.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Erma Bombeck<1>
  • Gay Brewer, Jr.     (Professional golf)
  • Walter Richard Brookins     (Aviation pioneer)
  • Ralph Byrd     (Actor)
  • Alice Cary     (Poet, author)
  • Phoebe Cary     (Poet)
  • Elinor Martineau Coyle     (Author, photographer, historian)
  • Paul Laurence Dunbar     (Poet, novelist, playwright)
    • He was born in Dayton (OH) on June 27, 1872 (a Thursday) and died in Dayton (OH) on February 9, 1906 (a Friday) at the age of 33. He is buried at Woodland Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
    • Dayton is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north of Five Points.
    • Dayton is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north of Five Points.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Laurence Dunbar<1>
  • Merie Ireland Earls     (Actress)
  • Charles F. Engle     (Race car driver)
    • He was born in Dayton (OH) on January 2, 1907 (a Wednesday) and died in Dayton (OH) on September 21, 1974 (a Saturday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery (Montgomery County, Ohio).
    • Dayton is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north of Five Points.
    • Dayton is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north of Five Points.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles F. Engle<1>
  • Charley Grapewin     (Actor)
  • William 'Bill Mackey' Gretsinger     (Race car driver)
  • Caroline Harrison     (Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Benjamin Harrison (1889 - 1893) - she died before the end of Harrison's Presidency)
    • She was born in Oxford (OH) on October 1, 1832 (a Monday) and died in Washington, DC on October 25, 1892 (a Tueday) at the age of 60. She is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery (Marion County, Indiana).
    • Oxford is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Five Points.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Caroline Harrison<1>

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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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