Brief Life History of Lydia Alce
When Lydia Alce McMillion was born on 20 August 1890, in Calvert, Robertson, Texas, United States, her father, Dr William Adair McMillion MD, was 33 and her mother, Mary Matilda Shook, was 23. She married Robert Benjamin "Ben" Parnell on 25 October 1906, in Falls, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 4, Falls, Texas, United States for about 40 years. She died on 11 March 1967, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.
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- Lydia A Pannell, "United States 1950 Census"
- Lydie Or Lyda Mcmillan, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Lydia Alice Parnell, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
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.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
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Scottish: variant of McMillan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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