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Notable Births & Deaths for Omar ...

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

  • Gates Brown     (Major League Baseball)
    • Born: William James Brown
    • He was born in Crestline (OH) on May 2, 1939 (a Tueday) and died in Detroit (MI) on September 27, 2013 (a Friday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery (Richland County, Ohio).
    • Crestline is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south of Omar.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gates Brown<1>
  • William J. Collver     (Major League Baseball)
  • Mark Fenton     (Actor)
  • Andrew J. Graham     (Author)
  • Robert 'Lefty' Grove     (Major League Baseball)
  • Warren Harding     (29th President of the US (1921 - 1923))
  • Lucy Hayes     (Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes (1877 - 1881))
    • She was born in Chillicothe (OH) on August 28, 1831 (a Sunday) and died in Fremont (OH) on June 25, 1889 (a Tueday) at the age of 57.
    • Fremont is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Omar.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lucy Hayes<1>
  • Rutherford B. Hayes     (19th President of the US (1877 - 1881))
    • Full name: Rutherford Birchard Hayes
    • He was born in Delaware (OH) on October 4, 1822 (a Friday) and died in Fremont (OH) on January 17, 1893 (a Tueday) at the age of 70.
    • Fremont is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Omar.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Rutherford B. Hayes<1>
  • Charles W. 'Charlie' Ingraham     (1883/07/04:1883/07/04)
  • Robert C. 'Bob' Monnett     (Professional football)
    • He was born in Bucyrus (OH) on February 27, 1910 (a Sunday) and died in Galion (OH) on August 2, 1978 (a Wednesday) at the age of 68. He is buried at Fairview Cemetery (Crawford County, Ohio).
    • Bucyrus is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Omar.
    • Galion is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Omar.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert C. 'Bob' Monnett<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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