David Edwin Hedgepeth

Brief Life History of David Edwin

When David Edwin Hedgepeth was born on 6 June 1865, in Chester, South Carolina, United States, his father, William Petrie Hedgepeth, was 26 and his mother, Frances Virginia Colvin, was 22. He married Elitha Jane McCrary on 18 December 1894. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ward, Allen, Louisiana, United States in 1935 and La Salle, Louisiana, United States in 1940.

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Family Time Line

David Edwin Hedgepeth
1865–
Elitha Jane McCrary
1874–1961
Marriage: 18 December 1894
Seaborn J Hedgepeth
about 1896–
Blanche Lamot Hedgepeth
about 1898–
Mary Frances Hedgepeth
1900–
William P Hedgepeth
1902–1913

Sources (4)

  • David E Hedgepeth, "United States, Census, 1920"
  • D E Hedgepeth, "United States, Census, 1940"
  • D E Hedgepeth, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union

Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.

about 1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hudspeth , altered by folk etymology. This name is particularly common in NC.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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