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Notable Births & Deaths for Spratleys Mill ...

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

  • Bill Bailey
  • Pearl Mae Bailey
  • Joseph Cotton
    • Full name: Joseph Cheshire Cotton, Jr.
    • Actor. He was born in Petersburg (VA) on May 15, 1905 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on February 6, 1994 (a Sunday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Blandford Cemetery (Petersburg City, Virginia).
    • Petersburg is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Spratleys Mill.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Cotton<1>
  • Joseph Cotton
    • Full name: Joseph Cheshire Cotton, Jr.
    • Actor. He was born in Petersburg (VA) on May 15, 1905 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on February 6, 1994 (a Sunday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Blandford Cemetery (Petersburg City, Virginia).
    • Petersburg is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Spratleys Mill.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Cotton<1>
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • William Henry Harrison
    • 9th President of the US (March 1841 - April 1841, died in office due to illness). He was born in Charles City (VA) on February 9, 1773 (a Tueday) and died in Washington, DC on April 4, 1841 (a Sunday) at the age of 68.
    • Charles City is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Spratleys Mill.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Henry Harrison<1>
  • Martha Skelton Jefferson
    • Wife of Thomas Jefferson, but died before he became President of the US (1801 - 1809). She was born in Charles City (VA) on October 30, 1748 (a Wednesday) and died in Charlottesville (VA) on September 6, 1782 (a Friday) at the age of 33. She is buried at Monticello Graveyard (Albemarle County, Virginia).
    • Charles City is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Spratleys Mill.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Martha Skelton Jefferson<1>
  • Katherine Johnson
    • Mathematician. She was born in White Sulphur Springs (WV) on August 26, 1918 (a Monday) and died in Newport News (VA) on February 24, 2020 (a Monday) at the age of 101. We don't have any burial details.
    • Newport News is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east of Spratleys Mill.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Katherine Johnson<1>
  • Moses Eugene Malone
  • Frederick William Sievers
  • Ron Springs
  • Dr. Edgar Allan Toppin
    • Author, social reformer. He was born in Harlem (NY) on January 22, 1928 (a Sunday) and died in Ettrick (VA) on December 8, 2004 (a Wednesday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Blandford Cemetery (Petersburg City, Virginia).
    • Ettrick is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Spratleys Mill.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dr. Edgar Allan Toppin<1>
  • John Tyler
    • 10th President of the US (1841 - 1845). He was born in Charles City (VA) on March 29, 1790 (a Monday) and died in Richmond (VA) on January 18, 1862 (a Saturday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond City, Virginia).
    • Charles City is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Spratleys Mill.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Tyler<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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