Brief Life History of Stephen James
When Stephen James Fernandez was born on 23 September 1930, in Waipahu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, his father, Manuel Caesar Fernandez, was 41 and his mother, Maria Ferreira Silva, was 37. He lived in Representative District 5, Oahu, Hawaii, United States in 1940. He died on 25 January 2017, in Waiakoa, Maui, Hawaii, United States, at the age of 86.
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- Steven Fernandez in household of Manuel C Fernandez, "United States Census, 1940"
- Stephen James Fernandez, "Find A Grave Index"
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1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Carlos, Luis, Jorge, Miguel, Fernando, Mario, Jesus, Pedro, Francisco. Portuguese Ligia, Joao, Armanda, Godofredo, Wenceslao.
Spanish (Fernández): patronymic from the personal name Fernando . The surname (and to a lesser extent the variant Hernandez ) has also been established in southern Italy, mainly in Naples and Palermo, since the period of Spanish dominance there.
Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the name in 1 above at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later), some Jewish descendants retained the surname that their families had adopted as Roman Catholics.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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