When Oliva May Dedman was born on 4 May 1890, in Henderson, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Sylvanus Dedman, was 31 and her mother, Amanda Louise Wallace, was 22. She married William Joseph Sexton on 7 May 1911, in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 26 August 1978, in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, 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.
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
English: variant of Debenham . Compare Deadman and Debnam .
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