When Joshua Colbert was born on 15 April 1895, in Non, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Edmon Colbert, was 24 and his mother, Martha Lewis, was 23. He married Dora Curtis on 20 January 1918, in Stonewall, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in South Creek Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States in 1930 and Allen Township, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 17 December 1944, in Hines, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, 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.
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French, English, and Irish (Cork and Waterford): from the Norman personal name Colbert, of ancient Germanic origin, from kol- ‘coal’ + berht ‘bright’.
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