Brief Life History of Benjamin Thompson
When Benjamin Thompson Andis was born on 17 October 1894, in Memphis, Hall, Texas, United States, his father, Milton White Andis, was 37 and his mother, Mary Suzanne McPherson, was 33. He married Lila May Tinkle on 20 June 1913. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Clarendon, Donley, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Justice Precinct 2, Donley, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 23 January 1988, in McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States.
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- Ben Audis, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Benjamin Thompson Andis - Government record: birth-name: Benjamin Thompson Andis
- Bennie Thompson Andis, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1904
Historical Boundaries: 1904: Hidalgo, Texas, United States
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
Latvian: from the personal name Andis, a variant of Andrejs (see Andreas ).
Americanized form of German Antes .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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