Mary Belle Hodnett

Brief Life History of Mary Belle

When Mary Belle Hodnett was born on 11 February 1895, in Haralson, Coweta, Georgia, United States, her father, John Wesley Hodnett, was 38 and her mother, Francesca E Rawls, was 39. She had at least 1 daughter with Fred Clark Sowell. She lived in United States in 1949 and Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States in 1954. She died on 6 October 1954, in Screven, Georgia, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Senoia, Coweta, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fred Clark Sowell
1892–1969
Mary Belle Hodnett
1895–1954
Emily Francesca Sowell
1933–2008

Sources (9)

  • Mary Bell H Sowell, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Mary Belle Hodnett, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Mrs Mary Hodnett Sowell, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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World Events (8)

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.

1906 · The Atlanta Race Riot

The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 occurred on the evening of September 22 through September 24. A newspaper reported the rapes of four white women by African American men. Fueled by pre-existing racial tensions, these reports enraged white men who then arranged gangs to attack African American men. Over the next few days, several thousand white men joined in and in the end, 26 people were killed and many were injured.

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.

Name Meaning

English (Shropshire): habitational name from Hodnet (Shropshire). The placename probably means ‘pleasant valley’, from Proto-Welsh hǭd + nant. This English name has been established in Ireland (Cork) since the 17th century.

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

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