Brief Life History of Addie Elizabeth
When Addie Elizabeth Lowry was born on 29 November 1891, in Benton, Mississippi, United States, her father, John Wiley Lowrey, was 45 and her mother, Eliza Adelaid Luna, was 32. She married John Will Walker in 1916, in Ashland, Benton, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Beat 1, Benton, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years and Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States in 1950. She died on 29 June 1985, in Ashland, Benton, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Benton, Mississippi, United States.
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- Addie E Walker, "United States Census, 1950"
- Addie E. Lowry Walker, "Find A Grave Index"
- Addie E Lowery in entry for James P Walker, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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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.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
Irish: from Ó Labhradha, see Lavery , and compare McClory .
Scottish and English: variant of Laury or Lawrie .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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