Brief Life History of Crowell Balock
When Crowell Balock Hyatt was born on 5 January 1890, in Burnsville, Anson, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Bell Hyatt, was 29 and his mother, Minnie Elizabeth Lee, was 19. He married Glennie Vivian Curran on 5 January 1924, in Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Burnsville Township, Anson, North Carolina, United States for about 50 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 8 April 1952, in Polkton, Anson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Wightman United Methodist Church Cemetery, Polkton, Anson, North Carolina, United States.
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- Crowell Hyatt, "United States Census, 1950"
- Legacy NFS Source: Crowell Balock Hyatt - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Crowell Blalock Hyatt
- Crowell B Hyatt, "South Carolina, Chesterfield County, Original Marriage licenses, 1911-1951"
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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.
1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name denoting a dweller ‘(by the) high gate’, from Middle English heigh(e), high(e) + yat(e), gat(e) (Old English hēah + geat).
Americanized form of Jewish Chait .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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