Brief Life History of Juanita de Alcala
When Juanita de Alcala Perez was born on 3 June 1892, in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States, her father, Guadalupe Perez, was 39 and her mother, Juliana De Alcala, was 32. She had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with Refugio De Alejandro. She lived in DeWitt, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 15 March 1959, in Kamey, Calhoun, Texas, United States, at the age of 66.
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- Juanita Perez in household of Guadelupe Perez, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Juanita de Alcala Perez - Memory of Someone: female
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World Events (8)
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
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.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Luis, Jesus, Francisco, Pedro, Miguel, Jorge, Ramon, Rafael, Mario.
Spanish (Pérez): patronymic from the personal name Pedro, an equivalent of Peter . This surname is also found in France. Compare De Perez .
Breton (Pérez): variant of Pérès (see Peres ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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