When Tavae Lupeomanu was born in 1879, in Falealili, Samoa, her father, Lupeomanu Tuisamoa, was 26 and her mother, Mrs Lupeomanu Tuisamoa, was 23. She married Papalii Fonoti Fatu Gatuitasina in 1899, in Sapapalii, Samoa. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died in Upolu, Samoa.
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Germany annexes Western Samoa, the U.S. takes over eastern Samoa and Britain withdraws its claim to the islands in accordance with treaty between Germany, Britain and the U.S.
New Zealand occupies Western Samoa during World War I and continues to administer it after the war by virtue of a League of Nations mandate (and a United Nations mandate after World War II).
U.S. troops stationed in Western Samoa during World War II, but no battles are fought on the islands.
Americanized form of Jewish (from Lithuania and Belorussia) Teyv, of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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