Brief Life History of Ben
Ben Cannady was born on 1 November 1892, in Georgia, United States. He had at least 1 son with Rhodie Ann Cannady. He lived in District 1262, Fayette, Georgia, United States in 1930 and Fayette, Georgia, United States for about 5 years. He died on 7 August 1979, in Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Fayetteville, Fayette, Georgia, United States.
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- Ben Cannady, "United States 1950 Census"
- Dan Cannady, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943"
- Ben Cannady, "United States Census, 1930"
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World Events (8)
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
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.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Irish and Scottish Kennedy . Compare Canady , Cannaday , and Kannady .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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