When Mary Ida Avant was born on 17 March 1874, in Marion, South Carolina, United States, her father, Abraham N. Avant, was 49 and her mother, Ann Josephine Odum, was 34. She married William Evan Lewis on 24 July 1892. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Reeves Township, Marion, South Carolina, United States for about 30 years and Marion, South Australia, Australia in 1936. She died on 25 June 1950, in Mullins, Marion, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mullins, Marion, South Carolina, 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.
English (Devon): variant of Avent .
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