Orval Eugene Faubus

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Orval was born in 7 Jan 1910 in Madison County, Arkansas, the eldest surviving child of John Samuel "Sam" Faubus and his wife Ada "Addie" Joslin.
 
Orval was born in 7 Jan 1910 in Madison County, Arkansas, the eldest surviving child of John Samuel "Sam" Faubus and his wife Ada "Addie" Joslin.
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About 1931, he married his first wife Alta.
  
 
He enlisted during WWII in 1942 while living in Madison County, Arkansas.
 
He enlisted during WWII in 1942 while living in Madison County, Arkansas.
  
 
He was made famous for his 1957 stand against the integration of Little Rock schools in defiance of Supreme Court rulings.
 
He was made famous for his 1957 stand against the integration of Little Rock schools in defiance of Supreme Court rulings.
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About 1969, he divorced his first wife Alta, to whom he had been married for 38 years.
  
 
He died 14 Dec 1994 while a resident of Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas.
 
He died 14 Dec 1994 while a resident of Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas.

Revision as of 17:34, 1 January 2007

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