When William Richard Eddins was born on 18 January 1873, in Giles, Tennessee, United States, his father, Benjamin Graves Eddins, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Ann Bayless, was 30. He married Marion Ada Schrimsher on 1 April 1896, in Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Fairfield, Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 9, Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1940. He died on 21 January 1944, in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
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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.
English (Glamorgan): variant of Eddings . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain, but is a common name in TX, NC, and FL.
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