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Notable Births & Deaths for Midway Mills ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Midway Mills. 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Midway Mills.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Arlen<1>
  • Roosevelt 'Rosie' Brown     (Professional football)
  • Miriam Cooper     (Actress)
  • William McGarvey 'Bullet' Dudley     (Professional football)
  • Charles J. 'Fergy' Ferguson     (Major League Baseball)
  • Douglas Southall Freeman     (Author, historian)
  • 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))
    • He was born in Shadwell (VA) on April 13, 1743 (a Saturday) and died in Charlottesville (VA) on July 4, 1826 (a Tueday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Monticello Graveyard (Albemarle County, Virginia).
    • Shadwell is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Midway Mills.
    • Charlottesville is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Midway Mills.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Jefferson<1>
  • 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 north of Midway Mills.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Meriwether Lewis<1>
  • William Holmes McGuffey     (Author, educator)
  • Albert Lewis Orth     (Major League Baseball)
  • Charles Thomas Pick     (Major League Baseball)
  • Martha 'Patsy' Randolph     (Daugther of Thomas Jefferson - she acted as the de facto First Lady during his Presidency (1801 - 1809))
    • She was born in Charlottesville (VA) on September 27, 1772 (a Sunday) and died in Charlottesville (VA) on October 10, 1836 (a Monday) at the age of 64. She is buried at Monticello Graveyard (Albemarle County, Virginia).
    • Charlottesville is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Midway Mills.
    • Charlottesville is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Midway Mills.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Martha 'Patsy' Randolph<1>
  • Samuel Untermyer     (Social reformer)
  • Woodrow Wilson 'Woody' Williams     (Major League Baseball)
    • He was born in Pamplin City (VA) on August 21, 1912 (a Wednesday) and died in Appomattox (VA) on February 24, 1995 (a Friday) at the age of 82.
    • Pamplin City is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Midway Mills.
    • Appomattox is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Midway Mills.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Woodrow Wilson 'Woody' Williams<1>
  • Richard Allen 'Buddy' Winkelspecht     (Musician)

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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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