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Notable Births & Deaths for Spring Grove ...

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

  • Darrell Banks     (Musician)
    • Born: Darrell Eubanks
    • He was born in Mansfield (OH) on July 25, 1937 (a Sunday) and died in Detroit (MI) on February 24, 1970 (a Tueday) at the age of 32. He is buried at Detroit Memorial Park (Macomb County, Michigan).
    • Mansfield is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the south of Spring Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Darrell Banks<1>
  • 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of Spring Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gates Brown<1>
  • Ollie M. Cline     (Professional football)
    • He was born in Mount Vernon (OH) on December 31, 1925 (a Thursday) and died in Springfield (OH) on May 12, 2001 (a Saturday) at the age of 75.
    • Mount Vernon is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Spring Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ollie M. Cline<1>
  • Daniel Decatur 'Dan' Emmett     (Composer)
  • Mark Fenton     (Actor)
  • Warren Harding     (29th President of the US (1921 - 1923))
  • Charles W. 'Charlie' Ingraham     (1883/07/04:1883/07/04)
  • Charles Franklin Kettering     (Inventor)
  • Paul Lynde     (Actor, comedian)
    • Full name: Paul Edward Lynde
    • He was born in Mount Vernon (OH) on June 13, 1926 (a Sunday) and died in Beverly Hills (CA) on January 10, 1982 (a Sunday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Amity Cemetery (Knox County, Ohio).
    • Mount Vernon is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Spring Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Lynde<1>
  • 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west of Spring Grove.
    • Galion is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west of Spring Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert C. 'Bob' Monnett<1>
  • Luke Perry     (Actor)
  • John Roseboro     (Major League Baseball, coach, actor)
  • Robert F. Simon     (Actor)
    • Full name: Robert Frank Simon
    • He was born in Mansfield (OH) on December 2, 1908 (a Wednesday) and died in Tarzana (CA) on November 29, 1992 (a Sunday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Mansfield is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the south of Spring Grove.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert F. Simon<1>

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandcountyoh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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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