Brief Life History of Maria Cayetana Elisa
When Maria Cayetana Elisa Lopez was born on 7 August 1896, in Salcajá, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, her father, Gustavo Rubio, was 30 and her mother, Leandra Lopez Cayas, was 23. She married Federico Ruano in 1914, in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 29 August 1938, in Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, at the age of 42.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Elisa Lopez, "Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994"
- Elida López in entry for Andrés Luis Felipé Ruano López, "Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006"
- Elisa López R. in entry for Francisco Roberto López, "Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977"
Spouse and Children
1886–1966 Male
1896–1938 Female
Children (4)
1918–1939 Male
1922–2006 Female
1924–2001 Male
1935–2013 Male
Parents and Siblings
1866– Male
1873–1940 Female
Siblings (2)
1892– Male
1896–1938 Female
World Events (1)
1906
Age 10
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Luis, Jesus, Francisco, Pedro, Miguel, Jorge, Raul, Ramon, Mario.
Spanish (López): patronymic from the medieval personal name Lope ‘wolf’. This is one of the commonest of all Spanish surnames. In the US, it is the twelfth most frequent surname. Compare De Lopez .
Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Spanish surname (see 1 above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later), some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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