Luz Ochoa

Brief Life History of Luz

When Luz Ochoa was born on 28 March 1878, in Starr, Texas, United States, her father, Gerardo Ochoa, was 26 and her mother, Angelita Ramos, was 21. She had at least 8 sons and 4 daughters with Patricio Galvez Rodriguez. She lived in Hidalgo, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 4, Nueces, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 27 June 1945, in Kingsville, Kleberg, Texas, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Kingsville, Kleberg, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Patricio Galvez Rodriguez
1876–1935
Luz Ochoa
1878–1945
Pedro Rodriguez
about 1901–about 1901
Savino Rodriguez
1902–
Juan Antonio Rodriguez
1903–1977
Mercedes Rodriguez
1905–1981
Higinio Rodriguez
1907–1907
Felix O. Rodriguez
1908–1984
Otila Rodriguez
1910–1989
Eriere Rodriguez
1913–
Ester Rodriguez
1913–1961
Israel Rodriguez
1916–1991
Gregoria Rodriguez
1918–1984
Ezequiel Rodriguez
1920–2001

Sources (12)

  • Luz Rodriques, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Louisa Ochoa, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
  • Luz Ochoa, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"

World Events (8)

1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Jesus, Juan, Carlos, Manuel, Luis, Francisco, Jorge, Javier, Rafael, Roberto, Raul.

Basque: Castilianized form of Otxoa, from the Basque personal name Otxoa, an equivalent of Latin Lupus ‘wolf’. Compare De Ochoa .

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

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