When Frank Hall Pollard was born on 5 August 1895, in Bastrop, Morehouse, Louisiana, United States, his father, Joel Brewton Pollard, was 29 and his mother, Nina Maud Hall, was 21. He married Genevieve Elder on 19 March 1921, in Orleans, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years and Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States for about 5 years. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 9 August 1950, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, 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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English:
perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English pollard, a derivative of the Middle English verb poll ‘to clip’ or the noun poll ‘the head’. It may have denoted someone with a close‐cropped head or a big head.
from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Pollard, a pet form of Paul (Old French Pol). The surname has been established in both England and Ireland since the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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