Brief Life History of Willie D.
When Willie D. Hoover was born on 15 March 1892, in Mississippi, United States, her father, Samuel D. Hoover, was 30 and her mother, Florence P. Benton, was 22. She married Verge Mann on 28 October 1909, in Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Beat 5, Carroll, Mississippi, United States in 1900 and Charleston, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States in 1930. She died on 27 August 1959, in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Mizpah Cemetery, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States.
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- Willie Mown in household of Virgil Mown, "United States Census, 1930"
- Willie Mann Hoover Lansdale, "Find A Grave Index"
- Willie Mann in entry for Claude Landsdale, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
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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.
1907 · Boll Weevil Destroys Most the Cotton Crop
When the boll weevil threatened most the Mississippi Delta, it put the state’s cotton crop in peril. By the time the boll weevil reached Mississippi it had already destroyed four million bales of cotton. This added up to $238 million at the time or about 6 billion in present day. The boll weevil depends on cotton for every stage of its life.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German and German Huber .
Americanized form of Finnish Huovinen: from huovi ‘soldier, horseman’ + the surname suffix -nen.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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