Brief Life History of Amaranth
When Amaranth Green Ward was born in 1892, in Mississippi, United States, her father, S Peter Grenn, was 43 and her mother, Sarah J, was 39. She had at least 5 sons and 3 daughters with Walter Ward. She lived in Beat 3, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States for about 20 years. She died in 1962, in Mississippi, United States, at the age of 70.
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- Amaran Ward in household of Walter Ward, "United States Census, 1930"
- Amaranth Green in entry for Robert Ward, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- Amaran Ward in household of Walter Ward, "United States Census, 1920"
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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.
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: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.
Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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