Mary Ida Avant

Brief Life History of Mary Ida

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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Family Time Line

William Evan Lewis
1847–1908
Mary Ida Avant
1874–1950
Marriage: 24 July 1892
Willie Duzenbarry Lewis Sr
1894–1948
Samuel Bethea Lewis
1897–1979
Eddie Reed Lewis
1898–1954
Lanneau White Lewis
1899–1941
Geneva Anne Lewis
1902–1982
Lillian Lorene Lewis
1904–1961
Ida Mae Lewis
1906–1993
Evans Day Lewis
1908–1975

Sources (22)

  • Mary Herring, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Mary Ida Herring, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
  • Mrs I E White in entry for Mr Thomas A Avant, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1878 · Liberian Exodus

April 21, 1878, around 206 African Americans boarde the ship Azor for Liberia.The cause for this is with the rise of political power, it makes life even harder for the African Americans.

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.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): variant of Avent .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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