Notable Births & Deaths for Chattanooga ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Chattanooga. 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.
- Judith Lowry
- Actress. She was born in Fort Sill (OK) on July 27, 1890 (a Sunday) and died in New York (NY) on November 29, 1976 (a Monday) at the age of 86. She is buried at Long Island National Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
- Fort Sill is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast of Chattanooga.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Judith Lowry<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).
- Temple is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Chattanooga.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Pepper Martin<1>
- Leon Russell
- Born: Claude Russell Bridges
- Musician, sognwriter, producer. He was born in Lawton (OK) on April 2, 1942 (a Thursday) and died in Hermitage (TN) on November 13, 2016 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery (Tulsa County, Oklahoma).
- Lawton is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast of Chattanooga.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leon Russell<1>
- Maud Stevens Wagner
- First female tatto artist in America, aerialist, contortionist. She was born on February 12, 1877 (a Monday) and died in Lawton (OK) on February 12, 1877 (a Monday) at the age of 0. She is buried at Homestead Cemetery (Chase County, Kansas).
- Lawton is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast of Chattanooga.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Maud Stevens Wagner<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. |