When Telesforo Puertas "Frank" Chavez was born on 25 September 1894, in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States, his father, Telesforo Puertas Chavez, was 19 and his mother, Encarnacion Puertas Mondragón, was 29. He married Willie Lea Bates on 17 December 1925, in Los Angeles, California, United States. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 20 years and Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States in 1985. He died on 3 May 1985, at the age of 90, and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Do you know Telesforo Puertas "Frank"? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
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.
"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Jesus, Francisco, Luis, Miguel, Ramon, Rafael, Jorge, Pedro.
Spanish (Chávez): variant of Chaves . This surname is also found among Native Americans (Pueblos) in NM. Compare Chevez .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.