Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Sherard was born on 15 November 1893, in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, her father, William McDowell Sherard, was 24 and her mother, Grace Greenwood Cochran, was 25. She married Dr. William Ernest Brackett on 24 June 1917, in Cleveland, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States in 1920 and Hendersonville Township, Henderson, North Carolina, United States in 1930. She died on 6 September 1941, in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.
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- Lydia Brackett, "United States Census, 1920"
- Lydia Sherard, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Lydia Sherard Brackett, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"
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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.
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.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Kent): variant of Sherrard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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