Josefa Margarita Limon

22 February 1890–16 April 1991 (Age 101)
Álamos, Sonora, Mexico

The Life Summary of Josefa Margarita

When Josefa Margarita Limon was born on 22 February 1890, in Álamos, Sonora, Mexico, her father, Rafael Bartolome Limon Sotomayor, was 39 and her mother, Guadalupe Mendivil, was 34. She married Jerome Donald Mitchell a.k.a. Walter Fuller on 12 October 1910. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1930 and Supervisorial District 1, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1940. She died on 16 April 1991, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 101.

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Family Time Line

Jerome Donald Mitchell a.k.a. Walter Fuller
1875–1967
Josefa Margarita Limon
1890–1991
Marriage: 12 October 1910
Jerome Donald Mitchell
1912–1996
Robert Edward Mitchell
1913–1996
Josephine Maxine Mitchell
1916–2009
Virginia Louise Mitchell
1918–2004
Hope Faith Mitchell
1920–2011
Henry Burton Mitchell
1923–1997

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 October 1910
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 6
    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.
    1898 · Electricity Comes to Mesa
    Age 8
    A hydroelectric power plant was built on the Crosscut Canal which provided power for the first electric streetlights in Mesa. The power was then sold to bring electricity to businesses in the area.
    1917
    Age 27
    U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jesus, Manuel, Pedro, Ruben, Carlos, Enrique, Guadalupe, Jorge, Julio, Luis.Spanish (Limón): from limón ‘lemon’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit. This surname is most common in Mexico.French: habitational name from any of several places called Limon, from limon ‘silt’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Limones

    Sources (23)

    • Josephine Margaret Limon in entry for Virginia Louise Mitchell, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"
    • Josephine Mitchell in household of John D Mitchell, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Josephine Fiman in entry for George Deward Mcalmond and Virginia Louise Mitchell, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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