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Notable Births & Deaths for Furnace ...

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

  • Richard Arlen     (Actor)
    • Born: Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore
    • He was born in Charlottesville (VA) on September 1, 1898 (a Thursday) and died in North Hollywood (CA) on March 28, 1976 (a Sunday) at the age of 77.
    • Charlottesville is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Furnace.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Arlen<1>
  • Roosevelt 'Rosie' Brown     (Professional football)
  • Miriam Cooper     (Actress)
  • Douglas Evans     (Actor)
  • Charles J. 'Fergy' Ferguson     (Major League Baseball)
  • Martha Skelton Jefferson     (Wife of Thomas Jefferson, but died before he became President of the US (1801 - 1809))
  • Thomas Jefferson     (3rd President of the US (1801 - 1809))
  • Kack Eugene 'Jackie' Jensen     (Professional baseball)
  • Meriwether Lewis     (Explorer, 2nd Governor of Louisiana)
    • He was born in Ivy (VA) on August 18, 1774 (a Thursday) and died in Hohenwald (TN) on October 11, 1809 (a Wednesday) at the age of 35. He is buried at Pioneer Cemetery (Lewis County, Tennessee).
    • Ivy is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Furnace.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Meriwether Lewis<1>
  • James Madison     (4th President of the US (1809 - 1817))
  • William Holmes McGuffey     (Author, educator)
  • Martha 'Patsy' Randolph     (Daugther of Thomas Jefferson - she acted as the de facto First Lady during his Presidency (1801 - 1809))
  • Zachary Taylor     (12th President of the US (1849 - 1850, died in office due to illness))
    • He was born in Orange (VA) on November 24, 1784 (a Wednesday) and died in Washington, DC on July 9, 1850 (a Tueday) at the age of 65. He is buried at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery (Jefferson County, Kentucky).
    • Orange is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Furnace.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Zachary Taylor<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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