Notable Births & Deaths for Ashland ...

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

• John Allyn Berryman
  • Pulitzer Prize winning author. He was born in McAlester (OK) on October 25, 1914 (a Sunday) and died in Minneapolis (MN) on January 7, 1972 (a Friday) at the age of 57. He is buried at Resurrection Cemetery (Dakota County, Minnesota).
  • McAlester is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Allyn Berryman<1>
• Curley Bradley
  • Born: George Courtney
  • Actor. He was born in Coalgate (OK) on September 18, 1910 (a Sunday) and died in Long Beach (CA) on June 3, 1985 (a Monday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Coalgate is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Curley Bradley<1>
• Ken Carson
  • Born: Hubert Paul Flatt
  • Musician, actor. He was born in Coalgate (OK) on November 14, 1914 (a Saturday) and died in Jacksonville (FL) on April 7, 1994 (a Thursday) at the age of 79. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Coalgate is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ken Carson<1>
• Pepper Martin
  • Born: Johnny Leonard Roosevelt
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Temple (OK) on February 29, 1904 (a Monday) (which is Leap Day) and died in McAlester (OK) on March 5, 1965 (a Friday) at the age of 61. He is buried at Quinton Cemetery (Haskell County, Oklahoma).
  • McAlester is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Pepper Martin<1>
• T. Boone Pickens
  • Full name: Thomas Boone Pickens
  • Businessman. He was born in Holdenville (OK) on May 22, 1928 (a Tueday) and died in Dallas (TX) on September 11, 2019 (a Wednesday) at the age of 91. We don't have any burial details.
  • Holdenville is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: T. Boone Pickens<1>
• Wilber Underhill
  • Crime figure. He was born in Joplin (MO) on March 16, 1901 (a Saturday) and died in McAlester (OK) on January 6, 1934 (a Saturday) at the age of 32. He is buried at Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery (Jasper County, Missouri).
  • McAlester is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast of Ashland.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wilber Underhill<1>

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