Brief Life History of Morris
When Morris Amant was born on 8 April 1890, in Chandlerville, Cass, Illinois, United States, his father, Emanuel Amant, was 53 and his mother, Rebecca Heinbach, was 51. He married Inez I. Crafton on 14 January 1913, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He died on 8 May 1928, in Cass, Cass, Illinois, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Chandlerville, Cass, Illinois, United States.
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- Morris Arnaut, "United States Census, 1920"
- Morris Amant, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Morris Amant, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
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.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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English (Devon): variant of Avent .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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