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Notable Births & Deaths for Dimmsville ...

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

  • Walter Allen 'Heavy' Blair     (Major League Baseball)
  • Betty Brice     (Actress)
  • Walter C. 'Walt' Brown     (Race car driver)
  • Edward D. 'Eddie' Burke     (Major League Baseball)
  • Anna Chandler     (Actress, singer)
  • Spencer Charters     (Actor)
  • Samuel Byrem 'Red' Crane     (Major League Baseball)
  • John 'Johnny Dio' Dioguardi     (Crime figure)
  • Charles F. 'Charlie' Householder     (1884/04/20:1884/09/18)
  • Nancy Kulp     (Actress, comedienne)
    • Full name: Nancy Jane Kulp
    • She was born in Harrisburg (PA) on August 28, 1921 (a Sunday) and died in Palm Desert (CA) on February 3, 1991 (a Sunday) at the age of 69.
    • Harrisburg is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Dimmsville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nancy Kulp<1>
  • William Harrison 'Billy' Myers     (Major League Baseball)
    • He was born in Enola (PA) on August 14, 1910 (a Sunday) and died in Carlisle (PA) on April 10, 1995 (a Monday) at the age of 84.
    • Enola is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Dimmsville.
    • Carlisle is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Dimmsville.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Harrison 'Billy' Myers<1>
  • Carl Scheib     (Major League Baseball)
  • Bobby Troup     (Actor, songwriter)
  • Paul Vathis     (Photographer)
  • Harry James Westerman     (Artist)
  • Lewis De Witt 'Snake' Wiltse     (Major League Baseball)

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The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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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