Catarino Najar

Brief Life History of Catarino

When Catarino Najar was born on 30 April 1906, in Llano, Llano, Texas, United States, his father, Sisto Delgado Najar, was 20 and his mother, Tiburcia Gonzales, was 26. He married Abigail T. Talancon on 5 October 1936, in Llano, Llano, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 17 July 1992, in Llano, Llano, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Llano, Llano, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Catarino Najar
1906–1992
Abigail T. Talancon
1915–2010
Marriage: 5 October 1936
Mary Magdalena Najar
1937–2018
Ricardo Jorge Najar
1939–1941
Dorinda Dodie Najar
1944–2018
Joseph Catarino Najar Jr.
1948–2004

Sources (15)

  • Catarino Najar in household of Sisto Najar, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Catarino Najar, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Catarino Gonzales Najar, "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998"

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1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Rodolfo, Alfonso, Alicia, Armando, Camilo, Candido, Guillermo, Ramon, Refugio.

Spanish: most probably a habitational name from Najar, Alicante. Alternatively, it may be an occupational name for a carpenter, of Arabic origin (see below).

Arabic and Jewish (Sephardic): variant of Najjar 1 ‘carpenter’. Arabic bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians. This form of the surname is also found in Iran (see Najjar 2).

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

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